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8/3/2019 Governance and Management within Diversity in African Higher Education
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Governance and Management withinDiversity in African Higher
Education
Peter OkebukolaPresident, Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI-Africa), former Executive Secretary, National Universities
Commission, Nigeria
Dubrovnik, October 14, 2011
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Why perspectives from Africa?
In a globalised world we need toknow what our neighbours aredoing
Learn from each others good
practices
Network to improve practice
Students and staff from Africaare now in most countries of theworld.
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Round the paper in 30 minutes
Describe the diversity in highereducation in Africa andimplications for management and
governance Highlight current efforts at
harmonisation while retaining theuniqueness of institutions
Identify possible areas ofcollaboration for UNESCO Chairs inhigher education
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Some statistics 2,302 higher education
institutions (7% of worldstotal)
Enrolling 6.2 million students
39% female enrolment Less than 20% in science,
engineering and technology
Contributes about 3% to theglobal scholarly literature
A handful of Nobel Prizewinners
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Diversity in Higher Education inAfrica
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Factors inducing Diversity
Linguistic orientation
Race
Proprietorship Gender
Technology
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Linguistic Diversity
Anglophone
Francophone
Lusophone Arabophone
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Racial Diversity
South AfricaMID-YEAR POPULATION ESTIMATES 2011
Population
groupNumber % of total
African 40 206 275 79.5%White 4 565 825 9.0%Coloured 4 539 790 9.0%Indian/Asian 1 274 867 2.5%TOTAL 50 586 757 100%
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Proprietorship
Public=72%
Private=28%
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Gender
Male=61%
Female=39%
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Impact of Diversity
Inhibition of partnership and resource
sharing
Enhanced creativity and innovativeness
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On the march towardsharmonisation
Arusha Convention
Introduction of the African Credit Transfer System
African Higher Education and Research Space
(AHERS) LMD Reform in Francophone Countries
African Quality Rating Mechanism
Regional Quality Assurance Framework Creating Regional Centres of Excellence
The Pan African University
The Panafrican Institute of University Governance
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Five Regional Conventions
Latin America and Caribbean (1974),
Arab States (1978),
Europe (1979),Africa (1981)Arusha Convention
Asia and Pacific (1983)
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Arusha Convention meant to..
contribute to UNESCOs effortstowards promotion of internationalacademic mobility
improve quality of higher educationand
contribute more effectively to theprocess of sustainable humandevelopment.
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Thrust of Arusha Convention
Gives general guidelines to facilitate theimplementation of regional co-operationin the area of recognition of studies and
degrees through national, bilateral, sub-regional and regional mechanisms alreadyin place or created for this purpose.
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The academic recognition covers
qualifications giving access to highereducation
recognition of the partial studies
complete stages of higher studies
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Commitments of Contracting States
Currently, there are 20 contracting Statesand the Holy See
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Commitments of non-contractingStates
Kenya and South Africa which have not yet ratified theconvention have established very effective systems ofaccreditation, quality assurance and recognition of
At least 19 countries which have not ratified the
convention are playing a major role in theimplementation of the Arusha convention through sub-regional bodies in charge of recognition like the Africanand Malagasy Council for Higher education (CAMES), theSADC (Southern Africa Development Community)
Technical Committee on Accreditation and Certificationand the Inter-University Council for East Africa.
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Mechanisms for implementation
national level by national bodies
sub-regional level by sub-regional andbilateral organizations.
regional level by the regional committee incharge of the application of convention
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Other Major Initiatives
Introduction of the African Credit Transfer System
African Higher Education and Research Space(AHERS)
LMD Reform in Francophone Countries
African Quality Rating Mechanism
Regional Quality Assurance Framework
Creating Regional Centres of Excellence The Pan African University
The Panafrican Institute of University Governance
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Areas of possible collaboration
Collaboration on global research agenda alongside on-going national efforts (diversity, autonomy, innovativeresourcing/financing, ODL, )
Collaboration on global quality assurance in highereducation
Establishment of a database of experts in highereducation
Collaboration in teaching
Capacity building to improve teaching and research
Development of Guidelines for Private Provision ofHigher Education
A f ibl ll b ti
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Areas of possible collaboration-contd
Documentation of Higher Education Governance andManagement Practices across the world
Development of models for fostering academic and culturalexchange in higher education between Africa and Europe
Partnerships with centres of excellence in Africa in the areaof higher education governance and management
Joint development of grant proposals on projects involvingAfrican, Asian and European higher education systems
Comparisons of the Bologna Process with the African HigherEducation and Research Space
Establishment of a Global Network of UNESCO Chairs inHigher education
Hosting of a Journal on Higher Education
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Just before I go
Thanks to the Rector University of
Zagreb for hosting the conference
Email: [email protected]