Strategic Planning of Higher Education Institutions in Africa: A Case Study of the University of Dar-es-Salaam

Luhanga, Matthew L.

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.05.060

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“…Student mobility initiatives help largely in reducing brain drain from the developing countries (Luhanga, 2010;Golba et al, 2015). Figure 1 depicts the number of students moving into countries outside Africa for academic mobility.…”

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A Review of Cross Border Higher Education in Africa: Focus on Graduate Level Training in Engineering and Technology

Banadda¹,

Oteyo²,

Nampala³

et al. 2016

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Po

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Cross border education has become part of the options for higher education in countries withKeywords: Mobility, International students, Regional hub, METEGA. Contribution/ OriginalityThis paper presents useful synthesis on trends in cross border higher education focusing Engineering and Technology. Africa needs more engineers and this paper presents a case for a concerted efforts for stakeholders to address cross border hurdles linked to training quality engineers for Africa.

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Section: Academic Mobility Across Borders In Africamentioning

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A Review of Cross Border Higher Education in Africa: Focus on Graduate Level Training in Engineering and Technology

Banadda¹,

Oteyo²,

Nampala³

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International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Po

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“…The involvement of key stakeholders entails establishing opportunities for dialogue among and between individuals involved in the reform, as well as providing adequate support to those responsible for the implementation of policy at the institution level (Arnhold et al, 1998). For example, Luhanga (2010) highlights how in the case of the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, it was necessary to mobilize support for the reform process by involving staff, students and the media. Although concerns remained with certain decisions, this approach helped provide greater transparency and a more collaborative ethos, thereby alleviating resistance to change in the early stages of reform caused by perceptions of top-down decision-making (Luhanga, 2010).…”

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“…For example, Luhanga (2010) highlights how in the case of the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania, it was necessary to mobilize support for the reform process by involving staff, students and the media. Although concerns remained with certain decisions, this approach helped provide greater transparency and a more collaborative ethos, thereby alleviating resistance to change in the early stages of reform caused by perceptions of top-down decision-making (Luhanga, 2010).…”

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Reforming a university during political transformation: a case study of Yangon University in Myanmar

Wang

2016

Studies in Higher Education

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Since 2010, Myanmar has been transitioning from an authoritarian military regime towards a parliamentary democracy. Several education policies have been launched as part of this political transformation process, including the reform of Myanmar's flagship higher education institution, Yangon University. This article investigates the reform of Yangon University. Through so doing, we examine a key node in Myanmar's higher education system, and contribute to academic debates over higher education reforms in countries undergoing political transformations. The article draws on qualitative data obtained from stakeholders involved in the reform of Yangon University, and uses Arnhold et al.'s 'educational reconstruction framework' to conceptualize the reform process. It is argued that while improvements have been made to the physical infrastructure, there has been a failure to consider the ideological and psychological reconstruction of the university, which staff and students alike deem essential to transforming long standing authoritarian practices, and creating a constructive learning environment.

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“…Internationalization abroad takes the forms of education across borders and mobility. Student mobility initiatives help largely in reducing brain drain from the developing countries (Luhanga, 2010;Golba et al, 2015). Figure 1 depicts the number of students moving into countries outside Africa for academic mobility.…”

Section: Academic Mobility Across Borders In Africamentioning

confidence: 99%

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International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Po

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Cross border education has become part of the options for higher education in countries with inadequate education opportunities.This is based on the fact that education is one of the pillar for economic development and improved living standards. Thus, many nationals from different African countries are taking higher education seriously and are seeking every available opportunity to pursue it. Consequently, this translates to an ever increasing demand for higher education in the continent. Cross border higher education has potential to meet this growing demand and provide more opportunities that can be leveraged to meet the engineering threshold for Africa and provide home grown technological solutions. This paper was motivated by the Mobility for Engineering and Technology Graduates (METEGA) in Africa and similar projects that have seen students move to other countries in the continent for graduate training. The paper presents a review of cross border higher education with a focus on graduate level training in engineering and technology. Contribution/ OriginalityThis paper presents useful synthesis on trends in cross border higher education focusing Engineering and Technology. Africa needs more engineers and this paper presents a case for a concerted efforts for stakeholders to address cross border hurdles linked to training quality engineers for Africa.

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Strategic Planning of Higher Education Institutions in Africa: A Case Study of the University of Dar-es-Salaam

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A Review of Cross Border Higher Education in Africa: Focus on Graduate Level Training in Engineering and Technology

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