Conference on the Role of Private Universities in Higher Education in Africa
Conference on the Role of Private Universities in Higher Education in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, August 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA
When:
Time:
Wednesday, 08 – Friday, 10 August 2012 9:00am daily
Where:
African Union Commission Old Building Conference Complex, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Who:
Jointly organized by African Union Commission (AUC), The Association of African Universities (AAU), and St. Mary’s University College (SMUC).
Objectives:
The conference is being organized to achieve the following objectives:
• Assessing the impact of private higher education provision on the revitalization of higher education in Africa;
• Determining pedagogical reforms that would contribute to the core functions of teaching, learning and research in private universities;
• Exploring areas for effecti9ve collaboration in research between public and private universities in Africa;
• Reviewing the impact of globalization on the ‘true’ values in higher education in Africa with particular emphasis on the ‘commodification’ of higher education as a tradable good under the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATs); and
• Making recommendations for the maintenance of the maximum social benefit to be derived from the persuit of higher education.
Expected outcomes:
The conference is expected to produce the following outcomes:
• Commissioned papers and policy briefs as advocacy tools on quality assurance and accreditation issues in private universities;
• Facilitate collaboration and building of synergies between public and private universities in Africa;
• Contribute to strategic planning and pedagogical reforms towards the pursuit of the three core functions of teaching, learning and community service in private universities; and
• Provide an enhanced platform for networking amongst private universities in Africa.
Participants:
The participants expected at the conference will include vice- chancellors, rectors, presidents, and principal of public and private higher education
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