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ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION DES UNIVERSITÉS AFRICAINES
CONFERENCE OF RECTORS, VICE-CHANCELLORS AND PRESIDENTS OF
AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES
COREVIP
THEME
“INTERNATIONALISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA”
June 2 – 5, 2015
Kigali, Rwanda
Conference Report
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Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................... 3
Background .................................................................................................................. 6
Objectives of the Conference ...................................................................................... 6
Opening Ceremony ...................................................................................................... 7
Conference Sub-Themes .............................................................................................. 8
Highlights of Presentations ....................................................................................... 10
Implementation of AAU Core Programme and New Strategic Plan ................ 10
Keynote Presentations ........................................................................................... 10
European Union and African Union Commission Special Session ................... 11
Harmonisation and Quality .................................................................................. 11
Mobility and Transferability of Credits .............................................................. 12
New Modes of Teaching and Learning ................................................................ 13
Curriculum Relevance and Employability .......................................................... 13
Emerging Centres of Excellence ........................................................................... 14
Closing Session ........................................................................................................... 15
Appendixes .................................................................................................................. 16
Summaries of all paper presentations .................................................................. 16
Conference program .............................................................................................. 21
Communiqué .......................................................................................................... 28
Conference Feedback............................................................................................. 33
List of Participants ................................................................................................... 42
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction and Overview
Higher education in Africa has an important role to play in progressing the continent’s
ambitions. As the Association of African Universities (AAU) prepares to celebrate 50
years of serving higher education in Africa, in 2017, it becomes paramount for African
Higher Education institutions and stakeholders to evaluate how well higher education
has contributed to solving some of Africa’s most pressing challenges of poverty, food
insecurity, conflict and poor governance.
The 18th Conference of Vice Chancellors, Presidents and Rectors (COREVIP) of
African Universities was held in Kigali, Rwanda on 2 – 5 June 2015 and attracted over
250 participants from 30 African countries and 14 other countries across the world.
COREVIP is one of the permanent organs of the AAU responsible for debating and
taking concerted action to reinforce inter-university co-operation. It is held every two
years in a selected member country. This year’s COREVIP was successfully co-hosted
by the AAU and the Government of Rwanda. We are grateful for the financial and
material support provided by the European Union, Sida, World Bank, African
Development Bank, Carnegie Corporation, West African Economic and Monetary
Union (UEMOA), Government of Rwanda and the University of Rwanda. The rich
conference program was made up of plenary sessions, parallel sessions, special session
and working group.
The AAU’s convening power as the voice of higher education in Africa was re-affirmed
when ninety-nine African Vice Chancellors, Presidents and Rectors joined a diverse
cross-section of participants that included development partners, policy makers, heads
of quality assurance agencies in Africa, various stakeholders in higher education in
Africa, students and experts in ICT, teaching and research in higher education. High
profile participants included the honourable Minister of Education of Rwanda,
Professor Silas Lwakabamba, President of the AAU and Vice-Chancellor, Federal
University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Professor Olusola Oyewole, Professor James
McWha, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rwanda, Mr. Daniel Schaer, Chargé d’
Affaires who represented the European Union Ambassador to Rwanda and Dr. Martial
De-Paul Ikounga, Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology,
African Union Commission.
Internationalization as a Strategy for Change in African Higher Education
The conference theme – internationalization of higher education in Africa – inspired
valuable debates and discussions that led to useful recommendations targeted at the
AAU, African Universities, African Governments and the African Union Commission.
Internationalisation has become an integral part of higher education in all parts of the
world and is emerging as a major driving force for change in universities. African
Universities stand to benefit if they develop policies and strategies to support
internationalization in their campuses. Some of the benefits include student mobility,
international research collaboration and exposing students to knowledge of
international issues. The problem of insecurity in some campuses of African
Universities needs to be satisfactorily addressed to promote internationalisation in the
institutions.
Africa needs to review the model of receiving aid and consider sustainable strategies
such as developing partnerships through internationalization. If African higher
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education systems were attractive, African Universities would be able to market
themselves to facilitate internationalisation on the continent. Increased academic
mobility and exchanges within African countries, between African countries and
among the 5 African regions was also recognized by COREVIP as important.
The highly engaging COREVIP sub-themes included the review of AAU core
programmes, discussions on the joint Africa/EU Strategy, harmonization & quality,
mobility & transferability of credits, new modes of teaching, curriculum relevance &
employability and centres of excellence.
A Review of AAU Core Programmes
The assessment of the implementation of AAU’s core programs indicated good
progress. Changes in donor interests continue to impact on the continuity of AAU
programmes. In order for the AAU to continue serving higher education in Africa
effectively it requires multifaceted financing strategies and these include increasing the
number of AAU members, seeking out African philanthropists, engaging African
governments, using online crowd funding, building foundations, endowing prestigious
chairs and nurturing donor relations. There were concerns on the non-engagement of
North African universities in the Africa Centers of Excellence project, with
recommendations for special attention to be paid to this by the AAU and the World
Bank.
The joint Africa EU strategy
The special session of the European Union (EU) and African Union Commission
(AUC) discussed the Harmonisation and Tuning initiative and AUC’s other initiatives
that hold potential for African higher education institutions. The Erasmus+ programme
and Marie Curie actions offer funding and collaboration opportunities to African
Universities and these must be considered when calls for participation are issued.
Harmonisation and Quality
Globalisation, innovations in information and communication technologies (ICT), the
emerging knowledge economy, the African Union 2063 agenda and national agendas
are key driving factors of harmonization in Africa. In order for harmonization to thrive
and mature we must respond to and address the issues of territoriality, political luke-
warmness, linguistic diversity and funding support. External accreditation and quality
assurance are no longer a choice to be made because higher education institutions are
already and increasingly operating cross-border education – with faculty and students
moving between countries.
Mobility and Transferability of Credits
Credit transfers cannot be recognised when the curricula in African higher education
institutions are not harmonized. Of major concern is that several African countries are
unaware of the potential benefits in attracting international students. Harmonisation of
curricula should be encouraged within countries and institutions and also elevated to
regional and continental levels to facilitate academic mobility of staff and students and
credit transfer. The proposed role of the African Union is to foster and facilitate
continental higher education policies on internationalisation.
New Modes of Teaching and Learning
Governments of African countries have a major role to play in providing adequate
support to the development of open distance learning through the creation of an
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enabling environment. Learners of the 21st century prefer to learn from anywhere and
at their convenience. Therefore ICT-mediated teaching, supported by devices and
platforms that are prevalent globally today, holds a lot of promise for increasing access
to quality education in Africa.
Curriculum Relevance and Employability
Matching curricula to employer/industry needs requires the continuous engagement of
the private sector, governments, other institutions of education from elsewhere and the
current/past/future students. Following up on past students through tracer studies is
recommended as a way of learning from the experience of alumni and using their
challenges and reported skills gaps to inform the review of curricula.
Emerging Centres of Excellence
The key goals of Centres of Excellence (CoEs) are to enable scientists to share their
expertise by delivering high quality training and applied research that will ultimately
contribute to addressing Africa’s developmental challenges. Innovative approaches for
funding the CoEs and sustaining them are urgently needed. Suggestions of funding
strategies include public investments, self-financing, market approaches, creation of
specific financing facilities, formation of an Association of CoEs as an apex body to
negotiate for funding and discretional funding linked to performance.
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Background
Africa, in particular, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), comprises some of the poorest nations
of the world. It needs a strong higher education sector to assist in its rapid
development. At the same time, Africa must be part of the global knowledge economy.
The real challenge is to be able to develop a higher education sector that can assist the
continent in reconciling two seemingly contradictory missions – to be locally relevant
and globally attractive and competitive. Because of the limited resources available in
many individual African countries, such objectives can best be achieved through
collaboration and cooperation among the universities on the continent and also with
others in other regions of the world so as to learn and benefit from their experiences.
It is in this context that the Association of African Universities (AAU) organized its
2015 Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors and Presidents (COREVIP) under the
theme “Internationalisation of Higher Education in Africa”. Internationalisation is now
an integral part of higher education in all parts of the world and in many instances it is
a major driving force for change in universities.
Internationalisation is, however, not new to African higher education. Indeed, it was
through internationalisation that most African universities were created and developed
prior to, and after independence, the majority of them being modelled on universities
in countries of which they were former colonies. After decades of neglect and under-
funding, African universities are now going through a major process of revitalisation.
But African universities have so far been grossly disadvantaged by the
internationalisation of higher education in the north. Academic mobility is grossly
skewed with very few foreign students coming to Africa, while outward student
mobility from Africa is among the highest in the world. There has also been significant
brain drain of academic staff to the north. And Africa has to cope with an invasion of
cross-border higher education providers, in many cases of dubious quality.
African universities, therefore, need, to adopt new internationalisation strategies and to
contextualise and prioritise their activities by giving preference to, among others,
regional activities. They also need to collaborate with institutions in other developing
regions, such as Asia and Latin America, which have similar development concerns
and are developing innovative ways to address them. Similar collaborative
arrangements should be extended to universities in Europe and North America. In a
world that is inevitably globalised, working and collaborating with institutions in all
parts of the world, on agreed terms, can only be enriching for the universities in Africa.
Objectives of the Conference
The major objective of the Conference was to create a platform for debating how
internationalisation could help to:
1. Promote quality higher education in Africa;
2. Promote mobility and credit transfer across Africa;
3. Improve relevance, learning outcomes, skills and competences, and graduate
employability; and
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4. Promote new modes of teaching and learning (including e-Learning and Distance
Learning).
Participants
The Conference was attended by 99 Vice Chancellors. In total over 250 participants
from 30 African countries & 14 other countries attended. Participants comprised;
Heads of higher education institutions from African countries; Heads of Quality
Assurance Agencies in Africa; Stakeholders in higher education in Africa; Experts in
ICT, teaching and research in higher education, Development partners and Students.
Opening Ceremony
The Conference was declared open by the Honourable Minister of Education of
Rwanda, Professor Silas Lwakabamba who welcomed participants on behalf of the
government, to Rwanda. He expressed his country’s appreciation to AAU for holding
the 2015 COREVIP in Rwanda, observing that Africa could only be relevant in the
global higher education landscape through stronger higher education systems. Re-
echoing the fact that internationalisation, which is now the driving force of higher
education all over the world is a platform for change in higher education institutions,
the Honourable Minsiter stressed that massification of education that is unmatched with
necessary human and material resources would constitute a major hindrance to the
development of education on the Continent. He advised African Universities to
continue to collaborate with Western universities and among themselves to maximise
the benefits of internationalisation.
In a welcome remark, the President of the Association of African Universities (AAU)
and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Professor Olusola
Oyewole, thanked the President and people of Rwanda for hosting 2015 COREVIP,
adding that the presence of the universities and the development partners at the
conference was indicative of the confidence in AAU’s role in higher education in
Africa. He enumerated some of the benefits of internationalisation as quality assurance,
academic mobility and credit transfer and assured that AAU would continue to draw
the attention of higher education institutions on the continent to how they could improve
to better serve the people.
Earlier, the Secretary General of AAU, Professor Etienne Ehouan Ehile had expressed
appreciation to the Government of Rwanda, University of Rwanda, the Carnegie
Mellon University, and the development partners for their support in hosting the
Conference. Improving quality of education, according to him, is the most important
investment governments could make. He said that the theme of the conference was apt
as the world was becoming borderless, adding that internationalisation was throwing
up opportunities for higher education institutions. He enjoined higher education
institutions to embrace internationalisation to tap into each other’s rich experiences.
The Secretary General announced that AAU would be celebrating its Golden jubilee at
the next COREVIP and extended invitation to participants while soliciting their support
to make the event a success. He thanked the Government of Ghana for providing office
accommodation and premises for the Secretary General and for the support through the
Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) to AUU to acquire its own premises.
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In his welcome remark, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rwanda thanked AAU
for holding 2015 COREVIP in Rwanda. He said the University of Rwanda has 30,000
students with 14 campuses across Rwanda and that the University was building a strong
research-base through its postgraduate studies. He added that the university would
welcome proposals for joint research projects, joint teaching programmes and exchange
of staff and students.
Mr. Daniel Schaer, Chargé d’ Affaires on behalf of the EU Ambassador to Rwanda,
said that the European Union collaborates with the African Union and African
Universities. He informed participants that EU has been investing in Education in
Africa; adding that Harmonisation and the Tuning initiative had been very successful.
He said the EU was happy for the opportunity to collaborate with AAU on the 2015
COREVIP.
Dr. Martial De-Paul Ikounga, Commissioner for Human Resource, Science and
Technology, African Union Commission, thanked all who had been working on the
promotion of African higher education. He considered COREVIP as one of the most
important meetings on the Continent as members of the academic world constitute the
vehicle for inspiring national, regional and continental policies. He recalled some of
the past gatherings on education and higher education spearheaded by the AUC and
called on all stakeholders to recognise the role of higher education and to give it the
appropriate attention. He advised participants not to neglect Technical and Vocational
Education Training, but to support and give it the recognition it deserved.
Goodwill messages were delivered by the International Association of Universities, the
World Bank, GUNI-Africa, Carnegie Mellon University of Rwanda and the Inter-
University Council for East Africa.
The Conference observed a minute’s silence in honour of the students who died at the
terror attack on Garissa University, Kenya and two late prominent members of AAU,
Professor Russel Botman, Vice-President, AAU and Rector and Vice-Chancellor,
Stellenbosch University, and Professor Alexander Kwapong, first Ghanaian Vice-
Chancellor, University of Ghana.
Conference Sub-Themes
The Conference discussed internationalisation of higher education in Africa under the
following five sub-themes: Harmonisation and Quality; Mobility and Transferability of
Credits; New Modes of Teaching and Learning; Curriculum Relevance and
Employability; and Emerging Centres of Excellence in Africa.
Harmonisation and Quality
Harmonisation of higher education is the coordination of educational programmes with
agreements to minimum academic standards and ensuring equivalency and
comparability of qualifications between and within institutions and countries facilitate
the promotion of quality and mobility of both staff and students. The African Union
Commission (AUC), with the support of the European Union, has embarked on a
process of developing a strategy for harmonising higher education in Africa to help
foster cooperation among the institutions and facilitate academic and professional
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mobility. One element of the strategy is the promotion of Quality Assurance (QA) at
national and institutional levels.
Several initiatives are being taken to harmonise and assure quality in higher education
in Africa. The German Academic Exchange (DAAD) has provided support to the Inter-
University Council of East Africa to harmonise and promote quality in the five
countries of the East African community. The African Union is also actively promoting
harmonisation and quality in African higher education through its African Quality
Rating Mechanism (AQRM) in collaboration with the AAU.
Mobility and Transferability of Credits
The importance of greater mobility of staff, students and professionals among African
countries was underscored over three decades ago when the Regional Convention on
the recognition of academic qualifications in African states, commonly known as the
Arusha Convention, came into existence in 1981. In 2007, the Arusha Convention was
revised in Addis Ababa to take into account the major changes that had taken place in
higher education over the last three decades. The revised Arusha Convention (currently
called Addis Convention), is now in the final process of approval by UNESCO and the
African Union, to be signed by the African countries.
Africa may learn from the European experience known as the Bologna Process which
has developed the European Credit Accommodation and Transfer system (ECTS) and
the Diploma Supplement which facilitate credit transfer and attestation attached to
qualifications among European countries and higher education institutions.
New Modes of Teaching and Learning
The past couple of decades has seen rapid development of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT) in Africa, which has helped in widening the use
of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and e-Learning in higher education. ODL in
Africa is offered by two main types of higher education institutions: single mode
dedicated ODL institutions, and dual mode universities (offering both face-to-face
teaching and ODL).
Curriculum Relevance and Employability
A common complaint from employers is that the curricula of programmes at
universities do not take into account the needs of employers, which often leads to
graduate unemployment. This is one of the reasons for developing the ‘Tuning Africa’
project initiated by the European Union to enhance degree compatibility, graduate
mobility and employability and competitiveness in Africa.
Emerging Centres of Excellence in Africa
Most individual African institutions and countries have limited resources – human,
physical and financial – to undertake research, especially in fields of science and
technology, to address some of the major common challenges facing the continent. One
way of overcoming this challenge is through regional and continental collaboration,
and this has led to the creation of centres of excellence (CoEs), supported by donor
funding. The World Bank, in collaboration with AAU, has recently launched the
creation of 19 competitively-selected African Centres of Excellence (ACEs) hosted by
universities in West and Central Africa in areas of Science and Technology relevant to
Africa’s development. It is now in the process of launching similar Centres in East and
Southern Africa.
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Highlights of Presentations
The Conference proceeded in eleven Plenary, one Special Session and one Working
Group – Parallel Sessions, during which a total of 40 reports and papers were presented.
The presentations were followed by discussions during which the sub-themes of the
conference were examined and far-reaching recommendations made.
Implementation of AAU Core Programme and New Strategic Plan
The Mid-term Review of the core AAU programmes which spanned 2 years since the
2013 Libreville Conference was to inform members about the activities of the
Association within the last 2 years. There was an update on the ACE programme, which
is a World Bank sponsored project focussing on West and Central Africa in the first
phase and East and Southern Africa, the second. Universities in North Africa were not
represented in the ACE programmes and that AAU was exploring ways to reach North
Africa with its activities. The Board of AAU had identified areas that need special
attention and may further spread the activities of the Association to neglected areas on
the Continent. Benefits of AAU were targeted at higher education institutions that were
in good standing with respect to being up-to-date with their financial obligation to the
Association. Changes in donor interest impacts on the accomplishments of AAU
programmes.
Recommendations on AAU Core Programme and New Strategic Plan
AAU should develop strategies that would enable the Association to reach
North African Universities;
The membership drive of AAU should be improved and that defaulting
members should be made to redeem their financial commitment to the
Association.
AAU should continue to partner with its donors and endow chairs from
accomplished Africans to improve its funding;
AAU should focus on programmes on the Continent that are not receiving
desired attention to facilitate the spread of its programme across the Continent.
Keynote Presentations
Impressive speakers took the stage to engage the conference attendees on the theme
“internationalization in higher education”. Internationalisation is now an integral part
of higher education in all parts of the world and in many instances, a major driving
force for change in universities. Rwanda was committed to internationalisation had
adopted a policy to transform the country into a knowledge-based economy through the
pillars of access, quality and relevance. African Universities were disadvantaged in the
area of internationalisation as there is continuous brain drain of Africans to developed
economies. There was also an invasion of the African higher education space by
dubious cross border education providers. Outstanding innovations were emerging
from Africa, indicative of the fact that Africa had grown but has yet transformed as a
number of the people live in poverty. Higher education in Africa had a, critical role to
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play, in advancing and shaping the Continent’s aspirations. All education was important
but it was higher education that produces high level manpower professionals that drive
the arts and the sciences. Internationalisation offered an avenue to pursue national
developmental goals but it could only be delivered if it was shaped by coherent national,
regional and continental policies. Internationalisation could help develop the quality of
public institutions and increase the relevance of students to employers’ needs;
Key Recommendations Arising from key Note Presentations
African higher education institutions should provide quality education across
the continent to attract international students, faculty and partners;
Higher education institutions should sign Memoranda of Understanding with
their foreign partners that
The problem of insecurity on some campuses of African Universities should be
adequately addressed to promote internationalisation in the institutions;
A safety audit of African higher education institutions should be carried out by
national governments and the institutions;
The capacities of teachers should be improved to enable them to deliver their
courses in such a way that would attract international students;
National Governments should adopt regulatory systems and policy frameworks
that enable African Universities to exploit the potential of internationalisation.
European Union and African Union Commission Special Session The opportunities that Erasmus+ programme and Marie Curie actions offer to African
Universities were discussed during this session. The European Union harmonisation
and Tuning initiative (Arusha/Addis Ababa) Convention and AUC’s other initiatives
hold immense potential for African higher education institutions.
Key Recommendations from EU and AUC Special Session
Africa should move from the concept of receiving aid to developing partnership
through internationalisation that would be beneficial to the Continent.
The Arusha Convention should not be replaced by Addis-Ababa Convention as
it would distort history;
African Universities should make their higher education systems attractive and
market themselves to facilitate internationalisation on the Continent;
Harmonisation and Quality
Emphasis was made by the various presenters that harmonisation would lead to
improved internationalisation through staff and student mobility, resource sharing and
partnerships and improved standards. The drivers of harmonisation include
globalisation, developments in ICT, emerging knowledge economy, AU vision for
Africa 2063, and national visions. Territoriality, political lukewarmness, linguistic
diversity and funding support constitute hurdles to harmonisation in Africa. The issue
of poor rating of harmonisation in Western (Anglophone) Africa and Northern Africa
where the rating was not clear was raised. The GUNI Dream of harmonisation of higher
education in Africa. Higher education institutions were increasingly operating cross-
border education and faculty and students were moving between countries thus making
external accreditation and quality assurance an imperative. East Africa was doing well
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in citation impacts and other regions in Africa could learn from these universities. In
the northern and southern Africa universities, most of their collaborations were outside
Africa, while in the middle and western Africa, most of the international collaborations
were within Africa.
Key Recommendations from Harmonisation and Quality Theme
The scaling up of existing sub-regional good practices on the Continent needs
to be prioritised;
Strong advocacy should be mounted on political actors to facilitate
harmonisation in Africa;
Safety on campuses of African higher education institutions should be made a
priority to boost internationalisation;
Special funding should be provided to support Africa’s internationalisation
process in addition to reducing cost of tuition and services as well as more
scholarships for international students;
AAU should design a checklist of progress on indicators of internationalisation
and measure progress of African higher education institutions over the next two
years;
AAU should publish a report on the rating of African higher education
institutions on internationalisation which should be launched in 2017 as one of
the activities to commemorate the Association’s golden jubilee.
African leaders should be committed to strengthening their national economies
because the requirements for running an effective system of higher education
that would bring about the much desired technological advancement and
industrialisation were too enormous for fragile economies to bear;
Diverse partnerships and collaboration among key actors should be forged to
overcome the challenges confronting the delivery of higher education in the
ECOWAS region.
Mobility and Transferability of Credits
There is increased mobility and internationalisation across the world which is beneficial
for the development of Higher Education Institutions. There are numerous higher
education initiatives by other countries to promote internationalisation. Several African
countries are unaware of the potential benefits in attracting international students. Some
African Universities have policies for internationalisation, staff exchange, Centres for
International Programmes, an Internship and Cultural Exchange Programmes and are
members of international bodies. Many students from African Universities are unable
to benefit from MOU’s with European and American Universities because of the high
cost of travels and need for signed maintenance arrangements. Consequently the
universities have resorted to intra-continental collaborations. It was stressed that credit
transfer cannot be recognised when the curriculum is not harmonised. There are some
African countries that already have harmonised curriculum for their universities which
can facilitate national mobility and credit transfer. Open and Distance Learning was
reported to be playing a major role in internationalisation.
Key Recommendations from Mobility and Transferability of Credits Theme
The African Union should foster and facilitate continental higher education
policy on internationalisation.
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African universities should be empowered by their Governments and the Private
sector to sponsor student mobility;
Harmonisation of curriculum should be encouraged within countries and
institutions and that this should be transmitted to regional and continental levels
to facilitate academic mobility of staff and students and credit transfer;
AAU should focus on synergy within Africa higher education institution and
should be empowered to move internationalisation to the desire level on the
Continent;
Students’ choices are critical to promoting mobility – therefore African
Universities should make themselves attractive to help students make informed
choices;
New Modes of Teaching and Learning Presenters emphasised that the new modes of teaching and learning have the potential
to improve the intended educational outcomes. Learners of the 21st century assimilate
easily through ICT- mediated teaching, aided by devices and platforms that are common
place globally today. The ODL mode of learning in Africa is already internationalised
and was changing how education was resourced, accessed and qualified.
Internationalisation is making virtual-based modes of instruction in higher education a
reality.
Key Recommendations on New Modes of Teaching and Learning
Conventional universities should begin to consider the dual mode by
introducing ODL in their education delivery;
Governments of African countries should give adequate support to the
development of ODL through the provision of facilities and an enabling
environment;
ICT enabled teaching and learning should be improved in African higher
education systems to promote internationalisation;
Institutions of higher learning should embark on vigorous staff development
and retraining to bring faculty up-to-date with modern methods of teaching.
To ensure quality in the use of ODL, more funds should be put into the content
of programmes by African governments collaborating with universities.
Curriculum Relevance and Employability Presenters in this session narrated research studies that they had conducted on the
subject of curriculum relevance and employability. A match between employer needs
and curriculum focus is needed if graduates are to be employable. Therefore higher
education institutions need to integrate relevant skills such as critical thinking skills,
communications skills, adaptability skills, creative and innovative skills,
entrepreneurial skills and other soft skills to improve on the quality of graduates.
Key Recommendations on Curriculum Relevance and Employability
Universities must prioritise collaborating with industry/professional
practitioners in the development of their curriculum to provide useful input
regarding the skill set required to perform in the job market.
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African Universities need to follow up on their past students (through tracer
studies) to know their challenges and skills gaps to inform the review of their
curriculums.
African Universities must vigorously pursue and implement internship
programmes to give students the hands-on practical training like medical
students and those in the military.
African Universities must invest in training programmes for the staff to
improve quality and graduate employability.
African Universities must train students in languages (French, English,
Mandarin, Arabic etc.) or be encouraged as it is an added advantage for
students with specialisation in various fields to also have a second language
advantage.
African governments must be encouraged to establish specialised universities
to address specific societal problems.
Universities should introduce Novel programmes that address needs of society
(based on careful identification of societal problems in their countries and
regions).
African Universities should be encouraged to engage in applied research to
promote employability.
AAU should create poster sessions at future COREVIP project research
findings and achievements.
Emerging Centres of Excellence
The concept of Centres of Excellence (CoEs) is new to higher education in Africa -
however, with the required resources, they have the potential of making positive impact
on the socio-economic development on the continent. The main objectives of CoEs are
to enable scientists to share resources and exploit diversity of institutions and
programmes available across Africa. The achievement of the African Union in
establishing the Pan African University (PAU) in five institutes in each region, hosted
by a university with a lead thematic partner was recognised and commended.
Key Recommendations on Emerging Centres of Excellence
The CoEs should be well funded and resourced to enable them meet their
objectives;
COEs should create separate operating units to ensure management efficiency
and effectiveness.
African Universities should adopt innovative approach to funding the CoEs that
include public investment, self-financing, market approach, creation of specific
financing facility, formation of an Association of CoEs as an apex body to
negotiate funding, discretional funding that is linked to performance should be
explored by all stakeholders;
AAU must create a database of all networks of Centres of Excellence in Africa
for ease of contact, collaboration and accountability;
Sustained collaboration among university, community and industry should be
fostered to support the Centres of Excellence;
African Universities should explore the possibility of shifting from single to
multi-donor funding of Centres of Excellence to ensure sustainability.
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COEs should seek support and ownership from University top management and
leadership.
COEs should have autonomy and flexibility to operate but should be made
accountable with regular audits of their programmes and activities.
AAU should convene a small group to prioritise the list of recommendations
indicating various actors/implementers as well as a plan of action with
deadlines.
Closing Session
Professor Olusola Oyewole the AAU President chaired the closing ceremony. Speakers
at the closing ceremony included Mr. M. Daniel Schaer (Charge dAffaires on behalf of
His Excellency the Ambassador of the European Union to Rwanda), Professor Bruce
H. Krogh the Director of the Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda and Professor
Etienne Ehile the AAU Secretary General.
Gratitude was expressed to all the participants, local organizing committee, the
Government of Rwanda, University of Rwanda, Development Partners, member
Universities and the AAU Secretariat for a well-organized conference and useful
deliberations.
The participants also had the opportunity to tour the Gisozi Genocide Memorial
Industrial Zone in Kanombe Museum.
Later in the evening a closing reception was hosted by the Rwanda Ministry of
Education and the University of Rwanda at Serena Hotel.
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Appendixes
Summaries of all paper presentations
Plenary Session– Harmonisation and Quality
Mamadou Diarra Directeur/EBAD/UCAD made a presentation on the “African
Universities' Libraries amidst the LMD Reform” and focused on the case study of the
West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) countries. She highlighted
that most African Universities were in the process of adopting or have adopted the LMD
reforms. With this reform, francophone universities were witnessing a new philosophy
and new pedagogical methods which put the student at the center of the learning and
teaching process. However, for the student to better play this role, necessary tools
including adequate documentary and information resources should be provided as well
as sufficiently equipped libraries. This, among other facilities, would assist the student's
participation in class as well as in other learning and teaching activities, and enhance
his/her information literacy.
Prof. Dr. Günther Singer and Mr William S. Parrott from the Peregrine Academic
Services made a presentation titled “External Institutional and Programmatic
Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education by Non-Governmental
Organisations”. They concentrated on current and previous activities within the
European, East Asia, and North Africa Higher Education Areas. Peregrine Academic
Services are a globally recognized leader in providing online exam services for colleges
and universities related to program-level assessment, academic levelling, and APA
writing style competency. The presentation discussed cross border quality assurance in
the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the Association for Transnational
Higher Education Accreditation (ATHEA), the Mongolian National Council for
Education Accreditation (MNCEA) and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
in Tunisia .
Mr Philip Purnell of Thomson Reuters made” a presentation on “Research Output &
Impact in Africa Internationalisation of Higher Education”. He spoke about research
from Rwanda and the level of its visibility. He underscored the power of cited
references, the importance monitoring and evaluating the impact and visibility of
research and the associated indicators. He revealed that Africa based researchers were
now publishing nearly 3 times the quantity of research papers than 10 years ago. All of
Africa’s sub-regions have significantly increased their research productivity. He
stressed that international collaboration was important in raising the profile of African
research outputs. To date industry collaboration on research papers is dominated by
eastern sub-region
Professor Peter A. Okebukola the Chairman of Council at Crawford University and
President of the Global University for Innovation (GUNI)-Africa presented a paper
titled “On the March to Regional Harmonisation and Internationalisation of Higher
Education in Africa: Hurdles and Possibilities”. He alluded to the fact that diversity and
differentiation were by themselves positive hallmarks of higher education institutions.
He described eight major efforts at harmonising higher education in Africa with the key
purpose of maintaining quality standards. These were (a) implementation of the Arusha
Convention; (b) introduction of the African Credit Transfer System; (c) articulation of
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the African Quality Rating Mechanism; (d) Creating regional centres of excellence; (e)
the establishment of the African Higher Education and Research Space (AHERS); (f)
establishment of the Pan African University; (g) LMD reforms in francophone
countries; (h) the establishment of the Africa Regional Qualification Framework. In
conclusion he said that the outlook for Africa in ensuring quality higher education was
bright and that it was important not to forget quality assuring the lower levels of
education.
Plenary Session – Mobility and Transferability of Credits
Professor Chrispen Chiome a visiting Professor at Great Zimbabwe University made
a presentation on internationalisation of higher education. He narrated a research study
on ways in which African universities can move towards an African credit and transfer
system in Higher Education. He stressed that employers recognized that international
experience mattered in hiring decisions because graduates acquire the skills to succeed
in a global economy. Prof Chiome recognized that countries and academic institutions
had elaborate strategies for internationalisation. He pointed out the glaring gap of an
absence of an African credit accumulation and transfer system. The study results
emphasized that given the fluidity of HE in Africa, credit transfer systems were vital
elements in supporting students along educational pathways. He concluded by saying
that Africa urgently needed a credit accumulation and transfer system (CATS)
Prof. Olive M. Mugenda the Vice Chancellor of Kenyatta University, Kenya spoke on
internationalizing African Universities and shared the Kenyatta University initiatives.
She quizzed the conference participants whether universities were preparing their
students for global experiences. Kenyatta University has commenced a number of
initiatives to support internationalization and these include an internationalization
policy, a centre for international programmes, a KU “Summer” Programme, faculty &
staff exchange programme, internship programme, an annual culture week event
membership to international bodies, a department of foreign languages at Kenyatta
University and an intra-Africa student exchange program. She mentioned one of their
challenges as not having a good measure to measure extent of internationalization
Dr Simon Peter Ngalomba from the School of Education at the University of Dar es
Salaam made a presentation on the intra-regional students’ mobility schemes with a
focus on examples from East African Universities. He narrated research undertaken to
(1)identify admission rate of foreign students by nationality and study programs in
selected East African universities and (2) determine factors that led students to choose
Kenyan universities over other universities in the East Africa region. The findings
revealed that the pattern of university students’ mobility in East Africa region indicates
that students’ mobility is largely into Kenyan universities. The pull to Kenyan
Universities was because of affordable tuition fee (East African students’ flat-rate
tuition fee), flexible admission policies and simple immigration procedures (Free of
charge students pass for EA students)
Prof Bonaventure Mve –Ondo, in his presentation titled “The world seems to be on
the move, so are African Universities: ways for internationalization of Higher
Education’’ stated that the internationalization of higher education in Africa is a fact, a
problem and an opportunity. Currently there are insufficient funds to support higher
education in Africa unless we all focus on the same action plan which is to develop and
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improve facilities, quality, assure democratization of training, develop employability
and entrepreneurship. All these could be made possible by creating ways of getting
resources, through for example, the establishment of taxes like the ‘’ Mandela tax’’
and taxes on maritime transport of goods that lead to the destruction of local production
and to the non-creation of youth employment.
Plenary Session – New Modes of Teaching and Learning
Professor Primrose Kurasha the Vice Chancellor of the Zimbabwe Open University
and President of the African Council for Distance Education made a presentation on
Modernisation of Higher Education. She discussed how to foster an increased response
to the changing pedagogical landscape in higher education in Africa. Open Distance
Learning in Africa ODL is changing how education is resourced, delivered and taken
up in Africa. Higher Institutions of learning need to respond to the changing
pedagogical landscape. The shift is towards a more student-centred approach in
teaching and learning. African countries and universities need to adequately respond to
to changing pedagogical landscape. She recommended more work to be done towards
fully-fledged institutional or national strategies for adopting new modes of learning and
teaching because "Distance education is the future".
Prof. Faustin Kamuzora from Mzumbe University in Tanzania spoke about the need
to embrace ethos of Education 3.0 for effective learning outcomes in Africa. He
emphasized the importance of learning and paused a question on whether university
curricula were aligned with the current world realities. He challenged academics and
providers of education to know their customers and the reality of the world waiting
university graduates. Universities were encouraged to embrace the ethos of Education
3.0 in order to achieve the desired Learning Outcomes. These outcomes include
competency of students and their being able to use creativity to sustain themselves. He
recommended a number of actions including combining work and play through
inclusion of the appropriate games in curriculum. This may be a good strategy because
for them education should not be a dull, repetitive, and tedious.
Dr. A. N. Maduekwe from the Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education at
the University of Lagos in Nigeria presented research findings on the study of the
"Effects Of Virtual-mediated Process Writing On University Students’ Academic
Achievement In Nigeria". He reported that in Nigeria, there was evidence of lack of
creativity, clumsy expression, inadequate control and organization of content, poor
spellings, general lack of cohesion and coherent devices in University students’ works
as observed by several researchers. Recent studies have found that, virtual-mediated
learning can affect writing performance positively. Analyses of the study he presented
showed that virtual-mediated process writing could be used to increase academic
achievement, written communication, level of motivation, creativeness and
collaboration towards learning.
Professor Joseph Dennis Ongeri from the Catholic University of East Africa based in
Nairobi presented on learner-centered teaching (LCT) as a pre-requisite for open and
distance learning success. He focused on evidence from an action research study. He
began with a quiz asking the Vice Chancellors how many times they met lecturers,
students, entire university population during an academic year for social/sports events.
He discussed what the students from Generation NeXt expected from educational
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institutions. He reminded the audience that Promoting learner-centered teaching
practices was about facilitating success for all learners. He narrated the research and
findings of a study on the "effectiveness of learner-centered teaching in introductory
economics. In spite of the challenges of LCT application in the teaching of economics,
the study revealed that there are many advantages of using LCT in economics. If applied
consistently LCT, has a promising future in the teaching of economics.
Plenary Session – Curriculum Relevance and Employability
Mr Fred Awaah the Secretary General of the All-Africa Students Union made a
presentation on curbing graduate unemployment in Africa focussing on the students'
perspective. He reported that over 40 percent of the global jobless people were youth.
In Ghana, 70,000 graduates from various tertiary institutions join the labour force every
year and only about 5,000 get employed. One measure suggested for curbing graduate
unemployment is the establishment of graduate entrepreneurship fund. The causes of
graduate unemployment in Africa cannot be attributed to a single stakeholder and a
multi- stakeholder approach is needed to address this problem.
Prof. Benedicta Egbo from the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada made a
presentation on “Quality, Curricular Relevance and Knowledge Mobilization in African
Universities”. A framework for increased internationalization was suggested. He began
by asking what will it would take to make African Universities attractive to
international students. He recommended that interventions be in 3 key areas - Quality
Assurance & Institutional Audit, Curricular Relevance, Knowledge Mobilization &
Employability and Inter-institutional Partnerships & Resource-Sharing. He called on
African universities to reposition themselves as globally recognized research
institutions that promote quality teaching, learning and research.
Prof. Dr. L.T. Nyaruwata from the Zimbabwe Open University, Harare presented on
the Zimbabwe universities’ graduates youths’ perception of university entrepreneurship
curriculum as an empowerment strategy for self-employment. He emphasised that
unemployment of university graduates was a global problem and Zimbabwe had not
been spared of this crisis. He narrated the research conducted to examine the Zimbabwe
Universities’ youths graduates’ perception of the relevance of local universities'
entrepreneurial curriculum to self-employment or establishment of small to medium
business. The findings were that Zimbabwe universities’ youth graduates were
unemployed not because of the irrelevant entrepreneurial curriculum – but the challenge
was financial and other support for graduates to set up businesses. Some challenges for
graduates were cited to be inaccessible youth loans, volatile economic environment and
unreliable government structures.
Dr Gbenga Adewale and Dr D. O. Ashamu from the International Centre for
Educational Evaluation at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria presented on graduates’
employability in Nigeria. They shared the case study of South-West, Nigeria. Their
research revealed that the majority of the employers preferred knowledgeable (1st class
and 2:1) graduates because they believe that these types will be teachable and adapt to
new situations. However less than a quarter of the graduates turned out by universities
obtain 1st class and 2:1 degrees – implying that the rest were actually employable.
A number of recommendations were shared including that graduates should be job
creators and not job-seekers.
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Plenary Session – Emerging Centers of Excellence
Dr Johnson M Ishengoma from the School Of Education at the University Of Dar Es
Salaam in Tanzania presented on emerging centers of excellence in Africa & the
challenge of their financial sustainability. He described the concept of centers of
excellence & university-based centers of excellence. He delved into the categorization
& salient features of centers of excellence, the assumptions & characteristics and finally
made recommendations on innovative approaches for financing emerging centers of
excellence in Africa for sustainability. Six approaches were suggested for financing
centers of excellence and these included public investment approach, self-financing,
adoption of the market model, creation of a specific financing facility, establishment of
an Association of African Centers of Excellence and Public-Private Partnership
arrangements. A comprehensive study was recommended to find out which among the
proposed innovative funding approaches are feasible.
Professor Goolam Mohamedbhai the former Secretary-General of the Association of
African Universities and Honorary President of the International Association of
Universities made a presentation on regional, continental and international
collaboration as a necessary foundation for emerging centres of excellence in Africa.
He described Networks of centres of excellence using the following examples - NEPAD
Networks of Centres of Excellence in S&T, African Union’s Pan African University,
RUFORUM (Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture), RISE
Networks, DAAD Centres of African Excellence and World Bank’s African Centres of
Excellence. His concluding remarks on the sustainability of centers of excellence
revealed that almost all networks were financed by donors/funding agencies, therefore
long-term financial sustainability was vital. AAU was called on to develop a central
database of all networks of centers of excellence
Dr Joseph A. Ajienka, Dr Bene W. Abbey, Dr Ogbonna F. Joel & Dr Onyewuchi
Akaranta from the University of Port Harcourt in Port Harcourt, Nigeria made a
presentation on triple helix plus for emerging centres of excellence in African
universities. They described the triple helix plus model as an interface between
emerging African centres of excellence, industry and professional bodies is critical to
the economic growth and sustainable development of the continent. Triple Helix Plus
has transformed the Institute of Petroleum Studies into a world class institute for
petroleum research and training center. African Universities were called upon to evolve
from being conventional universities to entrepreneurial and eventually world class
universities.
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Conference program
Monday June 1
14.00 – 19.00 Arrival and Registration of
Participants
Serena Hotel
Tuesday June 2
08.00 – 08.45 Registration continues Serena Hotel
09.00 – 10.30 OPENING CEREMONY Chair: Prof. Olusola
Oyewole
(AAU President)
10.30 – 11.00 Group Photograph & Tea
Break
11.00 – 11.30 PLENARY SESSION I Chair: Prof. Olusola
Oyewole
(AAU President)
Election of Conference Bureau
Adoption of Conference
Programme and Session
Agenda
Constitution of Working
Groups
11.30 – 13.00 PLENARY SESSION II Chair: Prof. Olusola Oyewole
(AAU President)
AAU Business Session Report on the Implementation
of the Core Programme
Report on the New Strategic
Plan
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00 PLENARY SESSION III Chair: Prof. Goolam
Mohamedbhai Former AAU
Secretary General
Keynote Presentations
14.00 – 14.25 Topic 1: Internationalization
of Higher Education in Africa:
The Experience of Rwanda
Presenter 1: Hon. Minister of
Higher Education of Rwanda,
Prof. Silas Lwakabamba
14.25 – 14.50 Topic 2: tbc Presenter 2: Dr. Martial De-
Paul IKOUNGA,
Commissioner for HRST,
AUC on behalf of H.E. Dr. N.
D. Zuma Chairperson of AUC
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14.50 – 15.10 Topic 3: Higher Education for
Africa's Transformation
Presenter 3: Dr. Sajitha
Bashir, Education sector
Manager for Eastern and
Southern Africa, World Bank
15.10 – 15.30 Topic 4: Internationalization
of Higher Education in Africa:
Challenges and Opportunities
for Africa
Presenter 4: Mr. Etienne
Porgo, Manager for Higher
Education and Skills
Development Division,
African Development Bank
Group
Discussion
15.30 – 15.45 Tea Break
15.45 – 16.30 European Union and African
Union Commission Special
Session
Chair: Prof. D.D. Kuupole,
VC University of Cape Coast,
Ghana
15.45 – 16.05 Opportunities that
Erasmus+ programme and
Marie Curie actions offer to
African universities
Presenter: Ms. Deirdre
Lennan, Repr. of EUC
Directorate of Education
16.05 – 16.45 Topics:
(i) Overview of African Union
Programmes: Continental
Frameworks and Perspectives
(ii) Continental Quality
Assurance Initiatives of the
African Union
Presenters: (i) Dr. Beatrice
Njenga, Head of Education
Division, AU Commission
(ii) Dr. Yohannes
Woldetensae, Senior
Education Expert, AU
Commission
Discussion
16.45 – 17.00 Brief Report on the pre-
COREVIP Conversation blog
discussions
Presenter: Prof. Paul Omaji,
Former VC Salem University,
Nigeria
17.00 – 18.30 PLENARY SESSION IV -
Paper Presentations on
Harmonisation and Quality
Chair: Dr. Eva Egron-Polak,
Secretary General,
International Association of
Universities (IAU)
17.00 – 17.15 Topic 1: On the March to
Regional Harmonization and
Internationalization of Higher
Education in Africa: Hurdles
and Possibilities
Presenter 1: Prof. Peter
Okebukola
President, GUNi-Africa
17.15 – 17.30 Topic 2: External Institutional
and Programmatic
Accreditation and Quality
Assurance in Higher
Education by NGOs: Current
and Previous Activities within
the European, East Asia, and
North Africa Higher Education
Areas
Presenter 2: Prof. Dr. Günther
Singer and Mr. William S.
Parrott
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17.30 – 17.45 Topic 3: Emerging Research
Areas – A New Technique to
Accelerate
Innovation in Developing
Countries
Presenter 3: Mr. Philip
Purnell
Thought Leadership &
Customer Education
Manager, Thomson Reuters,
Media City, Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
17.45 – 18.00 Topic 4: Les Bibliothèques
Universitaires Africaines A
L’heure De La Réforme LMD
: L’exemple De L’UEMOA
Presenter 4: Prof. Diarra ,
Directeur de L’EBAD,
Burkina Faso
18.00 – 18.30 Discussion
19.30 Welcome Reception hosted
by MINEDUC & University
of Rwanda
Venue: Serena Hotel
Wednesday June 3
09.00 – 10.45 PLENARY SESSION V Chair: Dr Marie Christine
Gasingirwa, the Director
General of Science,
Technology and Research,
Ministry of Education,
Rwanda
09.00 – 09.30 (i) Report on Higher Education
in Rwanda
Presenter: Dr Innocent S.
Mugisha, Executive Director
Higher Education Council,
Rwanda
09.30 – 09.45 (ii) Optimizing Skills
Development in Africa
through Academic Mobility
Presenter: Mr Joakim Bakke,
UNESCO
09.45 – 10.00 (iii) Overview of the World
Bank ACE Project
Presenter: Dr. Hiroshi Saeki,
Senior Economist, World
Bank
10.00 – 10.15 (iv) Overview of the
ECOWAS Academic Mobility
Scheme
Presenter: Mrs. Rachel Ogbe,
ECOWAS Commission
10.15 – 10.30 (v) Supporting Nutrition
Studies in HEIs
Presenter: Prof. Paolo Suter,
Director of Nestle Foundation
Switzerland
10.30 – 10.45 Discussion
10.45 – 11.00 Tea Break
11.00 – 13.00 PLENARY SESSION VI -
Paper Presentations on
Mobility and Transferability
of Credits
Chair: Prof. Orlando
Antonio Quilambo (AAU
Vice President)
11.00 – 11.15 Topic 1: Internationalizing
African Universities: The
Kenyatta University Initiative
Presenter 1: Prof. Olive
Mugenda, Prof. Agnes
Gathumbi, Dr. Jackline
Nyerere, and Prof. F. Q.
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Gravenir, Kenyatta
University, Kenya
11.15 – 11.30 Topic 2: Internationalisation of
higher education: towards an
African credit and transfer
system in higher education
Presenter 2: Prof. Chrispen
Chiome
Great Zimbabwe University,
Zimbabwe
11.30 – 11.45 Topic 3: Intra-regional
students mobility: Examples
from East African Universities
Presenter 3: Prof. Simon Peter
Ngalomba,
University of Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
11.45 – 12.00 Topic 4: Le monde comme il
va, les universités africaines
comme elles vont
Quelques pistes de réflexion et
d’action pour
l’internationalisation de
l’enseignement supérieur
Presenter 4: Prof.
Bonaventure Mve-Ondo
Recteur honoraire de
l’Université Omar BONGO
de Libreville, Gabon
12.00 – 12.30 Discussion
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.30 PLENARY SESSION VII -
Paper Presentations on New
Modes of Teaching and
Learning
Chair: Professor Njoroge
George, UR Principal College
of Education
14.00 – 14.15 Topic 1: Modernisation of
Higher Education: Fostering
an increased response to the
changing pedagogical
landscape in higher education
in Africa
Presenter 1: Prof. Primrose
Kurasha
Vice Chancellor; Zimbabwe
Open University, Zimbabwe
14.15 – 14.30 Topic 2: The Effects of
Virtual-Mediated Process
Writing On University
Students’ Academic
Achievement in Lagos State,
Nigeria.
Presenter 2: Dr. A.N.
Maduekwe
University of Lagos, Nigeria
14.30 – 14.45 Topic 3: A Need of Embracing
Ethos of Education 3.0 for
Effective Learning Outcomes
in Africa
Presenter 3: Prof. Faustin
Kamuzora
Mzumbe University, Tanzania
14.45 – 15.00 Topic 4: Learner-Centered
Teaching (LCT) as a
Perquisite for Open and
Distance Learning Success:
Evidence from an Action
Research
Presenter 4: Prof. Joseph
Dennis Ongeri
The Catholic University of
Eastern Africa, Nairobi,
Kenya
15.00 – 15.30 Discussion
15.30 – 15.45 Tea Break
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15.45 – 16.00 PLENARY SESSION VIII -
Paper Presentations on
Curriculum Relevance and
Employability
Chair: Prof. Olugbemiro
Jegede, Former AAU
Secretary General
16.00 – 16.15 Topic 1: Curbing Graduate
Unemployment in Africa:
Students Perspective
Presenter 1: Mr. Fred Awaah,
Secretary General, All Africa
Stu dents Union
16.15 – 16.30 Topic 2: Graduates’
Employability in Nigeria: The
Case of South-West, Nigeria
Presenter 2: Dr. Gbenga
Adewale
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
16.30 – 16.45 Topic 3: Zimbabwe University
Graduates Youths’ Perception
of University Entrepreneurship
Curriculum as an
Empowerment Strategy for
Self-Employment
Presenter 3: Dr. Mrs.
Leonorah Nyaruwatah
Zimbabwe Open University,
Zimbabwe
16.45 – 17.00 Topic 4: Quality, curricular
relevance and knowledge
mobilization in African
universities: a framework for
increased internationalization
Presenter 4: Prof. Benedicta
Egbo
University of Windsor,
Canada
17.00 – 17.30 Discussion
19.30 Dinner hosted by EU Venue: Serena Hotel
Thursday June 4, 2015
09.00 – 10.45 PLENARY SESSION IX –
Emerging Centres of
Excellence
Chair: Dr. Sajitha Bashir,
Education Sector Manager for
Eastern and Southern Africa
region, World Bank
09.00 – 09.15 Topic 1: Regional, Continental
and International
Collaboration: Foundations for
Emerging Centres of
Excellence in Africa.
Presenter 1: Prof. Goolam
Mohamedbhai
Former AAU Secretary
General
09.15 – 09.30 Topic 2: Triple Helix Plus for
Emerging Centres of
Excellence in Africa
Presenter 2: Prof. Joseph A.
Ajienka, Prof. Bene W.
Abbey, Prof. Ogbonna F. Joel,
Prof. Onyewuchi Akaranta,
University of Port Harcourt,
Nigeria
09.30 – 09.45 Topic 3: The West Africa
Centre for Crop Improvement
(WACCI), University of
Ghana: An Emerging Centre
of Excellence for Training
Plant Breeders in Africa
Presenter 3: Prof. E.Y.
Danquah, Prof. S.K. Offei,
Prof. V. Gracen, P. Tongoona,
Dr. D.K. Dzidzienyo, Dr. A.
Danquah, Dr. J. Eleblu & Dr.
B. Ifie, University of Ghana,
Ghana
09.45 – 10.00 Topic 4: Emerging Centers of
Excellence in Africa and the
Challenge of their Financial
Presenter 4: Dr. Johnson
Ishengoma
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Sustainability and
Contribution to Excellence in
Higher Education
University of Dar Es Salaam,
Tanzania
10.00 – 10.30 Discussion
10.30 – 10.45 Tea Break
10.45 – 13.00 PLENARY SESSION X –
Presentations by Key Partners
Chair: Prof. Peter
Okebukola, President GUNi-
Africa
10.45 – 11.05 Topic 1: Peregrine Academics Presenter 1: tbc
11.05 – 11.20 Topic 2: Next Einstein Forum
(NEF)
Presenter 2: Prof. Nkem
Khumbah, Executive
Director, NEF
11.20 – 11.35 Topic 3:
AASU/INASP/SARUA
Presenter 3: tbc
11.35 – 11.50 Topic 4: IBO /ANIE /ACDE Presenter 4: tbc
11.50 – 12.10 Topic 5: Tuning Africa Project Presenter 5: European Union
Commission (tbc)
12.10 – 12.30 Topic 6: Results of 4th Global
Survey on
internationalization IAU
Presenter 6: International
Association of Universities
(IAU)
12.30 – 13.00 Discussion
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.30 WORKING GROUPS –
PARALLEL SESSIONS
14.00 – 16.30 Parallel Session I:
Harmonisation and Quality
Chair: Ms. Deirdre Lennan,
Repr. of EUC Directorate of
Education
Rapporteur: Dr. Noel Saliu
14.00 – 16.30 Parallel Session II: Mobility
and Transferability of Credits
Chair: Prof. James Emejulu,
Universite Omar Bongo,
Libreville, Gabon
Rapporteur: Mrs. Adeline
Addy
14.00 – 16.30 Parallel Session III: New
Modes of Teaching and
Learning
Chair: Prof. Paul Gines,
Former 2iE Director-General
Rapporteur: Mrs. Gabrielle
Hansen
14.00 – 16.30 Parallel Session IV: Curriculum Relevance and
Employability
Chair: Prof. Mayunga
Nkunya, Executive Secretary,
IUCEA
Rapporteur: Ms. Felicia
Nkrumah
14.00 – 16.30 Parallel Session V: Emerging
Centres of Excellence
Chair: Prof. Tolly Mbwette,
Rector, Pan African
University
Rapporteur: Mr. Fred Awaah
16.30 – 17.00 Tea Break
19.30 Dinner hosted by AAU Venue: Serena Hotel
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Friday June 5, 2015
Friday June 5
09.00 - 10.30
PLENARY SESSION X Chair: Prof. Karrar Ahmed
Bashir Elabbadi, AAU Vice
President
Reports from Working Groups Rapporteurs
Reports from Parallel Events Rapporteurs
10.30 – 11.00 Tea Break
11.00 – 12.30 CLOSING CEREMONY Chair: Prof Olusola
Oyewole, AAU President
-H.E Ambassador Michael
Ryan, EU Ambassador to
Rwanda
-Prof. Bruce H. Krogh,
Director Carnegie Mellon
University (CMU) in Rwanda
(for LOC)
-Prof. Etienne Ehile, AAU
Secretary General
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
Conference Tours (Gisozi
Genocide Memorial,
ndustrial zone, Kanombe
Museum)
Entertainment
19.00 Closing Reception hosted by
MINEDUC and University
of Rwanda
Venue: Serena Hotel
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Communiqué
We, the participants at the 18th Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors and
Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP) held at Serena Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda
from 2nd to 5th June 2015 deliberated on Internationalisation of Higher Education in
Africa. We reflected on the actions required to strengthen Harmonisation and Quality,
Mobility and Transferability of Credits, New Modes of Teaching and Learning,
Curriculum Relevance and Employability, Emerging Centres of Excellence in Africa.
We recognized that:
Higher education in Africa has a, critical role to play, in advancing and shaping
the Continent’s aspirations;
Changes in donor interest impacts on the accomplishments of AAU
programmes;
Open and Distance Learning is playing a major role in internationalisation.
We are cognisant of that:
Outstanding innovations were emerging from Africa, indicative of the fact that
Africa had grown but has yet transformed as a number of the people live in
poverty;
All education was important but it was higher education that produces high level
manpower professionals that drive the arts and the sciences;
Credit transfer cannot be recognised when the curriculum is not harmonised;
Harmonisation would lead to enhanced internationalisation through staff and
student mobility, resource sharing and partnerships and improved standards;
Learners of the 21st century assimilate easily through ICT mediated teaching,
aided by devices and platforms that are common place globally today;
We acknowledged that:
Benefits of AAU are targeted at higher education institutions that were in good
standing with respect to being up-to-date with their financial obligation to the
Association;
It is commendable for the African Union to have established the Pan African
University (PAU) in five institutes in each region, hosted by a university with a
lead thematic partner;
We are aware that:
The Board of AAU had identified areas that need special attention and may
further spread the activities of the Association to neglected areas on the
Continent;
The Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) programme is focussing on West and
Central Africa in the first phase and East and Southern Africa in the second
phase;
We noted that:
The Mid-term Review of the core AAU programmes was to inform members
about the activities of the Association within the last 2 years;
Universities in North Africa were not represented in the ACE programmes and
that AAU was exploring ways to reach North Africa with its activities;
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Internationalisation is now an integral part of higher education in all parts of the
world and in many instances, a major driving force for change in universities;
African Universities were disadvantaged in the area of internationalisation as
there is continuous brain drain of Africans to developed economies. There was
also an invasion of the African higher education space by dubious cross border
education providers;
Internationalisation offered an avenue to pursue national developmental goals
but it could only be delivered if it was shaped by coherent national, regional
and continental policies;
Internationalisation could help develop the quality of public institutions and
increase the relevance of students to employers’ needs;
Initiatives such as the European Union harmonisation and Tuning initiative hold
immense potential for African higher education institutions.
The Erasmus+ programme and Marie Curie actions offer African Universities
great opportunities for collaboration;
The drivers of harmonisation include globalisation, developments in ICT,
emerging knowledge economy, AU vision for Africa 2063, and national visions;
The poor rating of harmonisation in Western (Anglophone) Africa and Northern
Africa where the rating was not clear;
Territoriality, political lukewarmness, linguistic diversity and funding support
constitute hurdles to harmonisation in Africa;
Higher education institutions were increasingly operating cross-border
education and faculty and students were moving between countries thus making
external accreditation and quality assurance an imperative.
East Africa was doing well in citation impact;
In the northern and southern Africa, most of the collaboration were outside
Africa, while in the middle and western Africa, most of the international
collaboration were within Africa.
There is increased mobility and internationalisation across the world which is
beneficial for the development of HEIS
There are many higher education initiatives by other countries to promote
internationalisation;
Several African countries are unaware of the potential benefits in attracting
international students;
Some African Universities have policies for internationalisation, staff exchange,
Centres for International Programmes, an Internship and Cultural Exchange
Programmes and are members of international bodies; and their
internationalisation;
Many students from African Universities are unable to benefit from MOU’s
with European and American Universities because of the high cost of travels
and signed maintenance; consequently the university has resorted to intra-
continental collaborations
Some African countries already have harmonised curriculum for their
universities which can facilitate national mobility and credit transfer;
The ODL mode of learning in Africa was already internationalised and was
changing how education was resourced, accessed and qualified;
Internationalisation is making virtual-based mode of instruction in higher
education a reality;
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The concept of Centres of Excellence is new to higher education in Africa;
however, with the required resources, they have the potential of making positive
impact on the socio-economic development on the continent;
The main objectives of CoEs are to enable scientists to share resources and
exploit diversity of institutions and programmes available across Africa;
Recognising the need for the following specific actions in order improve the quality
of Higher Education in Africa
The COREVIP 2015 participants call on AAU to:
Develop strategies that would enable the Association to reach North African
Universities;
Improve the membership drive of AAU and appeal to defaulting members so
that they redeem their financial commitment to the Association.
Continue to partner with its donors and endow chairs from accomplished
Africans to improve its funding;
Focus on programmes on the Continent that are not receiving desired attention
to facilitate the spread of its programme across the Continent
Facilitate the scaling up of existing sub-regional good practices on the
Continent;
Facilitate strong advocacy should be mounted on political actors to facilitate
harmonisation in Africa;
Design a checklist of progress on indicators of internationalisation and measure
progress of African higher education institutions over the next two years;
Publish a report on the rating of African higher education institutions on
internationalisation which should be launched in 2017 as one of the activities to
commemorate the Association’s golden jubilee.
Focus on synergy within African higher education institutions and should be
supported to move internationalisation to the desired level on the Continent;
Create poster sessions at future COREVIP project research findings and
achievements.
Create a database of all networks of Centres of Excellence in Africa for ease of
contact, collaboration and accountability;
Convene a small group to prioritise the list of recommendations indicating
various actors/implementers as well as a plan of action with deadlines.
We recommend that African Universities through their Vice-Chancellors should:
Facilitate the collaboration with industry/professional practitioners in the
development of their curriculum to provide useful input regarding the skill set
required to perform in the job market.
Champion the incorporation of relevant skills such as critical thinking skills,
communications skills, adaptability skills, creative and innovative skills,
entrepreneurial skills and other soft skills to improve on the quality of
graduates.
Prioritize following up on their past students (through tracer studies) to know
their challenges and skills gaps to inform the review of their curriculums.
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Vigorously pursue and implement internship programmes to give students the
hands-on practical training like medical students and those in the military.
Prioritize investments in training programmes for the staff to improve quality
and graduate employability.
Champion training students in languages (French, English, Mandarin, Arabic
etc.) as it is an added advantage for students with specialisation in various
fields to also have a second language advantage.
Introduce Novel programmes that address needs of society (based on careful
identification of societal problems in their countries and regions).
Engage in applied research to promote employability.
Provide quality education across the continent to attract international students,
faculty and partners;
Improve the capacities of teachers to enable them to deliver their courses in such
a way that would attract international students;
Make their higher education systems attractive and market themselves to
facilitate internationalisation on the Continent;
Recognise that students’ choices were critical to promoting mobility and strive
to make themselves attractive to help students make informed choices;
Consider the dual mode of teaching by introducing ODL in their education
delivery;
Adopt innovative approaches to funding the CoEs that include public
investment, self-financing, market approach, creation of specific financing
facility, formation of an Association of CoEs as an apex body to negotiate
funding, discretional funding that is linked to performance should be explored
by all stakeholders;
Foster sustained collaboration among university, community and industry to
support the Centres of Excellence;
Explore the possibility of shifting from single to multi-donor funding of Centres
of Excellence to ensure sustainability.
Support and own Centers of Excellence and facilitate the creation of separate
operating units to ensure management efficiency and effectiveness.
Support Centers of Excellence to be autonomous so that there is flexibility for
them to operate. However they must be accountable with regular audits of their
programmes and activities.
Embark on vigorous staff development and retraining to bring faculty up-to-
date with modern methods of teaching.
The COREVIP 2015 participants call on the African Union Commission to:
Facilitate mechanisms for harmonisation of curriculum within countries and
institutions and that this should be transmitted to regional and continental levels
to facilitate academic mobility of staff and students and credit transfer;
Ensure that the Arusha Convention is not replaced by Addis-Ababa Convention
as it would distort history;
Forge diverse partnerships and collaboration among key actors to overcome the
challenges confronting the delivery of higher education in the ECOWAS region.
Foster and facilitate continental higher education policies on
internationalisation.
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The COREVIP 2015 participants call on the African Governments to:
Prioritise safety on campuses of African higher education institutions to boost
internationalisation;
Conduct safety audits of African higher education institutions;
Be committed to strengthening their national economies because the
requirements for running an effective system of higher education that would
bring about the much desired technological advancement and industrialisation
were too enormous for fragile economies to bear;
Improve ICT enabled teaching and learning in African higher education systems
to promote internationalisation;
Give adequate support to the development of ODL through the provision of
facilities and an enabling environment;
Establish specialised universities to address specific societal problems
Ensure quality in the use of ODL, by investing into content development for the
higher education programmes.
Support the funding of Centers of Excellence to enable them meet their
objectives;
Support partnerships with the private sector as a way of empowering African
universities to fund student mobility;
Provide special funding to support Africa’s internationalisation process in
addition to reducing cost of tuition and services as well as more scholarships for
international students;
Adopt regulatory systems and policy frameworks that enable African
Universities to exploit the potential of internationalisation.
Take measures so that Africa moves from the concept of receiving aid to
developing partnership through internationalisation that would be beneficial to
the Continent.
Appreciation
Finally, participants express gratitude to the Association of African Universities for
organising the 18 Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of African
Universities (COREVIP) on Internationalisation of Higher Education in Africa. We
also appreciate the support of the Government of Rwanda, Ministry of Education,
Rwanda; University of Rwanda; and the European Union to the conference.
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Conference Feedback Open Ended Questions
What did you like most about this conference?
1. Quality of presentations; Plenary sessions; Variety of topics; Presentations;
quality of presentations; Wide range of topics; Discussions and presentations;
Many topics; Choice of topics; Presentation; Quality of presentation; Relevant
discussions and presentations; topics for each day; Choices of topics; Plenary
sessions; The quality of plenary and parallel sessions
2. The attendance; The quality of attendees; Cordial relationships among the
participants; There was a great turnout and members tried as much as possible
to mix and get to know one another at personal and institutional levels; The
army of personality at the conference; Diverse opinion of participants
3. The level of discussions; Variety of subjects discussed; Discussions about
employability, mobility and harmonization; The academic discussions and
quality; Quality of discussions; The magnitude of issues addressed
4. Overall Organization; The care that went into making the conference a
memorable experience; Effective coordination of presentation; Organization
5. The theme; The theme; Theme of conference came at the right time; The theme
of quality and harmonization; The theme of the conference; The theme was
appropriately focused; Challenges and Prospects of Internationalization;
Increasing awareness of opportunities for cross border migration of learners;
concepts and best practices of internationalization; Relevance of Theme
6. Time keeping was good; time management
7. Networking; Interactivity and connectivity of Higher Education minds; great
networking opportunities; Networking opportunities; Interaction and
development of partnerships with new universities; Networking; Opportunities
to interact with other universities from different sub-regions and francophone/
lusophone universities; Encouragement of institutions in Africa to interact; New
ideas and networking; New ideas and networking
8. Great presenters; The choice of robust presenters; The high quality of paper
presenters; Quality of conference presenters; Speakers; Speakers and
presenters; paper presenters
9. One voice; Commitment to Africa;
10. Mobility and credit transferability; Transfer of credits
11. New teaching methods; Quality issues of teaching and learning;
12. Information made available on funding opportunities
13. The translations in French
14. Days provided was useful
15. The meals; The choice of host country; Entertainment Intra-sessions
16. Communication Relevance and employability as well as priorities and vision of
COREVIP
17. The focus on Quality: Relevance and Employability of graduates of African
Universities
18. Shared good practices from University of Ghana and Kenyatta university
What did you like least about this conference?
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1. Some presentations by students
2. The food was monotonous
3. Rude statements
4. Dominance of the West
5. Time for working groups was short
6. Don’t know
7. Absence of important regions
8. Focusing on mechanics at the expense of substance
9. Some sessions went too late in the evening
10. Very limited outdoor activities
11. Sitting arrangement approximated to primary school class
12. No response
13. Too crowded
14. Limited time for discussions
15. Food ( tea snacks) too sweet
16. The level of intercession, cooperation, collaboration and oneness
17. Too long opening session
18. AAU and AU roles overlapping
19. Not enough time for discussions and interactions; Too many plenary sessions;
Too many speeches; limited time for discussions and interactions; Limited time
for discussions; Limited time of discussions; The crowded programme; Papers
too many; Time allocated to discussions were too short; Presenters not having
enough time to present papers; "Too packed with many presentations; Too many
papers at the plenary sessions and not enough time to gain from shared
experiences; The conference schedule was tight; Very little time for discussions;
Program of speakers too clouded. They were all rushing and could not deliver
adequately; The number of papers presented (too many)
20. The chair persons for plenary sessions were biased
21. Forging partnerships with industries
22. Largely the same individuals were given approach to speak during discussion
panels
23. Nothing
24. Plenary sessions
25. Loss of time on opening with donor talks
26. Too much male dominance
27. Some speakers were boring
28. Participants not being encouraged to react to presentations
29. Too much time for plenary sessions and less time given to parallel sessions
30. Enhancing teaching and learning in AUs
31. Contribution of the participants
32. The time between lunch and dinner
33. The venue was poor and uncomfortable, better facilities in the auditorium;
Sitting arrangement when participants had no tables to work on. Hope this is the
best venue in Rwanda.
34. Research and Management
35. Intellectual property
36. Dinner times as they included further presentations
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37. A few papers based on unsatisfactory research; Poorly presented paper by a
pers.
38. It was ok
39. Climate change and environmental issues in Africa
40. Personnel cost $3000
41. Entertainment was very few
42. No diploma of participation
43. We were not allowed the used of the elevator
44. My hotel was too far from the conference venue; Accommodation of
participants and the transportation
45. Least registration fee for members, institutions and vice chancellors
46. Time keeping
47. Advocacy to government to reduce wasteful spending and make funds available
for Higher Education.
48. The speech by the Turkish guy before dinner on Thursday
49. Inability to use mostly African dressing as a way of internationalization of
African culture
50. Notable absence of Portuguese Speaking Universities"
51. Excessive time taken by some participants who were given the chance to ask
questions/make comments
52. Shorten days to 3
Do you have any other comment(s) regarding the organization and execution of this
conference?
1. Student involvement
2. Include more representative from the industry and private sectors
3. Appreciation to AAU for the labour
4. less plenary sessions and more time discussions; Create more time for
discussions and break times should be extended
5. Involvement of persons, institutions from different regions. i thought was bias.
6. Institutions developmental projects should not always be concentrated to North
and Western Africa but be spread across all regions
7. AAU to be gender sensitive
8. Attract more presentation for parallel sessions
9. Great effort by LOC
10. I have benefited very much from discussion about various topics
11. Excellent well done
12. Some presenters were shallow. Look for experts who can present their
experiences and research
13. Encourage participants to contribute to AAU publication and Higher Education
institutions leadership and development in Africa
14. Streamline conference organization
15. Catering - food too monotonous
16. The organization have done well, Papers should be filtered so that they address
the theme of the conference
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17. AAU should be empowered by its members to play a quality assurance role in
the development of Higher Education on the continent. Encourage Francophone
countries, Arab nations to participate
18. As much as possible it should try to meet every 2 years
19. More research oriented papers in the future
20. It should be better to change the places of diner
Suggested topics for future COREVIPs
1. Quality Assurance (7 votes)
2. Mobility (6 votes)
3. Africa Centers of Excellence (5 votes)
4. Financing (5 votes)
5. Internationalization (4)
6. Community Engagement (2 votes)
7. Internationalization & Governments (2 votes)
8. Research (2 votes)
9. Teaching Models (2 votes)
10. AAU Membership Issues
11. Accreditation
12. Dakar Resolutions
13. Education & E-governance
14. Leadership
15. PhD Training
16. Presentations
17. Ranking of African Universities
18. Scholarships
19. Success Stories
20. Vocational Training
21. Young Universities
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I. Relevance of the conference theme
II. Importance of this theme to the institution or the Organization you
represent
III. Length of the conference
IV. Overall balance between plenary and parallel sessions
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V. Overall conference organization
VI. Quality of pre-conference communications with AAU Secretariat
VII. Efficiency of registration process
VIII. Quality of conference materials
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IX. Overall quality of plenary session speaker contributions
X. Was sufficient time allocated for discussions for plenary sessions?
XI. Level of interactivity during parallel sessions
XII. Number of sessions offered
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XIII. Quality of hotel accommodation
XIV. Networking opportunities
XV. Quality of conference facilities and venue
XVI. Is your institution/Organization an AAU member?
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XVII. Have you attended an AAU COREVIP before?
XVIII. What did you like most about this conference?
XIX. What did you like least about this conference?
XX. Suggested future COREVIP Topics
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List of Participants
No Title SURNAME OTHER NAMES INSTITUTION POSITION COUNTRY
1 Prof ABBEY Bene University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Director Nigeria
2 Prof ABDEL-AZIZ Fatouh Mansura University Director, University Dev.t Centre Egypt
3 Mr ABDULAHI Abdulaziz Mohammed Makerere University PhD Student Uganda
4 Dr. ABDULWAHID Umma Sule Lamido University Representative of Vice Chancellor Nigeria
5 Dr. ABEBE SEGNI Birhanemeskel Rift Valley University Vice President Ethiopia
6 Mrs. ADDY Adeline AAU COREVIP Organiser Ghana
7 Prof. ADEDZWA Daniel Kparevfa Benue State University Makurdi Center Leader ACE Nigeria
8 Dr. ADEWALE J. Gbenga University of Ibadan Paper Presenter Nigeria
9 Mr ADUDA David Otieno National Media Group Editor Kenya
10 Prof. AGAB ELDOUR Ahmed Abdalla University of Kordofan Vice Chancellor Sudan
11 Prof AHMED Mohamed Elamin Al Neelain University Vice Chancellor Sudan
12 Dr. AINA Omotade Akin Partnership for African Social and Governance Research Executive Director Kenya
13 Prof. AKANJI Musbau Adewumi Federal University of Technology, Minna Vice Chancellor Nigeria
14 Prof AKARANTA Onyewuchi University of Port Harcourt Paper Presenter/ Professor Nigeria
15 Prof AKO Edward Oben Université de Maroua Recteur and AAU Board Member Cameroon
16 Mr AKPAN Udeme One Media Studios Nigeria
17 Dr. ALABI Goski University of Professional Studies Dean Ghana
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No Title SURNAME OTHER NAMES INSTITUTION POSITION COUNTRY
18 Prof. ALABI Joshua University of Professional Studies, Accra Vice Chancellor Ghana
19 Dr. ALEMNEH Teshome American Council on Education Program Officer U.S.A
20 Prof ALI AHMED Hassabo West Kordufan University Sudan, El-Nahud Sudan
21 Prof AMADOU Boureima Université AbdouMoumouni De Niamey
Vice-Recteur chargé des affaires académiques Niger
22 Prof. AMBALI Abdulganiyu University Of Ilorin Vice Chancellor Nigeria
23 Prof. AMIN JibrilaDahiru Federal University, Dutse Vice Chancellor Nigeria
24 Mr. AMO-HOYTE Maxwell AAU COREVIP Organiser Ghana
25 Prof AMVAM-ZOLLO Paul Henri Université De Ngaoundéré Recteur & AAU Board Member Cameroun
26 Ms. APEDOE Agnes AAU COREVIP Organiser Ghana
27 Mr AQIB Muhammad Tayyab International Company Management Director Pakistan
28 Prof ARAYELA Olatunde Federal University of Technology, Akure
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics Nigeria
29 Mrs ASARE-PEASAH Yaa Oforiwah Ghana News Agency Journalist/ News Editor Ghana
30 Mr ASUNLOYE Isaac Olusola Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko Dep. Director Nigeria
31 Mr AWAAH Fred All Africa Students Union Paper Presenter/ Secretary General Ghana
32 Prof. Mrs. AWUAH Esi
University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani Vice-Chancellor Ghana
33 Prof. AYANLAJA Samson Crawford University Vice Chancellor Nigeria
34 Mr. AYENEW Bereket Haramaya University PhD candidates Ethiopia
35 Dr. AYOUB Twahir Interpretor English/Arabic Uganda
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No Title SURNAME OTHER NAMES INSTITUTION POSITION COUNTRY
36 Dr. AYOUB ADAM Akan Bassey Covenant University, Nigeria Director, Academic Planning Nigeria
37 Dr AYUK-ETANG Elisabeth University of Buea Researcher/Lecturer Cameroon
38 Dr. BAGUMA Abdallah University of Rwanda Conference LOC, Dep. Chairperson Rwanda
39 Prof. Dr. BAHAR MOHAMMED Ali Hussein University of Zalingei Vice Chancellor Sudan
40 Mr. BAKKE Joakim UNESCO, Section for Higher Education
Senior Programme Specialist France
41 Prof. BALA Abdullahi Federal University Of Technology, Minna Deputy Vice Chancellor Nigeria
42 Dr. BARAYANDEMA Jonas University of Rwanda, CBE Deputy Dean, School of Business Rwanda
43 Ms. BARRE Delphine Team Work COREVIP Organiser Belgium
44 Dr. BASHIR Sajitha World Bank Practice Manager U.S.A
45 Dr. BASSEY Akan Bassey Ayoub Director of Higher Education Research Austria
46 Mr. BEKOE Ransford AAU COREVIP Organiser Ghana
47 Mr BENEITONE Pablo Javier Universidad de Deusto Tuning Academy, Director Spain
48 Prof. BIAKA Zasseli Ignace
Programme d’Appui Stratégique à la Recherche Scientifique (PASRES) Cote d’Ivoire
49 Prof BISANDA ElifasTozo Open University of Tanzania Vice Chancellor Tanzania
50 Dr. BOTTOMLEY Ruth INASP Senior Prog Manager United Kingdom
51 Dr. BROWN Byron Botswana Accountancy College
Director of Academic Affairs Botswana
52 Prof CHABU Ildephonse Mumba Universite De Lubumbashi Recteur DR Congo
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No Title SURNAME OTHER NAMES INSTITUTION POSITION COUNTRY
53 Prof CHIOME Chrispen
Great Zimbabwe University ( Dept. of Educational Foundations)
Paper Presenter/ Visiting Professor Zimbabwe
54 Dr. CHIRWA Frywell Shaba Cavendish University Deputy Vice Chancellor and Executive Director Uganda
55 Prof. CODJIA Jean T. Claude Université d'Agriculture de Kétou (UAK) Rector Benin
56 Ms COLUCCI Elizabeth
European University Association/University of Barcelona Advisor Belgium
57 Mr. CORLETEY Abedneggo AAU COREVIP Organiser Ghana
58 Ms CRESSWELL Ann Team Work COREVIP Organiser Belgium
59 Prof CROUCH Andrew Univsrsity Of Witwaterstrand Vice Principal South Africa
60 Dr. DAKOURÉ Evariste New Dawn University Burkina Faso
61 Prof DANQUAH E.Y University of Ghana Paper Presenter Ghana
62 Ms DELPOUVE Béatrice Addis Ababa University Managing Director EiABC Ethiopia
63 Dr. DIALLO Bakary African Virtual University Rector Kenya
64 Prof DIARRA Mamadou Directeur de L’EBAD Paper Presenter Sénégal
65 Dr. DOH Pascal HECADEV Consulting-UTA Finland Coordinator Finland
66 Dr. DONKOR Samuel All Nations University College President Ghana
67 Prof. DRANZOA Christine Muni University Vice Chancellor Uganda
68 Prof. DUH Abdalla Ali Puntland State University Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs Somalia
69 Prof. EDEOGA Hilary Odo Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia Vice Chancellor Nigeria
70 Prof EGBO Benedicta University of Windsor Paper Presenter Canada
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No Title SURNAME OTHER NAMES INSTITUTION POSITION COUNTRY
71 Mrs EGRON-POLAK Eva International Assoc Of Universities (IAU) Secretary General France
72 Mrs EHILE Ablan Helene Bedia Epse Assoc. Of African Unievrsities Retired Educationist Ghana
73 Prof. EHILE Etienne E. AAU Secretary-General Ghana
74 Prof. EKPO Comfort Memfin University of Uyo Vice Chancellor & AAU Board Member Nigeria
75 Prof. EL GOHARY Ahmed Egypt-Japan University for Science and Technology President Egypt
76 Prof. EL SHIBLY Mekki Medani Omdurman Ahlia University Sudan
77 Prof. ELABBADI Karrar Ahmed Bashir Omdurman Ahlia University Former VC and AAU Vice President Sudan
78 Prof. EL-BADAWI Abdelraouf Red Sea University President Sudan
79 Dr. ELBASHIR Mustapha Idris Association of Arab Universities Assistant Secretary General Jordan
80 Dr ELMAHI Fathel Rahman Ahmed Nile Valley University Deputy Vice Chancellor Sudan
81 Prof EMEJULU James Duplessis Université Omar Bongo
Chef de Service Coopération Non Francophone Gabon
82 Prof. FAJONYOMI Ayodele University of Ilorin Director, Centre for Open Distance Learning Nigeria
83 Prof. GAKURU SEMACUMU Jean-Baptiste Université Adventiste De Goma (Uago) Recteur Rwanda
84 Dr. GINIES Paul French Council of Investors in Africa (CIAN).
President of Education and Training Commission France
85 Prof. GUDU Samuel Rongo University College Principal Kenya
86 Mr. GUTURA James J Bindura University of Science Education
Director, Public Relations & Protocol Zimbabwe
87 Mr. HAKIZIMANA Olivier University of Rwanda Student Representative Rwanda
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88 Mrs. HANSEN Gabrielle AAU COREVIP Organiser Ghana
89 Mrs HASTINGS Arlen Science Initiative Group Executive Director U.S.A
90 Prof. IBRAHIM Mohammed Olanrewaju University of Ilorin Director, Centre for International Education Nigeria
91 Prof. IBUKUN William Olusola Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Director Nigeria
92 Prof. IDIKE Francis Igboji Ebonyi State University Vice Chancellor Nigeria
93 Prof IDRISSA Mshoro Ardhi University Vice chancellor Tanzania
94 Prof. IJAIYA Nike YetundeSidiqat University of Ilorin Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Nigeria
95 Prof. IJUMBA Nelson University of Rwanda Conference LOC Rwanda
96 H.E (Dr.) IKOUNGA Martial De-Paul African Union Commission
Commissioner for Human Resources, Sciences and Technology Ethiopia
97 Prof. IMBUGA Mabel Jomo Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor Kenya
98 Ms. INGABIRE Christine University of Rwanda Conference LOC Rwanda
99 Mr INTIOMALE Sean Jean-Julien Mbonino Research Africa Senior Consultant South Africa
100 Dr. ISHENGOMA Johnson University of Dar es Salaam Paper Presenter Tanzania
101 Mr. JATTA Madi
Ministry of Higher Education, Research , Science and Technology
Deputy Permanent Secretary The Gambia
102 Dr. JEAN FRANCOIS M University of Rwanda, College Of Education Acting Deputy Dean Rwanda
103 Prof. JEGEDE Olugbemiro Office of the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State
Secretary to the Government of Kogi State Nigeria
104 Prof JOEL Ogbonna University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Director Nigeria
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105 Mr JONGSMA Gerhard Henk University World News Senior Correspondent Denmark
106 Prof. JOSÉ Uthui Rogério Pedagogic University Rector Mozambique
107 Prof. KAAYA Ephata E. Muhimbili University Of Health & Allied Sciences Vice Chancellor Tanzania
108 Prof. KABERIA Festus Multimedia, University of Kenya Vice Chancellor Kenya
109 Prof KALULA Evance Rabban University of Cape Town Director, International Academic Programmes Zambia
110 Prof KAMUZORA Faustin Mzumbe University Paper Presenter/ Professor Tanzania
111 Ms. KANEZA Florence University of Rwanda Conference LOC Rwanda
112 Eng. KANHUKAMWE Quinton Harare Institute of Technology Zimbabwe
113 Prof KARAMBIRI HAROUNA 2iE, Ouagadougou Director General/Rector Burkina Faso
114 KAWECA Mugurega Arlette MINEDUC Intern Rwanda
115 Prof. KHALIL Ayoub Adam Mohamed University Of Bahri Vice Chancellor Sudan
116 Mr KHUMBAH Nkem Next Einstein Forum Executive Curator USA
117 Mr. KIYAGA Elias University of Rwanda Conference LOC Rwanda
118 Prof KONDO Kassim Kalifa Muslim University of Morogoro
Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academics Tanzania
119 Mr. KOUAME Kouassi 2iE Secrétaire Général Burkina Faso
120 Prof. KROGH Bruce Carnegie Mellon University Director Rwanda
121 Prof KUCHA Emmanuel Iornumbe University of Agriculture, Makurdi Vice-Chancellor Nigeria
122 Prof. KURANGA Sulyman Alege University of Ilorin Director, Academic Planning Nigeria
123 Prof KURASHA Primrose Zimbabwe Open University Paper Presenter/ Vice Chancellor Zimbabwe
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124 Prof KUUPOLE Domwini Dabire University of Cape Coast Vice Chancellor & AAU Board Member Ghana
125 Prof KWABE Gillian Copperbelt University Director Zambia
126 Mrs LATCHIAH Nicola University of Cape Town Manager, Short Term Int’nal Programmes Zambia
127 Mr. LAWAN Mohamed Naje Sebha University Dir of Int. Coop Libya
128 Dr. LAWLEY Alfredo UNIZAMBEZE Mozambique
129 Ms. LENNAN Deirdre European Union Belgium
130 Prof. LESOLLE Michalel Botswana Accountancy College Executive Director Botswana
131 H.E. Prof. LWAKABAMBA Silas Ministry of Education Minister Rwanda
132 Ms. MADIBA Rachel Ntemela Matete University of Pretoria Director, Student Affairs South Africa
133 Dr. MADUEKE A.N. University of Lagos (Faculty of Educ.) Paper Presenter Nigeria
134 Prof MAFIANA Chiedu National Universities Commission
Deputy Exec. Secretary & President, African Quality Assurance Network Nigeria
135 Prof MAGOHA Albert George University of Nairobi (AAU Board Member)
Former Vice Chancellor & AAU Board Member Kenya
136 Prof. MAGWA Wiseman Reformed Church University Vice Chancellor Nigeria
137 Prof. MAHAO Nqosa Leuta National University of Lesotho Vice Chancellor Lesotho
138 Prof. MAKHAZA Jack Share World Open University Group Foundation Chairman Malawi
139 Prof. MALULEKE Samuel University of Pretoria (Faculty of Theology)
Professor, African Spirituality and Culture South Africa
140 Mr. MALUNGA Benedicto W. University of Malawi Registrar Malawi
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141 Mr. MANÉ Daouda Le Soleil de Dakar Journalist Redacteur en
Chef Central Senegal
142 Mr. MANNEH Jenung University of The Gambia Acting Vice Chancellor The Gambia
143 Prof. MASANJA Grace Verdiana University of Rwanda Rwanda
144 Prof. MAVIIRI John Chrysostom Uganda Martyrs University Vice Chancellor Uganda
145 Prof. MAZIMHAKA Jolly University of Rwanda Rwanda
146 Prof. MBA Jonathan Chuks Association of African Universities (AAU)
Director of Research & Academic Planning Ghana
147 Ms. MBABAZI Susan University of Rwanda Conference LOC Rwanda
148 Prof MBALE Jameson Copperbelt University DIRECTOR - RESEARCH Zambia
149 Prof MBATI Peter University of Venda Vice Chancellor & AAU Board Member South Africa
150 Ms. MBOYO Sylvie University of Rwanda Conference LOC Rwanda
151 Prof MBWETTE Tolly Open University of Tanzania Vice Chancellor Tanzania
152 Dr. MEDENDORP John William
Michigan State University, Center For Global Connections
International Project Manager USA
153 Mrs MOADOUGOU Priscille G. Mutations Deputy Editor-in-chief Cameroon
154 Prof. MOHAMED Abdel-Aziz Mansoura University Professor of Biochemistry Egypt
155 Prof MOHAMED Eisa Ibrahim El Gaali Sudan Academy of Science President Sudan
156 Prof. MOHAMED HASSAN Hassan Kaafi Plasma University President Somalia
157 Prof. MOHAMEDBHAI Goolam Former Secretary General, Assoc of African Universities) Paper Presenter Mauritius
158 Prof. MOHAMMED Ismaila Zango Bayero University, Kano Dean, Students’ Affairs Nigeria
159 Mrs. MOLEFHI Daisy Mmabatho Abm University College Executive Director Botswana
160 Prof. MONTEIRO Ana Piedade Armindo Universidade Zambeze Vice-Chancellor Mozambique
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161 Prof. MUCHIRI Mucai Karatina University Vice Chancellor Kenya
162 Prof. MUGENDA Olive Mwihaki Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor Kenya
163 Dr. MUHAMMAD Kiggundu Interpretor English/Arabic Uganda
164 Dr. MUHIRWA André University of Rwanda, College of Education Director Rwanda
165 Dr. MULEEFU Alphonse University of Rwanda Ag. Director, RPGS Rwanda
166 Prof. MULUVI Geoffery South Eastern Kenya University Vice Chancellor Kenya
167 Mr. MUNYAZIKWIYE Thierry University of Rwanda Conference LOC Rwanda
168 Dr. MUSAFIRI Papias Malimba University of Rwanda Rwanda
169 Prof MVE-ONDO Bonaventure Université Omar BONGO de Libreville
Paper Presenter/ Recteur Honoraire Gabon
170 Prof. MWAI Wangari Kenyatta University Director of Satellite & Offshore Kenya
171 Prof MWENJE Eddie Bindura University of Science Education Vice Chancellor Zimbabwe
172 Prof NDLOVU Lindela
National University of Science And Technology, Bulawayo
Vice Chancellor and AAU Board Member Zimbabwe
173 Prof NDOMBA Preksedis Marco University of Dar Es Salham Director Human Resource and Administration Tanzania
174 Mr NGALOMBA Simon Peter University of Dar es Salaam Paper Presenter/ Professor Tanzania
175 Prof. NG'AMBI Hellency, Chakosamoto Mulungushi University Vice Chancellor Zambia
176 Prof NGOMA Naison Copperbelt University Vice Chancellor Zambia
177 Assoc. Prof. NHLENGETHWA Winnie N. T.
Southern Africa Nazarene University Vice Chancellor Swaziland
178 Prof. NIYOMUGABO Cyprien University Of Rwanda Dean, School of Education Rwanda
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179 Dr. NJENGA Beatrice Khamati African Union Commission Head, Education And Youth Divisions Ethiopia
180 Mr NJOGU Joseph Maina Research Africa Regional representative Kenya
181 Dr. NKATA James Uganda Management Institute, Uganda Director General Uganda
182 Prof NKEM Khumbah University Of Michigan Executive Director, Next Einstein Forum U.S.A.
183 Dr. NOR Mohamed Simad University Deputy Rector, Academics Somalia
184 Ms NOUMBOUWO Elisabeth Ayuk-Etang University of Buea Senior Lecturer Cameroon
185 Ms. NYAMUKACHI Pfungwa Michelle Research Africa Regional Executive South Africa
186 Dr. Mrs NYARUWATA Leonorah Zimbabwe Open University Paper Presenter Zimbabwe
187 Dr. NYERERE Jackline Kenyatta University Paper Presenter Kenya
188 Mrs NYIRANETH Juliette MINEDUC Public relation officer Rwanda
189 Prof. OFFEI Samuel Kwame University of Ghana Legon Pro Vice-Chancellor Ghana
190 Mrs OGBE Rachel Jummai ECOWAS Commission Principal Programme Officer Nigeria
191 Prof. OGONI Humphrey Andrew Delta University Vice Chancellor Nigeria
192 Dr. OKAFOR Theresa
Quality Assurance & Research Development Agency (QAARDAN) Director Nigeria
193 Prof. OKEBUKOLA Peter A. Crawford University Paper Presenter/ President, (GUNI)-Africa Nigeria
194 Prof. OLADIJI Adenike Temidayo University of Ilorin Director, Research & Training Nigeria
195 Dr. OLAYIWOLA Adigun Committee of Vice-Chancellors, Nigeria Deputy Secretary-General Nigeria
196 Prof. OLORUNTOBILOBA Olatunji Nigeria
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197 Prof. OLOYEDE Is-Haq Olanrewaju University of Ilorin Former Vice Chancellor Nigeria
198 Prof. OMAJI Paul Omojo Salem University /Omaji Leadership Solutions
Vice Chancellor Emeritus / CEO Nigeria
199 Prof. ONGERI Joseph Dennis The Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Paper Presenter/ Assoc. Prof of Econs Kenya
200 Mrs. ONYEOGUZORO Shirley University of Lagos Research Assistant Nigeria
201 Prof. OSMAN Jeilani University of Hormuud Rector Somalia
202 Prof. OSUNDE Akim Osarhiemen Federal University of Technology, Minna University Professor Nigeria
203 Prof. OTIENO Fredrick Ochieng Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Vice Chancellor Kenya
204 Ms OWANGO Joy Thomson Reuters Customer Education Specialist Kenya
205 Prof OYEBADE Francis Olugbemiga Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko Dep. Vice Chancellor Nigeria
206 Mr. OYEKANMI Rotimi Lawrence The Intellectual Magazine Editor Nigeria
207 Prof. OYEWOLE Olusola Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
Vice Chancellor and AAU President Nigeria
208 Prof. OZUMBA Benjamin Chukwuma University of Nigeria, Nsukka Vice Chancellor Nigeria
209 Mr. PARROTT William Peregrine Academic Services Director of Strategic Alliances UK
210 Mr. PORGO Etienne J. African Development Bank
Chef de Division p. l’Education, Science et Technologie Cote d’Ivoire
211 Dr. PURNELL Philip J. Thomson Reuters, Paper Presenter United Arab Emirates
212 Mrs. QUASHI Yvette AAU COREVIP Organiser Ghana
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213 Prof. QUILAMBO Orlando António Eduardo Mondlane University
Rector and AAU Vice President Zimbabwe
214 Prof. RADDA Sadiq Isah Bayero University, Kano Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Admin) Nigeria
215 Ms RICH Sarah Science Initiative Group Program Associate U.S.A
216 Mr. RUBINGISA Pudence University of Rwanda Conference LOC Rwanda
217 Prof. RURANGIRWA Straton University of Rwanda Director Quality Rwanda
218 Mr. SAANI Tajudeen Jobkey University, Somalia International Liaison Uganda
219 Prof. SAKA John Danwell Kalenga University of Malawi Vice Chancellor Malawi
220 Prof. SALEM Mohamed Alkilani Sebha University President Libya
221 Prof. SALIU Noel Biodun National Universities Commission of Nigeria
Director of Quality Assurance Nigeria
222 Dr. SANGARE Yaya
Programme d’Appui Stratégique à la Recherche Scientifique (PASRES) Le Secrétaire Exécutif Côte d’Ivoire
223 Mr. SAYED Ali Hussein Elsevier Marketing Manager The Netherlands
224 Prof. SAYED Elamin Ahmed National University Sudan
225 Mr. SEBAHUTU Emmanuel University of Rwanda College Registrar Rwanda
226 Dr. SEIDU Mohammed Mustapha University of Professional Studies, Accra Registrar Ghana
227 SERT Huseyin Nigerian turkish Nile University Vice Chancellor Nigeria
228 Prof. SHIBLY Mekki El Omdurman Ahlia University Vice Chancellor Sudan
229 Dr. SHUKLA Dinesh American International University West Africa President The Gambia
230 Mr. SIBOMANA Benoit University of Rwanda Student Rwanda
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231 Dr SIDAHMED Elamin Osman National University of Sudan Vice President Sudan
232 Prof. SINGER Günther Peregrine Academic Services - European Office
Paper Presenter/ Director of Higher Education UK
233 Prof. Dr SINSIN Augustin Brice University of Abomey, Calavi Rector Benin
234 Mr. SOEDZEDE Paul AAU COREVIP Organiser Ghana
235 Dr. STROH Jonas University of Rwanda , CBE Deputy Dean, School of Business Rwanda
236 Prof STRÖH Anton University of Pretoria Vice-Principal, Institutional Planning South Africa
237 Prof SUTER Paolo M. Nestlé Foundation, Lausanne (Switzerland) Director /MD Switzerland
238 Prof TAMIRAT Wondwosen St. Mary’s University Vice Chancellor Ethiopia
239 Prof TANO Yao Université NANGUI ABROGOUA Président Cote d’Ivoire
240 Prof TCHAKPELE Komi P. Universite De Kara Recteur and AAU Board Member Togo
241 Mr. TEFERRA Damtew INHEA-Head, UKZN Leader South Africa
242 Mr. THIERRY Uwanyirigira University of Rwanda Student Rwanda
243 Prof. THOMPSON Ekundayo, Jonathan University of Sierra Leone Ag Vice Chancellor and Principal Sierra Leone
244 Prof. THUO Aggrey Maasai Mara University Dean Kenya
245 Prof. TOENGAHO LOKUNDO Faustin Universite De Kisangani Recteur DR Congo
246 Prof TOSTÃO Emílio Eduardo Mondlane University Director Mozambique
247 Rt. Rev. Dr TWUM-BAAH Emmanuel G.L All Nations University College
Vice President, Student Affairs Ghana
248 Ms. UWIMANA Philomene University of Rwanda Conference LOC Rwanda
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249 Prof VANGA Adja Ferdinand Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly de Korhogo Vice-Président Côte D’Ivoire
250 Mr VOHRA Tushar mElimu Company Ltd Chief Operating Officer Kenya
251 Prof WAHLI Walter Nestlé Foundation, Lausanne (Switzerland) Council Member Switzerland
252 Prof WALINGO Mary Khakoni Nadolo Maasai Mara University Vice-Chancellor Kenya
253 Dr. WOLDETENSAE Yohannes African Union Commission Senior Expert Ethiopia
254 Prof. YAHAYA Yusuph Federal University of Technology, Minna Deputy Director Nigeria
255 Prof. ZVOBGO Rungano Jonas Great Zimbabwe University Vice Chancellor Zimbabwe