Marc Wilde, Joint Higher Education Management Programmes (DIES) ACA Seminar, 13.12.2013 1 Joint QA Capacity Development with African Partners – a subregional approach How can regional and international cooperation enhance quality in African higher education?
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Marc Wilde, Joint Higher Education Management
Programmes (DIES)
ACA Seminar, 13.12.2013
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Joint QA Capacity
Development with African
Partners –
a subregional approach
How can regional and international
cooperation enhance quality in African
higher education?
1. Introducing the DAAD
Structure, network, cooperation with Africa
2. Joint HE Management Programmes with Development
Countries
3. EWAQAS – DIES QA Project in West Africa
4. Lessons Learnt
Content …
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is …
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A self-governing organisation
of German universities:
239 member universities
122 student bodies
The DAAD worldwide
A global network of 65 offices on all
continents supports us in our work.
Goals and tasks of the DAAD
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EXPERTISE FOR
ACADEMIC
COLLABORATION
STRUCTURES FOR
INTERNATIONALISATION
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
THE BEST
Three strategic areas of activity
Grant scholarships to the best
so that the professionals and leaders
of tomorrow can gain qualifications at
the best locations, prepare for positions
of responsibility and cultivate contacts
throughout the world.
Create structures that promote
internationalisation
so that higher education
institutions can improve the
quality of research and
instruction and address the
challenges of the future with
strong partners.
so that more people can cross
borders and achieve success in
study and research.
so that German remains an
important language of culture
and scholarship.
so that higher education
institutions may contribute to
development and build bridges
to surmount conflicts.
Offer expertise for academic
collaboration
so that academic and political leaders
are able to make well-informed policy
decisions.
Scholarships and Funding
4.278 Africans in 2012
(1.876 individual scholarships)
2.014 Germans in 2012
(484 individual scholarships)
> 25.000 DAAD-Alumni
DAAD in Sub-Saharan Africa
Presence
1 Branch Office (Nairobi)
4 Information Centers
22 Lecturers (Lektoren)
University Partnerships
Centres of Excellence
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DAAD expenditures 2011 and 2012 for Subsahara Africa