The document discusses plans to strengthen higher education collaboration in Africa through a proposed study on creating an African Higher Education and Research Space (AHERS). It outlines the rationale for AHERS due to the important role of higher education for development. Challenges include disparate higher education systems and low research output. Opportunities include increasing attention on and support for higher education. The proposed AHERS study will utilize research clusters to analyze topics and provide recommendations to help implement AHERS through initiatives like academic mobility and quality assurance. Support for both the study and AHERS is being mobilized through African organizations and forums.
2. Outline of Presentation
A bit about ADEA
1. Rationale for AHERS Initiative
2. Challenges
3. Opportunities
4. Background to Proposed AHERS Study
5. Accra Brainstorming Workshop
6. AHERS Concept Note
7. AHERS Methodology and Framework
8. Mobilising Support for AHERS
9. How to contribute to AHERS
13. 8. MOBILISING SUPPORT
Policy dialogue through ADEA and partners: AUC,
UNESCO, AAU, EAU etc.
Key international and continental H E forums
including:
‐ AAU‐COREVIP, in May‐June in Cape Town
‐ UEMOA Launch in September in Bamako
‐ ANIE conference in Abuja in October
‐ IAU Conference in Nairobi in November
Sub‐regional HE bodies: (AArU, CAMES, IUCEA,
SARUA, UEMOA, CAPA)
African and global H E Experts including Diaspora
16. PAN AFRICA UNIVERSITY (PAU)
(Model and Thematic Focus)
PAU a new generation of university, constituted and networked
On existing education and research structures
Five (5) flagship institutes / hubs in areas relevant to Africa’s
Development and allocated competitively by sub-region:
Space sciences (Southern Africa)
Water and Energy including Climate Change (Algeria)
Basic Sciences Technology and Innovation (JKUAT Kenya)
Earth and Life Sciences (University of Ibadan Nigeria)
Governance, Humanities and social sciences (Yaoundé
Cameroon)
17. PAN AFRICA UNIVERSITY (PAU)
(Mandate and Scope)
3 PAU Institutes will be launched by 2012. PAU Institutes will provide
Infrastructure for world-class research and knowledge transfer and train
Masters and Doctoral students:
Each Institute will enroll approximately 100 Masters and
Doctoral students annually.
Network with up to 10 Satellite Centers
A Host Country that commits to provide resources
A Lead Thematic Partner (LTP) for long-term dynamic
academic and research partnership/cooperation with it’s
own academic community
RECs expected to play active financing role