Colloque

Addressing Systemic Change and Global Issues: The Case for a New Strategic Approach

Jeffrey C. Fine

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Jeffrey C. Fine

Résumé de la communication

University enrolment is expanding rapidly in Sub-Saharan Africa.However,the pattern of growth both in this region,with the exception of South Africa,and in others,raises important questions concerning effective modalities for facilitating collaboration with “northern” universities.Expansion has been “horizontal”,in terms of undergraduate education inadequate.This trend is also the product of underinvestment in,and more importantly,lack of a coherent policy toward higher education.The outcome is a higher education system ill-suited to provide quality post-graduate, in particular doctoral level education,and to undertake quality research.This trend contrasts with other systems,notably China,but also Vietnam,featuring a deep,variegated system comprising specialised institutions fulfilling specific functions including undergraduate education,advanced professional and technical training,post-graduate education,and research.In considering how best to collaborate with universities in “shallow and institutionally undifferentiated systems,there will be need to revisit conventional approaches including contracted technical support and twinning arrangements between universities.A more promising alternative is collaboration with a network of developing country bodies,featuring clusters of institutions collaborating in such areas as research,mentoring,and graduate education.Secondly,doctoral education should be assigned much higher priority,a change necessitating longer commitments ...

Résumé du colloque

Il s'agit d'un événement auquel seront conviés les membres de plusieurs auditoires différents: Professeurs-chercheurs et étudiants Administrateurs et coordonateurs des activités internationales en milieu universitaire Conseillers aux études supérieures et à la recherche des Ambassades, Consulats et Consulats généraux au Canada Journalistes spécialisés dans les questions reliées à la recherche, aux affaires internationales et aux affaires francophone