Academic Papers

A selection of papers reviewing development, and its related trends, prompted by a VC Dialogue Conference last year (Maputo 8-9/10/09). This selection of papers references development in relation to the range of challenges which Africa faces, as well as gender, and HE. It includes analysis of emerging alternative HE models, and the role of universities in building democratic developmental states

An overview of an ongoing study which is investigating the obstacles to accessing and using digital scholarly information in African universities

This is a set of papers which analyse how internationalisation is variously assessed, and the diverse indicators which are used. It accepts that such assessment is provisional ‘since there is too much diversity in what is meant by success, how internationalisation is defined and how and what one measures’. It could nevertheless be useful in informing expectations as HE partnerships are planned: it shows, for example, different national and regional approaches to internationalisation

This special issue of NORRAG NEWS takes a critical look at the enormous number of world reports and high level conferences and summits which appear, with a particular interest in reports and policy papers which have a focus on education and training. Paper asks the question: how does this mass of policy-related knowledge translate into any policy or action at the country level? Has several articles which focus on issues in relation to Africa

A new journal produced with the aim of raising both the profile of UNECSO's work in Africa and some of the issues to which it is most committed. This first issue focusses on higher education. Written in both French and English