UNU's Activities in and on Africa
Education
Innovative centre on education support for Africa
UNU Office of the Rector (UNU)
Contact: Soisik Maubec
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This project, lead by Professor Francisco Komlavi Seddoh, former adviser to the Rector on African issues and current UNU council member, presents a joint initiative by UNU and the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) known as the Innovative Centre on Education Support in Africa. The aim of this initiative is to help sub-Saharan countries meet the challenges facing their educational systems. Within the framework of this initiative, four African universities have conducted research focusing on (1) policies and reforms of educational systems in Africa, (2) programmes, pedagogy and teaching tools, (3) training of teachers in Africa, and (4) research on education in Africa. The main findings of these research projects were first presented on the occasion of the fourth TICAD which was held in May 2008, in Yokohama, Japan. These research findings are now available in the publication entitled Revitalizing Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa which was widely distributed upon publication in April 2009.
UNU Vice Rectorate in Europe
Contact: Virginie Aimard
Time frame: 2008
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) has invited one capacity building and e-learning expert of UNU-ViE as a keynote speaker for an Humboldt Kolleg (three-day seminar) in the University of Yaoundé I in Cameroon. The seminar “Development and applications of e-learning in Higher Education in Cameroon” planned to take place in July 2008 aims at presenting the specificities of this methodology to the teachers and graduate students and give guidance on the concrete steps necessary for the take up of e-learning and its integration in the curriculum. The expert will also provide input and support the setting up of a working group at the University of Yaoundé in charge of the development and implementation of an e-learning strategy for the University.
Tags: Africa, education, capacity development, e-learning, higher education, Cameroon
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