http://chronicle.com/article/Nine-Problems-That-Hinder/65892/?sid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
The Chronicle of Higher Education
* Monday, June 14, 2010
June 13, 2010
Nine Problems That Hinder Partnerships in Africa
By John D. Holm and Leapetsewe Malete
African higher education faces a crisis. The quality of university teaching and research has declined drastically as institutions across the continent contend with budget cuts, growing enrollments, repeated strikes, a crumbling infrastructure, and a migration of the most talented professors to developed countries.
In response, universities from America and Europe, government aid agencies, and charitable foundations have started major efforts to help rebuild higher education in Africa. While those projects have dedicated substantial funds and human resources to the cause, they so far have produced mixed results. The problem is that representatives of universities from developed countries and other well-intentioned people come to Africa with basic assumptions that undermine their work.
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