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Final COREVIP 2015 Report ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION DES UNIVERSITÉS AFRICAINES CONFERENCE OF RECTORS, VICE- CHANCELLORS AND PRESIDENTS OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES COREVIP THEME “INTERNATIONALISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA” June 2 – 5, 2015 Kigali, Rwanda Conference Report 2015 Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP) | Internationalisation of Higher 1 Education in Africa Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................... 3 Background .................................................................................................................. 6 Objectives of the Conference ...................................................................................... 6 Opening Ceremony ...................................................................................................... 7 Conference Sub-Themes .............................................................................................. 8 Highlights of Presentations ....................................................................................... 10 Implementation of AAU Core Programme and New Strategic Plan ................ 10 Keynote Presentations ........................................................................................... 10 European Union and African Union Commission Special Session ................... 11 Harmonisation and Quality .................................................................................. 11 Mobility and Transferability of Credits .............................................................. 12 New Modes of Teaching and Learning ................................................................ 13 Curriculum Relevance and Employability .......................................................... 13 Emerging Centres of Excellence ........................................................................... 14 Closing Session ........................................................................................................... 15 Appendixes .................................................................................................................. 16 Summaries of all paper presentations .................................................................. 16 Conference program .............................................................................................. 21 Communiqué .......................................................................................................... 28 Conference Feedback............................................................................................. 33 List of Participants ................................................................................................... 42 2015 Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP) | Internationalisation of Higher 2 Education in Africa EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction and Overview Higher education in Africa has an important role to play in progressing the continent’s ambitions. As the Association of African Universities (AAU) prepares to celebrate 50 years of serving higher education in Africa, in 2017, it becomes paramount for African Higher Education institutions and stakeholders to evaluate how well higher education has contributed to solving some of Africa’s most pressing challenges of poverty, food insecurity, conflict and poor governance. The 18th Conference of Vice Chancellors, Presidents and Rectors (COREVIP) of African Universities was held in Kigali, Rwanda on 2 – 5 June 2015 and attracted over 250 participants from 30 African countries and 14 other countries across the world. COREVIP is one of the permanent organs of the AAU responsible for debating and taking concerted action to reinforce inter-university co-operation. It is held every two years in a selected member country. This year’s COREVIP was successfully co-hosted by the AAU and the Government of Rwanda. We are grateful for the financial and material support provided by the European Union, Sida, World Bank, African Development Bank, Carnegie Corporation, West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), Government of Rwanda and the University of Rwanda. The rich conference program was made up of plenary sessions, parallel sessions, special session and working group. The AAU’s convening power as the voice of higher education in Africa was re-affirmed when ninety-nine African Vice Chancellors, Presidents and Rectors joined a diverse cross-section of participants that included development partners, policy makers, heads of quality assurance agencies in Africa, various stakeholders in higher education in Africa, students and experts in ICT, teaching and research in higher education. High profile participants included the honourable Minister of Education of Rwanda, Professor Silas Lwakabamba, President of the AAU and Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Professor Olusola Oyewole, Professor James McWha, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rwanda, Mr. Daniel Schaer, Chargé d’ Affaires who represented the European Union Ambassador to Rwanda and Dr. Martial De-Paul Ikounga, Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology, African Union Commission. Internationalization as a Strategy for Change in African Higher Education The conference theme – internationalization of higher education in Africa – inspired valuable debates and discussions that led to useful recommendations targeted at the AAU, African Universities, African Governments and the African Union Commission. Internationalisation has become an integral part of higher education in all parts of the world and is emerging as a major driving force for change in universities. African Universities stand to benefit if they develop policies and strategies to support internationalization in their campuses. Some of the benefits include student mobility, international research collaboration and exposing students to knowledge of international issues. The problem of insecurity in some campuses of African Universities needs to be satisfactorily addressed to promote internationalisation in the institutions. Africa needs to review the model of receiving aid and consider sustainable strategies such as developing partnerships through internationalization. If African higher 2015 Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP) | Internationalisation of Higher 3 Education in Africa education systems were attractive, African Universities would be able to market themselves to facilitate internationalisation on the continent. Increased academic mobility and exchanges within African countries, between African countries and among the 5 African regions was also recognized by COREVIP as important. The highly engaging COREVIP sub-themes included the review of AAU core programmes, discussions on the joint Africa/EU Strategy, harmonization & quality, mobility & transferability of credits, new modes of teaching, curriculum relevance & employability and centres of excellence. A Review of AAU Core Programmes The assessment of the implementation of AAU’s core programs indicated good progress. Changes in donor interests continue to impact on the continuity of AAU programmes. In order for the AAU to continue serving higher education in Africa effectively it requires multifaceted financing strategies and these include increasing the number of AAU members, seeking out African philanthropists, engaging African governments, using online crowd funding, building foundations, endowing prestigious chairs and nurturing donor relations. There were concerns on the non-engagement of North African universities in the Africa Centers of Excellence project, with recommendations for special attention to be paid to this by the AAU and the World Bank. The joint Africa EU strategy The special session of the European Union (EU) and African Union Commission (AUC) discussed the Harmonisation and Tuning initiative and AUC’s other initiatives that hold potential for African higher education institutions. The Erasmus+ programme and Marie Curie actions offer funding and collaboration opportunities to African Universities and these must be considered when calls for participation are issued. Harmonisation and Quality Globalisation, innovations in information and communication technologies (ICT), the emerging knowledge economy, the African Union 2063 agenda and national agendas are key driving factors of harmonization in Africa. In order for harmonization to thrive and mature we must respond to and address the issues of territoriality, political luke- warmness, linguistic diversity and funding support. External accreditation and quality assurance are no longer a choice to be made because higher education institutions are already and increasingly operating cross-border education – with faculty and students moving between countries. Mobility and Transferability of Credits Credit transfers cannot be recognised when the curricula in African higher education institutions are not harmonized. Of major concern is that several African countries are unaware of the potential benefits in attracting international students. Harmonisation of curricula should be encouraged within countries and institutions and also elevated to regional and continental levels to facilitate academic mobility of staff and students and credit transfer. The proposed role of the African Union is to foster and facilitate continental higher education policies on internationalisation.
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