[PDF] Higher Education Financing In East And Southern Africa eBook

Author : Pundy Pillay
Publisher : African Minds
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 10,10 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 1920355332

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This nine-country study of higher education financing in Africa includes three East African states (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda), five countries in southern Africa (Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa), and an Indian Ocean island state (Mauritius). Higher Education Financing in East and Southern Africa explores trends in financing policies, paying particular attention to the nature and extent of public sector funding of higher education, the growth of private financing (including both household financing and the growth of private higher education institutions) and the changing mix of financing instruments that these countries are developing in response to public sector financial constraints. 'This unique collection of African-country case studies draws attention to the remaining challenges around the financing of higher education in Africa, but also identifies good practices, lessons and common themes.

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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 38,63 MB
Release : 2019-02-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9087907680

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The demand for higher education worldwide is booming. Governments want well-educated citizens and knowledge workers but are scrambling for funds. The capacity of the public sector to provide increased and equitable access to higher education is seriously challenged. What are the on-the-ground realities of developing financial resources and policies to meet the twin goals of equity and access without jeopardizing quality? This volume provides in-depth reports from selected countries and sub-regions: Morocco, Korea, England, Uganda, Poland, Oman, East and southern Africa, Southeast Asia, Brazil, and Egypt. Each chapter is written by a seasoned educator participating in the Fulbright New Century Scholar program for 2007-2008. Given the near-universal constraints of declining resources but increasing enrollments, the authors identify common trends such as the public/private divide, the privatization of the public sector, and diversification of funding. To address these issues, the chapters examine a surprising variety of policy instruments such as means testing, targeted subsidies, cost sharing, institutional aid, student bursaries, and tax exemptions.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 27,93 MB
Release : 2010-04-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 082138337X

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The training and development of human capital in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will help countries in the region diversify their economies, carry out economic transformation, and support sustainable growth. Higher education plays a key role in training qualified individuals who will be able to implement new technologies and use innovative methods to establish cost-efficient and effective enterprises and institutions. However, in order for SSA to reap the benefits of this investment in human capital, higher education institutions must secure financing to provide quality training and sound professional prospects to their students. Currently, tertiary education development is unsustainable resources per student are declining and the quality of education is affected. These issues are particularly pressing in times of financial global crisis, when available resources for tertiary education tend to diminish. The impact of the crisis that started in 2008 provides a clear illustration of the need to explore innovative ways to diversify and secure financing for higher education in SSA. 'Financing Higher Education in Africa' provides a comprehensive overview of higher education financing in SSA. The book begins with an explanation of the fundamental problems faced by higher education institutions and students in SSA, namely the combined pressure of a rapid growth in demand and a growing scarcity of public resources, and it presents the dramatic consequences of these trends on quality. The book then turns to analyzing and comparing the current funding policies in SSA countries and it provides recommendations for improvement. Finally, the book examines the alternatives to the status quo and the policy tools needed to both diversify resources and allocate them based on performance. It will be of great interest to governments, universities, research institutions, and international organizations throughout the region.

Author : D. Teferra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 23,41 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 1137345780

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Virtually all countries in the world are struggling to provide the necessary resources to Higher Education. The challenges are particularly complex for economically poor countries in Africa, which have recorded massive expansion in the past decade. This book analyzes the state of funding and financing higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Author : Mathieu Brossard
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 36,39 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 0821374699

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Despite a low enrollment rate in higher education of 3 percent on average, in comparison with 8 percent in countries with comparable levels of development, Francophone African countries are currently facing an immense challenge in terms of numbers. The increased social demand associated with the progress made in universal primary enrollment and the increase in secondary enrollment could cause the student population to grow from 800,000 in 2004 to approximately 2 million in 2015, and to double the coverage. This increase exacerbates the financial problems of higher education institutions and mi.

Author : Jane Knight
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 10,58 MB
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9463009566

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Growth in the scope, scale and importance of higher education regionalization should not be underestimated or ignored. Africa – like Asia, Europe and Latin America – is promoting deeper cooperation among higher education bodies and institutions across the continent and focusing more attention on Pan-African and sub-regional harmonization of policies and programmes. This is the first book which brings together diverse scholars and policy experts to examine key aspects and challenges of African higher education regionalization. Chapters examine the progress and prospects of core regionalization issues and strategies such as academic mobility, quality assurance, recognition of qualifications, research centres and networks, curriculum and competencies, and regional academic programmes. Other chapters discuss important themes such as the relationship between regionalization, internationalization and Africanization; historical antecedents and perspectives; an analytical model to understand functional, organizational and political approaches to Africa’s higher education regionalization; and the influence of the Bologna process on the African Union’s Strategy for the Harmonization of Higher Education Programmes. Together these chapters provide a comprehensive overview of efforts by the African Union; sub-regional higher education associations such as IUCEA, SARUA and CAMES; Pan-African organizations and actors; key research networks and centres of excellence; and the involvement – or dependence – on external actors and funders, especially from Europe. Fundamentally, the book asks the question whether higher education regionalization in Africa is more rhetoric than reality. It discusses the progress to date on specific themes; identifies historical, political, sustainability and funding challenges; and concludes that while the impacts of regionalization efforts have not been fully realized there is cautious optimism for the future.

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In addition, the paper seeks to engage client countries and the interna- tional community in a dialogue on the role of tertiary education, the justification for continuing public support and investment, the evolving relationship between tertiary education institutions, the market place and the state, and ways to design and implement reforms so that tertiary education can promote knowledge-driven e. [...] Chapman was one of the original architects of the scheme, so the article draws on exten- sive knowledge of the political background and theoretical underpinnings of HECS and provides an analysis of new data on the effects of HECS on partici- pation in Australian higher education. [...] As noted earlier, one of the reasons for the success of HECS in Australia, according to Chapman and Ryan (2002), was strong political will on the part of government, accompanied by effective pub- licity campaigns to explain to students and the wider public the principles and justification of charges. [...] There are three keys to NSFAS being and remaining sustainable: firstly, the ongoing capi- talization of the scheme; secondly, innovative, efficient and resilient administra- tive systems; and, thirdly, the recovery of the loan portion of the award from students and the recycling of these funds back into the scheme in order to assist future generations of students" (Jackson, 2002, p. [...] Nevertheless, there was great interest in student loans in the Conference on Cost sharing in Eastern and Southern Africa organized jointly in March 2002 by the University of Dar es Salaam and the International Comparative Higher Education Finance and Accessibility Project.5 As a follow-up to that conference, the International Project hopes to work with the Scholarships and Training Awards Committe.

Author : Felix Maringe
Publisher : Springer
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,21 MB
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9463009027

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The book is a must read for policy makers, academics, university administrators and post graduate research students in the broad field of education and in higher education studies in particular. The book brings together a wealth of information regarding the imperatives of transformation in Africa’s higher education systems. Not only do some of the chapters provide critical discussion about the conceptualisation of transformation, the majority of the chapters reflect on empirical evidence for transformation in diverse fields of mathematics, science, gender, the training of doctoral students and the governance and management of universities. This central theme of sustainable change and reform runs across the chapters of the book. For students, the book provides exemplars of practical research in higher education. For scholars in higher education and policy makers, specific issues for reform are identified and discussed.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 39,87 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780821383896

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Currently, tertiary education development is unsustainable--resources per student are declining and the quality of education is affected. These issues are particularly pressing in times of financial global crisis, when available resources for tertiary education tend to diminish. The impact of the crisis that started in 2008 provides a clear illustration of the need to explore innovative ways to diversify and secure financing for higher education in SSA.