Higher Education

Removing barriers to higher education for qualified people everywhere

ADEA, Monday, May 6, 2024 - 21:41

Africa has the youngest and fastest growing population of young people globally. By 2050, about 40% of all the persons aged 0-19 in the world will be African and by the end of this century, Africa’s working-age population will constitute 24 percent of the global total, up from 14 percent in 2020.
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Lessons from ADEA’s 3rd High-Level Policy Dialogue Forum on Higher Education and Scientific Research

ADEA, Friday, November 11, 2022 - 14:29

On 10th March 2022, ADEA hosted its 3rd High-Level Policy Dialogue Forum on “Higher Education and Scientific Research in light of Digitalization and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)” organised in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners.
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Building resilience in Higher Education in Mauritius

ADEA, Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - 23:19

The COVID-19 challenge is unparalleled, triggering major changes among economic and educational sectors, including the Higher education sector. The bases of this unique ecosystem have been impacted significantly, creating the most severe disruption in the world’s higher education systems in history.
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Our Common Voice, Our Common Success: ADEA launches new Strategic Plan and Inter-Country Quality Node on Higher Education and Scientific Research in Senegal

ADEA, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 22:16

On Friday 5 October 2018, the Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Senegal and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Hon. Prof. Mary Teuw Niane successfully launched ADEA’s new Strategic Plan (2018-2022) and the Senegal-led Inter-Country Quality Node on Higher Education and Scientific Research (ICQN-HESR).
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Why investments in higher education and research in Africa are so important?

ADEA, Friday, March 15, 2019 - 12:09

After experiencing decades of challenges, higher education (HE) in Africa is presently perceived by key stakeholders as an indispensable component of development. Higher education is the gateway to sustainable development for the African continent at all levels.
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ADEA organizes its 3rd High-Level Policy Dialogue Forum on Higher Education and Scientific Research in the context of Digitalization and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

ADEA, Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - 11:24

ADEA, in collaboration with AfDB and other partners, is organizing the third high-level policy dialogue forum on the theme of "Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Light of Digitalization and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)."
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Africa: How can technical and vocational education contribute to the response to future pandemics?

ADEA, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 11:49

As we celebrate World Youth Skills Day, it is worth taking stock of the priority skills of young Africans in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and how this sector could be rethought and adapted to ensure better resilience to future crises.
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The role of higher education in women’s empowerment

ADEA, Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 14:32

The International Women’s Day 2020 theme is "Iam Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights". This theme is aligned with the UN Women’s new multigenerational campaign, Generation Equality, which marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
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Challenges and prospects of Africa’s higher education

ADEA, Friday, March 15, 2019 - 14:02

Africa has an estimated 1,650 higher education institutions, many of them facing challenges that require the intervention of various stakeholders, national governments and development partners in order for the students to maximize their learning outcomes and contribute effectively to the workforce.
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Why are girls and women under-represented in science related fields in Africa?

ADEA, Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 21:22

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science promotes the full and equal participation of women and girls in education, training, employment and decision-making processes in science fields.
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