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Constructing knowledge societies: New challenges for tertiary education
This World Bank report describes the role higher education plays in building developing countries' capacity to participate in a knowledge-based world economy and outlines policy options to promote economic development. It confirms the shift in the World Bank's attitude to education support as a...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: January 2002 | EN
Accelerating catch-up: Tertiary education for growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
This World Bank report examines higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa, asking how it can stimulate economic growth in the region. Drawing on international experience and regional case studies, the authors argue that there is an urgent need for countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to invest in human...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: 2009 | EN
What donors should do
This opinion article highlights the need for donors to support higher education in poor countries. The authors, Jos H. C. Walenkamp and Ad Boeren from the Netherlands Organisation for International Cooperation in Higher Education, discuss how higher education and research can reduce poverty. They...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: September 2007 | EN
The impact of globalization on higher education and research in the Arab state
These selected proceedings from a regional research seminar in Morocco, hosted by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), examine the state of higher education in Arab states. They highlight the impact of globalisation on local systems and discuss the role of funding...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: May 2007 | EN
African higher education development and the international community
This paper from the Association of Commonwealth Universities outlines the commitments and activities made by major international partners -- specifically the G8 countries -- to developing African higher education between 2000 and 2004. Projects are analysed by topic -- from human resources...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: June 2005 | EN
Beyond the ABCs: Higher education and developing countries
This paper, written by researchers at the Universities of Pennsylvania and Columbia in the United States, examines various aspects of higher education in developing countries including its impact on economic development. The authors discuss the growing demand for higher education in developing...
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: February 2008 | EN
A comparison of the cost of research in South Africa's public research and higher education institutions
This paper examines the relative costs of research in South Africa and the apparent disparity in researchers' salaries. A 2004-2005 research and development survey provides data on the unit cost of research across higher education institutions (HEIs), science councils and the business sector....
KEY DOCUMENT | Publication date: December 2008 | EN
