Flagship Universities in Africa

✍ Scribed by Damtew Teferra (eds.)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 547
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
African Flagship Universities in the Era of “Massification”....Pages 1-16
University of Botswana: A National University in Decline?....Pages 17-55
Cairo University: The Flagship University of Egypt....Pages 57-89
Once a Flagship Always a Flagship?: Addis Ababa University in Perspective....Pages 91-142
The University of Ghana: A “Premier” University in National Development....Pages 143-195
University of Nairobi: Review of the Flagship Role in Higher Education in Kenya....Pages 197-240
The University of Mauritius: Overview of a Flagship University in a Small Island State....Pages 241-279
University of Ibadan: A Beacon of Higher Education in Africa....Pages 281-332
Cheikh Anta Diop University: A Journey for Undisputed Flagship Status....Pages 333-372
The Role of African Flagship Universities: The Case of the University of Dar es Salaam....Pages 373-423
Makerere University as a Flagship Institution: Sustaining the Quest for Relevance....Pages 425-466
University of Zambia: Contextualization and Contribution to Flagship Status in Zambia....Pages 467-505
African Flagship Universities: Epilogue....Pages 507-516
Back Matter....Pages 517-535

✦ Subjects

Higher Education;Administration, Organization and Leadership;African Politics;International and Comparative Education

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