University leaders launch governance reform network

More than 100 university presidents from across the Middle East and North Africa have pledged to launch a network for higher education to support governance reform, benchmarking and knowledge sharing.
The university leaders had gathered in Rabat, Morocco, for a regional workshop aimed at developing a common strategy for higher education reform and the use of the University Governance Screening Card, or UGSC – a tool for measuring the quality of university management – the World Bank said in a statement.
The network will link experts from participating countries and international practitioners “to support ongoing research for the regular updating and refining of benchmarking tools and the promotion of knowledge sharing”, the media release said.
Use of the UGSC had risen rapidly in the two years since its launch, expanding from 41 universities in four countries in 2010 to more than 100 institutions in seven countries. Read More...