Dialogue series sparks conversations on transformation

TrustAfrica, a pan-African foundation launched six years ago in Senegal, has been organising higher education dialogues in several African countries to provide a neutral and safe space for conversations on higher education transformation.
TrustAfrica’s grantee project activity report on the Policy Dialogues Series on Higher Education in Africa was presented at a Carnegie Corporation of New York-sponsored convening in Nairobi on “Higher Education Policy, Leadership and Governance” in Africa.
Formed as a governance and policy organisation, the body has initiated a number of projects and processes, and been the catalyst for collaborations and partnerships.
Its higher education project offers a platform to strengthen the African higher education sector, and recognises the long-term presence of key players like researchers, academics, the private sector, civil society, policy-makers and various institutions whose work has been critical in shaping Africa’s higher education landscape.
TrustAfrica initiated the higher education dialogue series, under project leader Dr Omano Edigheji, in the hope that multiple stakeholders would unite to set the education agenda. More...