[AU-Harmon-AAU-QA] Conference - The African universities'adaptation to the Bologna process

[Sarah Hoosen]

Dear Amadou

The strategy document takes cognizance of many of the existing harmonization
processes - on a continental, regional, and national level. For example:

Continental Level
The Arusha Convention
African Council for Distance Education (ACDE)
Association of African Universities (AAU)
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa
(ICQAHEA)
African Development Bank Strategy for Higher Education Science and
Technology

Regional Level
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
The Higher Education Quality Management Initiative of Southern Africa
(HEQMISA)
Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)
Conseil Africain et Malgache pour l’Enseignement Supérieur (African and
Malagasy Council for Higher Education) (CAMES)
Association of Arab Universities (AARU)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

National Level - different countries are at different stages in tackling
issues of quality assurance and recognition of qualifications. Whilst some
countries are involved in regional collaborations, others are not – there is
great diversity.

Pages 36-55 of Part One of the strategy highlights these initiatives in more
detail.

The strategy does not make reference to this conference (as it was possibly
written prior to the announcement being made). However, your comments again
point to efforts in Africa being fragmented, and the need to organise in a
coordinated fashion. 

Perhaps, as Goolam has pointed out, a continental approach to see how to
adapt the Bologna Process to African higher education could be useful.

What do others think?
Does anyone have any idea what the Lusophone universities are doing in this
regard?

Regards
Sarah

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Sent: 18 July 2007 12:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [AU-Harmon-AAU-QA] Conference - The African
universities'adaptation to the Bologna process

Sarah,
Merci pour cette information qui montre que beaucoup
de choses se passent en Afrique sans que
nécessairement tous ceux qui sont concernés en soient
informés. Il se trouve que je réside en R. D. Congo
(Kinshasa) mais je n'ai jamais été informé de cette
rencontre; et en voyant la composition du Comité
d'organisation ainsi que les noms des intervenants
principaux je me demande si l' UNIVERSITE DE KINSHASA
est elle-même assez impliquée. Notez que Kinshasa est
à 2000 Km de Lumumbashi, à l'autre extrémité du pays. 
Tout ceci m'amène à revenir sur ma proposition
antérieure de commencer ce forum par un état des
lieux. Quels sont les projets ou démarches qui
existent sur le continent dans le domaine qui nous
intéresse ici? A quel niveau d'avancement se
situent-ils? Qui en sont le acteurs? , etc. C'est
ensuite seulement qu'on essayera de voir comment
fédérer ces initiatives pour aller ensemble vers la
réalisaion de la vision de l' Union Africiane. 
Amadou


       
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