New Books on HIV/AIDS and Donor Assistance to Higher Education
The ADEA Working Group on Higher
Education (WGHE) participated in the
General Conference of the Association
of African Universities, which took place
in Nairobi February 5-9, 2001, and held
its Steering Committee meeting February
10.
New reports presented at AAU General Conference
Working Group contributions to the AAU
Conference included: (i) presentation of
its study of HIV/AIDS and universities in
Africa, entitled Challenging the Challenger: Understanding and Expanding the Response of Universities in Africa to HIV/AIDS
by Prof. Michael Kelly of
the University of Zamiba; (ii) a report and
recommendations ensuing from the
WGHE sponsored workshop on "Evaluating
OnLine Resources for Teaching
and Learning in African Universities";
and, (iii) distribution of the Directory to
Donor Assistance for African Higher
Education (in French and English) produced
by the Working Group. WGHE financed
the participation and travel to
Nairobi of several governmental higher
education policymakers.
The study on HIV/AIDS, Challenging
the Challenger: Understanding and Expanding the Response of Universities in Africa to HIV/AIDS
is an investigation
of how AIDS is affecting African
universities and how they are coping
with the disease. The report draws
upon case study reports commissioned
by the WGHE at seven universities in six
countries (Benin, Ghana, Kenya,
Namibia, South Africa and Zambia). The
Directory to Donor Assistance for African
Higher Education contains information
on the range of donor priorities
and possibilities for assistance in the
field of higher education. The report,
which covers 32 agencies, provides information
such as types of assistance,
channels of provision, and thematic assistance
priorities. Contact details are
provided for each agency. Both reports
can be downloaded from the ADEA Web
Site (http://www.adeanet.org/)
Steering Committee reviews work program
The Steering Committee reviewed
progress made under its work program
and initiated planning for the coming
year. Currently its main activity is a regional
survey of innovations in African
higher education conducted by four senior
African researchers. Future planning
focuses on: (i) support for efforts to expand
the response of African universities
to HIV/AIDS; (ii) development of tools
facilitating the use of information technology
in tertiary level instruction; and
(iii) an initial assessment of institutional
performance by non-university tertiary
institutions. The Working Group will
hold its next Steering Committee meeting
in October 2001 in conjunction with
the ADEA Biennial Meeting in Arusha,
Tanzania.
For further information, please contact:
William Saint
World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington D.C. 20433
USA
Tel: +1 202 473 7578
Fax: +1 202 473 8065
E-mail: wsaint@worldbank.org
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