Collaborative Africa-America Graduate Schools

A Presentation at Synergy 2002

Orlando Taylor & Wayne Patterson Howard University

Objective:

To develop joint or collaborative graduate degree programs between African and American universities

Methods

Conduct of a Developmental Symposium to bring together leading academics in graduate education from the US and Africa (Cape Town, February 24-26, 2000)

Issuing of ten minigrants to assist in the development process

Conduct of an Implementation Symposium (Nairobi, April 9-11, 2001) to receive reports on program development

Cape Town Symposium

Funded for 30 participants

Received 200 applications

Stretched funding to 50 participants

50 more attended at own expense

Cape Town Symposium

Held at the University of the Western Cape

February 24-26, 2000

Participants from over 20 countries 30 US universities 30 African universities

Symposium Results

Seven working groups formed Partnership development Agriculture and

environmental science Health and life science Language and

communications Social sciences and

education Physical sciences and

engineering Mathematical and

computational sciences

Participating Institutions

United States Africa America Institute Bureau of Land Management, United States Chicago State University Clark Atlanta University Council of Graduate Schools Department of Education of the United States Fielding Institute Howard University Kansas State University Louisiana State University Michigan Technological University National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States New Mexico State University New York University

Participating Institutions (continued)

Oklahoma State University Old Dominion University Rutgers University Syracuse University The Widmayer Baker Group University of Delaware University of Georgia University of Massachusetts University of Michigan University of North Texas University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Urban-Rural Living and Learning Institute Virginia Commonwealth University Walden University Western Washington University

Participating Institutions (Africa) Association of African Universities Ecole Normale Superieure of the University of Antananarivo Edgerton University Eduardo Mondlane University GIMPA ISECMAR Islamic University In Uganda Kenyatta University Makerere University National Department of Education of South Africa National University of Lesotho Obafemi Awolowo University Peninsula Technikon University du Benin, Lome University of Buea

Participating Institutions (continued)

University of Cape Town University of Durban - Westville University of Kinshasa University of Lagos University of Malawi University of Nairobi University of Namibia University of Ouagadougou University of Swaziland University of the Cape Coast University of the Western Cape University of the Witswatersrand University of Venda University of Yaounde I University of Zimbabwe Vista University

Outcomes to Date

Continued work of seven working groups (by electronic means)

Approximately 40 projects under development

37 applications for minigrants

Examples of Collaboration

Rollie Schafer, University of North Texas (with Yaovi Nuto, Universite du Bénin – Lomé, Togo and Antonio Namburete, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique): “We've made two solid commitments so far based on contacts at the conference. One faculty member will travel to Togo this summer to help in setting up an environmental science program at the University of Benin. Another will travel to Mozambique to help in setting up mass communication (really journalism and radio) program. Both the people in Togo and Mozambique are in e-mail contact with our faculty; we couldn't do it without the Internet.”

Examples of Collaboration

Marcia Watson-Whitmyre, University of Delaware (with Olive Mugenda, Kenyatta University): ”I am continuing to work with programs at UD to firm up partnership agreements; the one that is progressing best right now is in the area of Women's Studies, and is in conjunction with Kenyatta University. Several others are percolating along.”

Examples of Collaboration

Anthony Staak, Peninsula Technikon, South Africa (with Sung Lee, Michigan Technological University): “Thank you for your positive comments. I will fax you the implementation plan relating to our 4-yr collaborative project with UM (I will do so on Monday, as I will only return to the office then). In summary, the plan focuses on collaboration in the area of Smart Structures

Examples of Collaboration

Robert Zeigler, Kansas State University (with Charles Rwabukwali, Makerere University, Uganda): “You may recall that we met during the recent Cape Town meeting and discussed my making contact with the agriculture faculty at Makerere University. I would very much appreciate it if you could see that this message makes it to those responsible for establishing international research and graduate education relationships.

Examples of Collaboration

Kent Morrison, President, Walden University: has appointed Professor Charmaine Villet of the University of Namibia and Professor Joyce Meme of the University of Nairobi as distance education faculty at Walden University.

Nairobi Symposium

Hosted by the University of Nairobi

April 9-11, 2001 Held at the Utalii

Hotel, Nairobi Campus of the Kenyan

national Hospitality College, Utalii College

Nairobi Symposium Participants

Nairobi Symposium

Again an overwhelming demand Over 100 participants About half at their own expense

Program

Implementing Collaboration

Between African &

American Graduate Schools

Participants

Addis Ababa University Albany State University Association of African Universities Bugema University Busoga University Chancellor College Chicago State University College of William and Mary Eduardo Mondlane University Howard University Idaho State University Jomo Kenyatta University Lenoir-Rhyne College Makerere University Moi University

Namibia Institute for Educational Development

National University of Lesotho National University of Rwanda New Mexico State University New York University Obafemi Awolowo University Old Dominion University Oregon State University Peninsula Technikon Polytechnic of Namibia Rutgers University Southern University and A&M

College Syracuse University Tokyo Foundation

Participants (more)

Truman State University Universite de Yaounde I Universite du Benin – Lome University of Antananarivo University of Botswana University of Cape Town University of Delaware University of Georgia University of Kinshasa University of Lagos University of Malawi University of Massachusetts University of Michigan University of Missouri University of Nairobi

University of Namibia University of North Texas University of Science and

Technology of Masuku University of Swaziland University of Texas - El Paso University of the North University of the Orange Free State University of the Western Cape University of the Witswatersrand University of Venda Urban Rural Living and Learning

Institute Virginia Commonwealth University Walden University Western Michigan University

Reports of Collaborations

Peninsula Technikon and Rutgers University Masters Degree in Quality Engineering

University of Namibia and Walden University Partnering in the Online Environment

University of the Western Cape, AAU, Université de Yaoundé I, University of Venda, Howard University, Syracuse University Development of a Mathematical Sciences Resource

Team

Reports of Collaborations (more) Eduardo Mondlane University and

University of North Texas Master’s Degree in Journalism --- live

and online Medical University of Southern

Africa (MEDUNSA) and University of Massachusetts Master’s in Communications Disorders

Reports of Collaborations (more) University of Cape Town and New York

University Master’s Degree in Diversity Studies

Université du Bénin – Lomé and University of North Texas Master’s Degree in Environmental Science

Kenyatta University and University of Delaware Certificate Program in Women’s Studies

Reports of Collaborations (more) AFRICAN REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS University of Science and Technology of

Masuku, Gabon and Peninsula Technikon General engineering

University of the Witswatersrand and Makerere University Master’s degree in biotechnology

National University of Rwanda and Kinshasa University General discussions

Next Steps

Although the ALO funding is ending, participants have strongly urged continuation of the process

Probably the largest opportunity for African and American academic leaders to collaborate

Steering Committee has been created to secure permanent funding

next meeting planned for USA

Spin-Offs

Howard University/University of the Western Cape collaboration has evolved: HU and UWC joined to sponsor an

international forum on Racism and Inequality

Joined by Universidade São Paulo, Brazil and others

Spin-Offs

International Forum held at Howard (HU, UWC, USP, Massey, York)

Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Managing Director, World Bank, as keynote speaker

Spin-Offs

Collaboration with São Paulo has led to a four-university joint curriculum initiative (Howard, Vanderbilt, Universidade São Paulo and Universidade Federal da Bahia)

Another collaboration with Western Cape has led to a proposal for a joint master’s degree in computer science (computer security)

Spin-Offs

US Department of Education asked Howard to develop similar model for US-Caribbean linkages

We are working closely with UNICA, the association of Caribbean universities, to bring this about

The Canadian government has asked Howard to assist in developing a model which would produce a Canada – Africa linkages project

Permanent Steering Committee Cecil Abrahams, former

Rector, University of the Western Cape

G.O.S. Ekhaguere, Association of African Universities

Laure Pauline Fotso, Director of Planning, Université de Yaounde I

Howard Johnson, Graduate Dean, Syracuse University

Earl Lewis, Graduate Dean, University of Michigan

Firmino Mucavele, Dean of Agriculture, Eduardo Mondlane University

Philip Nyaga, former Director of Postgraduate Studies, University of Nairobi

Wayne Patterson, Senior Fellow, Howard University

Charlena Seymour, Interim Provost, University of Massachusetts

Orlando Taylor, Dean of the Graduate School, Howard University

For Further Information Contact:

Orlando Taylor, Otaylor@howard.edu Wayne Patterson, wpatterson@howard.edu

202-806-6800