Damtew Teferra and Jane Knight, Editors

© 2008 Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA
and Association of African Universities, Accra, Ghana, 584 pages.
ISBN: 978-99-8858-940-9

The first of its kind, this book documents and analyzes the international dimension of higher education in Africa based on country case-studies and a consideration of relevant historical and contemporary themes. It identifies trends, developments, and challenges related to the international dimension of higher education at the institutional, national, and regional levels. It explores the opportunities and probes the risks while it responds to the growing need for information and analysis of internationalization of higher education in Africa. On the basis of this book project, an effort is underway to establish the African Network for Internationalisation of Education (ANIE). This network aims to develop research capacity and expertise to meet the professional and practical needs of individuals, institutions, and organizations interested in the international dimension of higher education in Africa.

The book will be freely distributed to major and select university libraries and relevant research organizations, in Africa only. Commercial copies may be ordered from African Books Collective at http://www.africanbookscollective.com/ More information about book purchases may be accessed here: http://www.aau.org/announce/detail.htm?ai=19.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

About the Publishers

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction
Damtew Teferra and Jane Knight


SECTION 1: SETTING THE CONTEXT

1 The Internationalization of Higher Education: Complexities and Realities
Jane Knight

2 The International Dimension of Higher Education in Africa: Status, Challenges, and Prospects
Damtew Teferra

3 National Approaches to Internationalization: Historical Perspectives and Socioeconomic Influences
Sheldon G. Weeks

SECTION 2: COUNTRY CASE STUDIES

4 Botswana
Patrick Molutsi and Kagiso Kobedi

5 Egypt
Mohsen Elmahdy Said and Maha Moustafa Kamel Mourad

6 Ethiopia
Tesfaye Semela and Elizabeth Ayalew

7 Ghana
Paul Effah and Bernardin Senadza

8 Kenya
James Jowi Otieno, Crispus Kiamba, and David K. Some

9 Mauritius
Goolam Mohamedbhai

10 Mozambique
Lídia Brito, Roland de Brouwer, and Ana Menezes

11 Nigeria
Munzali Jibril and Abdulkarim Obaje

12 Senegal
Ahmadou Aly Mbaye

13 South Africa
Jonathan Jansen, Carlton McLellan, and Ryan Greene

14 Tanzania
Johnson M. Ishengoma


SECTION 3: THEMATIC ISSUES

15 The Role of Key Regional Actors and Programs
Juma Shabani

16 International Student Mobility In and Out of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Mathias Bwanika Mulumba, Abdulkarim Obaje, Kagiso Kobedi, and Roshen Kishun

17 Issues, Policies, and Developments of Internationalization in Africa: Comparative Analysis
Chika Trevor Sehoole

18 Africa in Relation to Other World Regions
Jane Knight

19 Internationalization of Higher Education: Legacy and Journey in the African Landscape
Damtew Teferra

About the Authors

Index