TY - JOUR
T1 - TOWARD BUILDING STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY-SOCIETY PARTNERSHIPS IN AFRICA
AU - Bekele, Teklu Abate
AU - Cossa, José
AU - Barat, Sharmistha
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - In order to redefine the university-society relationship, African universities aspire to forge new partnerships with local, national, regional, and international actors. Employing a critical review of the literature and an analysis of the strategic plans of regional African organisations and African universities, this study explores the challenges and opportunities of creating strategic university-society partnerships in Africa. Against a backdrop of African universities fashioned after modernity, the study draws from (1) "Mode 2" knowledge production, "Mode 3" research, entrepreneurial university, and academic capitalism, (2) the helices models and epistemic cultures, (3) power dynamics in international negotiations over educational policy, and (4) uBuntu and Cosmo-uBuntu, to inspire African universities towards contextual relevance and significance. Furthermore, the study proposes a conceptual framework of strategic international university-society partnerships to inform policy making, strategic planning, and further research.
AB - In order to redefine the university-society relationship, African universities aspire to forge new partnerships with local, national, regional, and international actors. Employing a critical review of the literature and an analysis of the strategic plans of regional African organisations and African universities, this study explores the challenges and opportunities of creating strategic university-society partnerships in Africa. Against a backdrop of African universities fashioned after modernity, the study draws from (1) "Mode 2" knowledge production, "Mode 3" research, entrepreneurial university, and academic capitalism, (2) the helices models and epistemic cultures, (3) power dynamics in international negotiations over educational policy, and (4) uBuntu and Cosmo-uBuntu, to inspire African universities towards contextual relevance and significance. Furthermore, the study proposes a conceptual framework of strategic international university-society partnerships to inform policy making, strategic planning, and further research.
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U2 - 10.26806/modafr.v9i2.378
DO - 10.26806/modafr.v9i2.378
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85128540669
SN - 2336-3274
VL - 9
SP - 82
EP - 115
JO - Modern Africa
JF - Modern Africa
IS - 2
ER -