Collaborative Africa-America Graduate Schools

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Collaborative Africa-America Graduate Schools

• A Presentation at Synergy 2002
• Orlando Taylor Wayne Patterson
• Howard University

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Objective

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

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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

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Cape Town Symposium

• Funded for 30 participants
• Received 200 applications
• Stretched funding to 50 participants
• 50 more attended at own expense

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Outcomes to Date

• Continued work of seven working groups (by
  electronic means)
• Approximately 40 projects under development
• 37 applications for minigrants

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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Nairobi Symposium Participants
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Nairobi Symposium

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

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Program

• Implementing Collaboration Between
• African American Graduate Schools

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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 AM College
• Syracuse University
• Tokyo Foundation

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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

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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

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Reports of Collaborations (more)

• Eduardo Mondlane University and University of
  North Texas
• Masters Degree in Journalism --- live and
  online
• Medical University of Southern Africa (MEDUNSA)
  and University of Massachusetts
• Masters in Communications Disorders

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Reports of Collaborations (more)

• University of Cape Town and New York University
• Masters Degree in Diversity Studies
• Université du Bénin Lomé and University of
  North Texas
• Masters Degree in Environmental Science
• Kenyatta University and University of Delaware
• Certificate Program in Womens Studies

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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
• Masters degree in biotechnology
• National University of Rwanda and Kinshasa
  University
• General discussions

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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

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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

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Spin-Offs

• International Forum held at Howard (HU, UWC, USP,
  Massey, York)
• Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, Managing Director, World
  Bank, as keynote speaker

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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 masters degree in
  computer science (computer security)

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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

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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

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For Further Information

• Contact
• Orlando Taylor,
• Otaylor_at_howard.edu
• Wayne Patterson,
• wpatterson_at_howard.edu
• 202-806-6800