Regionalization of higher education in Africa is the least researched topic in the field of Social Science. In this regard, this book is a pioneer in terms of exploring both the historical and theoretical dynamics of regionalization processes within Africa. This book raises fundamental questions that focus on context and formation, operationalization and implications, and challenges and prospects of these regionalization processes. In doing so, it gives both the analytical contexts of the evolution of higher education regionalization and the current initiatives by the African Union. Dissertation. (Series: Contributions to African Research / Beitr�¤ge zur Afrikaforschung, Vol. 73) [Subject: African Studies, Higher Education]
Regionalization of African Higher Education -progress and prospects
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Regionalization of higher education in Africa is the least researched topic in the field of Social Science. In this regard, this book is a pioneer in terms of exploring both the historical and theoretical dynamics of regionalization processes within Africa. This book raises fundamental questions that focus on context and formation, operationalization and implications, and challenges and prospects of these regionalization processes. In doing so, it gives both the analytical contexts of the evolution of higher education regionalization and the current initiatives by the African Union. Dissertation. (Series: Contributions to African Research / Beitr�¤ge zur Afrikaforschung, Vol. 73) [Subject: African Studies, Higher Education]
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