Prof. Adebayo OlukoshiAfrican Universities must instill a spirit of innovation into their missions if they are to assist in the continent's transformation
Adebayo Olukoshi, Regional Director for Africa & Western Asia at the Institute for Democracy & Electoral Assistance, Darkar, told the Times Higher Education Africa Universities Summit that many Africa institutions have become 'too normal'. 'Universities must define themselves as centres/sites of continental renaissance - a renaissance in which the power of ideas and the reconciliation of ideas and policy which has been missing, will become an important driving force for change' he said.
He added that 'poverty reduction would be welcome, but it cannot be a strategy for (Africa's) development'. Speaking as part of the panel on reputation building, he added that it is important for African Universities to 'define notions of excellence that 'speak to the immediate and specific needs of the continent's Universities and should reject 'abstract' goals such as 'achieving world excellence' or producing 'world-class leaders'.
He said that it is necessary to ensure that institutions do not become 'completely relevant' even when they 'appear to be defined as the gold standard in higher education'. 'World class means what?', he asked. 'The mistake we have made over time is to assume there is a defined standard of excellence by which we must measure ourselves. Excellence itself is a changing concept, and today's Universities in Africa must speak to the goals of transformation'.
'We have an opportunity to establish a much more nuanced and considered definition of ambition that speaks to our context. African transformation is not because of Universities, but institutions must also ensure that it is not in spite of them either. If it is not going to be in spite of Universities, institutions must determine the key and drivers of transformation', Olukoshi said. Prof. Olukoshi also questioned the 'Africa rising' narrative that says the continent's time for rapid development had arrived, stating that there is still 'high unemployment and social exclusion'.
As a follow up to Olukoshi's submission above, I now ask a pertinent question: Have we done the kind of work that is necessary to entitle us to label contemporary times in Africa as an 'Africa rising' phenomenon/period when citizens on the continent are still grappling with basic issues of existence in spite of the 'research' being conducted in Universities. When will Gown genuinely meet Town? When will African Universities consistently engage in system-relevant research that would eventually take the continent out of the woods?
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*25 tips for Ph.D students https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/phd-examiner-my-tops-25-tips-students-william-buchanan
*Strategic thinking & planning https://t.co/4a38vOeYlz
*10 things to avoid when writing your Ph.D proposal http://www.thephdconsultancy.com/proposal-10-things-to...
*The library of Congress is the largest library in the world: More than 162 million items on 838 miles of bookshelves https://t.co/9hZxJ1pfle
*Translating research into practice www.concept-ce.com/presentation-prosecutional-theories-explain-contradictory-evidence
*It's time to ditch our deadlines: Why you should stop penalising your students for submitting work late chronicle.com/article/it-s-time-to-ditch-our...
*Should writing for the public count for tenure? https://theconversation.com/show-writing-for...
*Red hair: Fear & loathing in Medieval times https://www.feedtheweb.click/red-hair-fear
*The end of the grant era https.//opendemocracy.net/openglobalrights/ellen
*The Ivy League, mental illness & the meaning of life www.theatlantic.com/education/archive
*Data geeks are taking over economics https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-08-25/data-geeks-are-taking-over-economics
*The danger of teaching poor kids that College is the key to social mobility theatln.tc/2bVqhvK www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/01/the-danger-of-telling-poor-kids-that...
*Scientists have much to gain by sharing their research with the public https://theconversation.com/scientists-have-much-to-gain-by-sharing-their-research...
*With open data, you finally get what you've paid for all these years http://bit.ly/2biAV37
*The Argumentative Theory https://www.edge.org/conversation/hugo_mercier-
*The dark side of economic freedom: Neoliberalism has deleterious effects on labour rights blogs.ise.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/the-dark-side-of-economic-freedom/
*The secret libraries of history http://www.bbc.com/.../20160819-the-secret-libraries-of...
*Small changes in teaching: The first five minutes of class http://chronicle.com/article/small-changes-in-teaching...
*Africa: Push for more women in higher education http://www.universityworldnews.co/article...
*Weapons of Math destruction: Big data punishes poor people http://time.com/4471451/cathy-oneil-math-destruction/
*The Anthropocene epoch: Scientists declare dawn of human-influenced age https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/...
*The perpetual solitude of the writer http://lithub.com/the-perpetual-solitude-of-the-writer/
*Maya Angelou on courage & creativity https://hbr.org/2013/05/maya-angelou-on-courage...
*Math is racist: How data is driving inequality money.cnn.com/2016/09/06/technology/weapons-of-math-destruction/
*How trigger warnings are hurting mental health on campus http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/
*Designing university curricula fro the future http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story...
*Study explores barriers to open educational resource use http://www.universityworldnews.com/article...
*The future & relevance of Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions http://trustafrica.org/.../publications-trust/books-and-ebooks
*South African Universities to offer B.Sc Witchcraft http://livemonitor.co.za/south-african-universities-to-offer...
*Why College kids are avoiding the study of literature https://www.commentarymagazine.com/articles/...
*Work-Life-Study balance https://www.waldenu.edu/about/newsroom/news/2011/0818-tips...
*The difference between rationality & intelligence http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/opinion/.../the-difference
*This is how Literacy Fiction teaches us to be human http://www.signature-reads.com/2016/09/this-is-how-literary...
*Fresh graduates shouldn't rush back to University for Master's degree www.premiumtimesng.com/news/.../210634-fresh-graduates-shouldnt-rush-back...
*Research will enhance town-gown relationship www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2016/09/07/research-will-enhance-town-gown-relationship/
*If Africa grows its Universities cleverly, its economies will flourish https://theconversation.com/if-africa-grows-its-universities-cleverly...
*Writing a good conference paper http://thesishub.org/writing-a-good-conference-paper/
*How Colleges should adopt in a networked age www.chronicle.com/article/how-colleges-should-adapt-in-a/237842
*You don't know your students: This Professor hopes to change that www.chronicle.com/article/you-dont-know-your/237553/
*How Sal Khan hopes to remake education www.chronicle.com/article/how-sal-khan-hopes-to-remake/235895
*Diversity in academe: Disability on campus www.chronicle.com/specialreport/diversity-in-academe-/55
*You should be reading banned books www.huffingtonpost.com/zac.thompson/you-should-be-reading-banned-books...
*The Anthropological Unconcious or How not to talk about African fiction http://brittlepaper.com/2016/03-helen-oyeyemi-explains-tag...
*Dear Humanities Prof: We are the problem https://www.chronicle.com/article/Dear-Humanities-Profs-We-Are/243100/
*The gentrification of African Studies https://africasacountry.com/2018/12/the-gentrification-of-african-studies
*It matters a lot who teaches introductory courses. Here's why https://www.chronicle.com/article/it-matters-a-lot-who-teaches/243125/
*5 ways students can graduate, fully qualified for the 4th Industrial Revolution wef.ch/2QNVZO5 #education
*Intellectual humility: The importance of knowing you might be wrong https://www.vox.com/science-and-health
*Nigeria: ASUU vs FG impasse needs scientific approach - Abia State University VC, Uche Ikonne bit.ly/2VRN4yl
*The silence in academia about capitalism in Africa africasacountry.com/.../the-silence-in-academia-about-capitalism
*'Public Intellectual' by C.S. Lewis https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/evangelical-history/laminsanneh-1742-2019/
*Nigeria's University system up for interrogation https://www.intervention.ng/14628/
*Fixing academia's mental health problem https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26365-lighting-dark-fixing-academias-mental-health-problem/
*Why PhDs don't become billionaires https://www.inc.com/jim-schleckser/why-phds-dont-become-billionaires...
*Nigeria: The rot in private Universities https://thenationonlineng.net/the-rot-in-private-universities/
*Raising the visibility of African research & innovation https://www.universityworldnews.com/
*My 9 steps to success as a Ph.D student in Nigeria https://www.nature.com/article/d41586-019-02072...
*How Colleges became nannies https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/john-horvat-ii/how-colleges-became-nannies...
*Decolonising the University in Africa - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics https://oxfordre.com/politics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637
*'Powerlist' names Nigerian, Prof. Funmi Olonisakin, VP of Kings College London as 7th kcl.ac.uk/news/powerlist-named-kings-vice-principal-as-7th
*Navigating the research terrain for graduate students in Africa: A reflection https://kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/2019/08/09/navigating-the-research-terrain-for-graduate-students-in-africa-a-reflection
*There is no Africa in African studies https://africasacountry.com/2019/08/there-is-no-africa-in-african-studies
*Navigating the research terrain for graduate students in Africa: A reflection https://kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/2019/08/09/navigating-the-research-terrain-for-graduate-students-in-africa...
*5 ways students can graduate fully qualified for the 4th industrial revolution wef.ch/2QNVZO5
*Inside the African essay factories that churn out University coursework for $11,5000 msn.com/en-za/money/news/inside-the-african-essay-factories-that-churn-out-university-coursework-for-11500-cheating
*Sex for grades: Undercover in West African Universities https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-49907376/sex-for-grades-undercover-in-west-african-universities
*Sexual harassment at epidemic levels in UK Universities https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/05/students-staff-uk-universities-sexual-harassment-epidemic
*The problems with randomised controlled trials youtube.com/watch?...
*On the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for Economics: The poverty of poor economics https://africasacountry.com/2019/10/the-poverty-of-poor-economics...
*Indian schools make students wear boxes on their heads in exam to prevent cheating edition.cnn.com/2019/10/21.../india-students-box-cheating-intl-scli/
*Can the Somali speak?: The domination of Somali Studies by white scholars africasa country/2015/03/can-the-somali-speak-cadaan-studies
*Sex for grades: Time to adopt the 'blind grading system' https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sex-for-grades-time-adopt-blind-grading system https://www.linkedin,com/pulse/sex-grades-time-adopt/
*Yoruba Prince gives more than 1,000 works of art to establish University Museum in Nigeria https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/yoruba-prince...
*A society without scholars and thinkers is a dangerous society nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/11/428265/society-without-scholars-thinkers-dangerous-society/
*Ethnic minority academics get less UK research funding newscientist.com/article/2222994-ethnic-minority-academics-funding/
*How to choose & prepare a research topic youtube.com/watch?v
*Most schooling is training for stupidity & conformity - Noam Chomsky on Education youtube.com/watch?v
*How to upgrade your thinking and avoid traps that make you look stupid newscientist.com/article/mg24132180-100-how-to-upgrade-your-thinking-avoid-traps-that-make-you-look-stupid
*What are the 'Humanities'? https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/what-are-the-humanities/
*10 useful Mobile Apps for Ph.D scholars https://tinyurl.com/Apps4PhD
*The Makerere crisis: Time for a radical re-think www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/.../makerere-crisis-radical...
*Artificial Intelligence: Myth vs Reality transmitter.ieee.org/ai/
*5 strategies for de-Westernising globalisation bit.ly/1nNDefq
*Strategies for writing literature review youtube.com/watch?v
*Critical thinking wef.ch/2gOr9SD #leadership
*Education is performance art theatln.tc/2hdMgBV
*Why Universities should not teach Social Entrepreneurship https://ssir.org/.../why-universities
*The public role of writers & intellectuals tamilnation.co/ideology/said.htm
*How the profound dangers in economics make left vs right debates irrelevant http://economics.com/the-deep-and-profound-chat...
*Robots, universal basic freedom & the welfare state https://www.intereconomics.org/perspectives/blog/robots...
*Research proposal flow chart https://web.facebook.com/...
*What use is a Degree in History? historynewsnetwork.org/article/164182
*Wale Adebanwi, Nigerian scholar, named Rhodes Professor at Oxford University https://t.c/315ylfa0mJ
*What does it mean to be literate in the 21st century? aje.io/3uz
*Only 10 of the world's top 1,000 universities are in Africa according to a list qz.com/731712/only-ten-of-the-worlds-top-1000-universities-are-in-africa...
*My writing productivity pipeline chronicle.com/article/my-writing-productivity/236712
*To professors: Do you assign enough reading? Or too much? chronicle.com/article/do-you-assign-enough-reading-/237085/
*Why most academics will always be bad writers chronicle.com/article/why-most-academics-will-always/237077/
*Progress is not a zero-sum-game http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_wright_on_optimism...
*NUC's list of the top 100 universities in Nigeria https://t.co/oihYCRiCY8
*Hyper-politics, political science & concept formation http://bit.ly/2awJm8m #ipsawc
*The power of words http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.../the-power-of-words-3_b_3705...
*Diaspora academics & those in Africa can do great things together http://mgafrica.com/.../2016-10-17-diaspora-academics-and...
*Religiousity & intelligence https://en.m.wikipedia.org/
*Don't blame the elite: That's the politics of nihilism & envy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/22/blame-elite-nihilism-envy
*The 'Diversity' fraud https://www.creators.com/read/thomas-sowell/12/16/the-diversity-fraud
*Coalitions & citizens' movements theobserver.co.zw/short-reflections-coalition-and-citizens-movements/
*Stop trying to sound smart when you're writing trib.al/WHvLxFl
*Fake academia, looking much like the real thing www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/upshot-fake-academia-looking-much-like-the-real-thing.html...
*The 10 best universities in the world wef.ch/2hrCmwR
*Neo-liberal policies are the cause of world strife www.dailymirror.lk/.../neo-liberal-policies-are-the-cause-of-world-strife...
*What percent book-obsessed are you? https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasminnahar/what-percent...
*Kings College London: Cross-disciplinary approaches to non-equilibrium systems (CANES) canes.com
*Bad habits that may hinder your success as a student http://schoolmate.com/bad-habits-may-hinder-academic
*11 reasons why manuscripts are rejected thesishub.org/eleven-reasons-manuscripts-rejected/
*Global discontent with politics, neoliberalism & globalisation rises http://www.globalresearch,ca/global-discontent
*When binary thinking is involved, polarisation follows https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/empathy...
*African Universities need bankable ideas www.scidev.net/global/r-d/opinion/african-universities-bankable-ideas.html
*10 tips on how not to be a dull facilitator https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/10-tips-how-dull-trainer-facilitator...
*Improving education through competition among course providers https://betterworldpolicies.blogspot.com/2016/07/competition-among-course-providers-in.html
*Students & researchers in political science https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8538388
*Intellectual property & access to science http://eepurl.com/...
*Higher education reasserts its role as a public good http://www.universityworldnews.com/article...
*Who drives research in developing countries? https://medium.com/@jonharle/who-drives-resarch-in...
*ABU develops remedy for 'tomato ebola' (tuta absoluta) by V.C. http://guardian.ng/news/abu-develops-remedy-for-tomato-ebola...
*We are in great danger when higher education doesn't pay http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/dot9/ndemo/...
*Mistakes lead to learning: You learn to forgive yourself & the rest of the world at the same time on.forbes.com/60168MiWs
*Fake conferences & journals exploit a fundamental weakness in the system nyti.ms/2hrtWlx
*Are we heading towards a 'post human rights world'? http://www.bbc.com/.../world-europe
*Leaving the Academic stage chroni.cl/2ix4sIR
*The rise of Pierre Bourdieu in US sociology http://blog.oup.com/2015/07/pierre-bourdieu-us-sociology/
*The seeming self versus the authentic self & the liberating madness of casting our masks aside by Kahlil Gibran https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/01/06/kahlil...
*Stigma, stress & fear: Faculty mental health services chronicle.com/article/stigma-stressfear-/237353...
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*How to win an academic argument http://chroni.cl/2AZORTA
*Why 21st century socialism failed by Jacobin https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/08/venezuela...
*Beyond the Welfare State https://bostonreview-net/us/beyond-welfare-state/
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*Creative worlds collide: Novels about art knopdoubleday.com/2016/08/11/creative-worlds-collide-novels-about-art/
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*Racial identity is biological nonsense says Kwame Anthony Appiah https://www.guardian.com/.../racial-identity-is-a-biological-nonsense
*Data as a driver for change: How results can reshape work, but also deceive https://www.devex.com/news/data-as-a-driver-for...
*Data-driven or data-informed - What's best for you? https://www.cleverism.com/data-driven-versus-data-informed-whats-best/
*Karl Marx: Greatness & illusion by Gareth Stedman Jones https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/aug/14/karl-marx-greatness-and-illusion...
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*Physicists confirm possible discovery of 5th force of nature http://phys.org/news/2016-08-physicists-discovery-nature...
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*The black intellectual tradition & the myth of objectivity www.aaihs.org/the-black-intellectual-tradition-and-the-myth-of-objectivity
*Experiment with new education providers also tests new ways to measure quality chroni.il/2bGi8yD
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*Strategic thinking & planning https://t.co/4a38vOeYlz
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*Translating research into practice www.concept-ce.com/presentation-prosecutional-theories-explain-contradictory-evidence
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*Red hair: Fear & loathing in Medieval times https://www.feedtheweb.click/red-hair-fear
*The end of the grant era https.//opendemocracy.net/openglobalrights/ellen
*The Ivy League, mental illness & the meaning of life www.theatlantic.com/education/archive
*Data geeks are taking over economics https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-08-25/data-geeks-are-taking-over-economics
*The danger of teaching poor kids that College is the key to social mobility theatln.tc/2bVqhvK www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/01/the-danger-of-telling-poor-kids-that...
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*The Argumentative Theory https://www.edge.org/conversation/hugo_mercier-
*The dark side of economic freedom: Neoliberalism has deleterious effects on labour rights blogs.ise.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/the-dark-side-of-economic-freedom/
*The secret libraries of history http://www.bbc.com/.../20160819-the-secret-libraries-of...
*Small changes in teaching: The first five minutes of class http://chronicle.com/article/small-changes-in-teaching...
*Africa: Push for more women in higher education http://www.universityworldnews.co/article...
*Weapons of Math destruction: Big data punishes poor people http://time.com/4471451/cathy-oneil-math-destruction/
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*Math is racist: How data is driving inequality money.cnn.com/2016/09/06/technology/weapons-of-math-destruction/
*How trigger warnings are hurting mental health on campus http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/
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*You don't know your students: This Professor hopes to change that www.chronicle.com/article/you-dont-know-your/237553/
*How Sal Khan hopes to remake education www.chronicle.com/article/how-sal-khan-hopes-to-remake/235895
*Diversity in academe: Disability on campus www.chronicle.com/specialreport/diversity-in-academe-/55
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*It matters a lot who teaches introductory courses. Here's why https://www.chronicle.com/article/it-matters-a-lot-who-teaches/243125/
*5 ways students can graduate, fully qualified for the 4th Industrial Revolution wef.ch/2QNVZO5 #education
*Intellectual humility: The importance of knowing you might be wrong https://www.vox.com/science-and-health
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*Decolonising the University in Africa - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics https://oxfordre.com/politics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637
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*There is no Africa in African studies https://africasacountry.com/2019/08/there-is-no-africa-in-african-studies
*Navigating the research terrain for graduate students in Africa: A reflection https://kujenga-amani.ssrc.org/2019/08/09/navigating-the-research-terrain-for-graduate-students-in-africa...
*5 ways students can graduate fully qualified for the 4th industrial revolution wef.ch/2QNVZO5
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*On the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for Economics: The poverty of poor economics https://africasacountry.com/2019/10/the-poverty-of-poor-economics...
*Indian schools make students wear boxes on their heads in exam to prevent cheating edition.cnn.com/2019/10/21.../india-students-box-cheating-intl-scli/
*Can the Somali speak?: The domination of Somali Studies by white scholars africasa country/2015/03/can-the-somali-speak-cadaan-studies
*Sex for grades: Time to adopt the 'blind grading system' https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sex-for-grades-time-adopt-blind-grading system https://www.linkedin,com/pulse/sex-grades-time-adopt/
*Yoruba Prince gives more than 1,000 works of art to establish University Museum in Nigeria https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/yoruba-prince...
*A society without scholars and thinkers is a dangerous society nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/11/428265/society-without-scholars-thinkers-dangerous-society/
*Ethnic minority academics get less UK research funding newscientist.com/article/2222994-ethnic-minority-academics-funding/
*How to choose & prepare a research topic youtube.com/watch?v
*Most schooling is training for stupidity & conformity - Noam Chomsky on Education youtube.com/watch?v
*How to upgrade your thinking and avoid traps that make you look stupid newscientist.com/article/mg24132180-100-how-to-upgrade-your-thinking-avoid-traps-that-make-you-look-stupid
*What are the 'Humanities'? https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/what-are-the-humanities/
*10 useful Mobile Apps for Ph.D scholars https://tinyurl.com/Apps4PhD
*Racially biased academic publishing in need of decolonisation universityworldnews.com
*The academic game: Blind peer-review & systemic discrimination africasacountry.com
*HE institutional autonomy is under siege across the world universityworldnews.com
*The new geo-politics of international HE universityworldnews.com
*Indoctrination: Universities required to monitor 'viewpoint diversity' universityworldnews.com
