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Association of African
  Universities and Quality


2nd IAU Global Meeting of
       Associations
          Paris, France
      31 May – 01 June 2007
Background & Introduction



• Diversity within Africa: yet sufficient
  commonality
• Nature of HE challenge?
  – Numbers/resources crunch
  – Institutional diversification
  – Globalisation & knowledge society demands
• Inadequacy of old QA systems/processes
                   sawyerr/IAU 2007             2
AAU and Quality Assurance


• Issue taken up by AAU
  – 9th General Conference (1997)
  – Core Programme of Activities 1997 – 2000; 2001 –
    2004; 2005 - 2009
• AAU? = international non-governmental
  membership organisation
• 200-plus member institutions in all 5 sub-
  regions of Africa, & all education traditions
• Lead Implementation Agency for AU’s “2nd
  Decade for Education for Africa 2006 – 2015”
                    sawyerr/IAU 2007            3
AAU and Quality Assurance



• NB: QA is primarily institutional and
  national affair
• AAU Strategic Line: niche for adding value:
  – Networking & coordination
  – Seeding new ideas to members
  – Convening power, representation & advocacy


                  sawyerr/IAU 2007               4
AAU Quality Assurance Programme –
                                 Phase 1

• Survey of QA at institutional and sub-unit levels
  - 1999
• Identified needs & gaps, e.g.:
  –   Capacity for self-evaluation & quality management
  –   Institutional M&E plans
  –   Systematic feedback from employers & graduates
  –   Benchmarking & capacity dev thru international
      links
• Guidelines
                       sawyerr/IAU 2007              5
Quality Assurance Support Programme
     for African Higher Education
              2007-2009

WB Dev Grant Facility FY2007 - 2009


               sawyerr/IAU 2007       6
Objective & Process


(a) Institutionalised QA systems & capabilities
    within universities & national quality regulatory
    agencies, and
(b) Regional framework for coordination of
    protocols on cross-border recognition of
    qualifications
(c) International Expert Advisory Panel

                     sawyerr/IAU 2007               7
Component 1 – Internal Inst QA


•   Enhance/develop institutional QA systems &
    local expertise: workshops, attachments,
    resource persons, etc
•   Networking and info exchange: universities,
    national QA & accreditation agencies, regional
    & international QA organizations, initiatives
•   Awareness raising and advocacy – LEDEV;
    AAU events; AU
                    sawyerr/IAU 2007          8
Component 2 – National Regulatory
                                Agencies

•   QA & accreditation database: on available
    regional & international expertise, resources,
    good practice, etc.
•   Continental network: information sharing/peer
    education & support among national & sub-
    regional agencies
•   Capacity enhancement/dev for national systems
    - existing and prospective
•   With support of CHE
                    sawyerr/IAU 2007          9
Component 3 – Regional Recognition
                           Framework



•   Support for revision & implementation of
    African Regional Convention on the
    Recognition of Studies in Higher
    Education (The Arusha Convention)
•   With UNESCO


                 sawyerr/IAU 2007          10
www.aau.org




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Paris papers akilagpa sawyerr

  • 1. Association of African Universities and Quality 2nd IAU Global Meeting of Associations Paris, France 31 May – 01 June 2007
  • 2. Background & Introduction • Diversity within Africa: yet sufficient commonality • Nature of HE challenge? – Numbers/resources crunch – Institutional diversification – Globalisation & knowledge society demands • Inadequacy of old QA systems/processes sawyerr/IAU 2007 2
  • 3. AAU and Quality Assurance • Issue taken up by AAU – 9th General Conference (1997) – Core Programme of Activities 1997 – 2000; 2001 – 2004; 2005 - 2009 • AAU? = international non-governmental membership organisation • 200-plus member institutions in all 5 sub- regions of Africa, & all education traditions • Lead Implementation Agency for AU’s “2nd Decade for Education for Africa 2006 – 2015” sawyerr/IAU 2007 3
  • 4. AAU and Quality Assurance • NB: QA is primarily institutional and national affair • AAU Strategic Line: niche for adding value: – Networking & coordination – Seeding new ideas to members – Convening power, representation & advocacy sawyerr/IAU 2007 4
  • 5. AAU Quality Assurance Programme – Phase 1 • Survey of QA at institutional and sub-unit levels - 1999 • Identified needs & gaps, e.g.: – Capacity for self-evaluation & quality management – Institutional M&E plans – Systematic feedback from employers & graduates – Benchmarking & capacity dev thru international links • Guidelines sawyerr/IAU 2007 5
  • 6. Quality Assurance Support Programme for African Higher Education 2007-2009 WB Dev Grant Facility FY2007 - 2009 sawyerr/IAU 2007 6
  • 7. Objective & Process (a) Institutionalised QA systems & capabilities within universities & national quality regulatory agencies, and (b) Regional framework for coordination of protocols on cross-border recognition of qualifications (c) International Expert Advisory Panel sawyerr/IAU 2007 7
  • 8. Component 1 – Internal Inst QA • Enhance/develop institutional QA systems & local expertise: workshops, attachments, resource persons, etc • Networking and info exchange: universities, national QA & accreditation agencies, regional & international QA organizations, initiatives • Awareness raising and advocacy – LEDEV; AAU events; AU sawyerr/IAU 2007 8
  • 9. Component 2 – National Regulatory Agencies • QA & accreditation database: on available regional & international expertise, resources, good practice, etc. • Continental network: information sharing/peer education & support among national & sub- regional agencies • Capacity enhancement/dev for national systems - existing and prospective • With support of CHE sawyerr/IAU 2007 9
  • 10. Component 3 – Regional Recognition Framework • Support for revision & implementation of African Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies in Higher Education (The Arusha Convention) • With UNESCO sawyerr/IAU 2007 10