DAKAR: Multi-discipline doctoral reform

09 November 2008

The University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar has created seven doctoral schools with a multi-discipline emphasis, under reforms introducing the Bologna process which the university started planning in 2003, reported Le Soleil of Dakar.

The seven new schools will cover the fields of water, and quality and uses of water; life, health and environmental sciences; physics, chemistry and life, universe and engineering sciences; studies in mankind and society; mathematics and computer science; art, cultures and civilisations; and law, political and economic sciences and management.

Presenting the new system, which started last month, Research Director Professor Bhen Toghebaye said the aims of the reform were to "train doctoral students not only to replace teachers and researchers, but also to innervate all economic activities - producing high level specialists with a multidisciplinary culture who are highly educated and therefore adaptable, and to harmonise the organisation of PhD studies with international systems".

"Today, research is multidisciplinary and placed at the interface of fields of activity," said Toghebaye. "Those who win Nobel prizes are not confined to their specific field of research; they combine several skills to produce work that is at the service of the whole community," he was quoted as saying in Sud Quotidien of Dakar.

www.allafrica.com/stories/200810270867.html
www.allafrica.com/stories/200810271153.html
www.allafrica.com/stories/200810271296.html

Receive UWN's free weekly e-newsletters

Sponsored Article

Getting to net zero, one community at a time

University of Victoria staff

Accelerating Community Energy Transformation is a University of Victoria-led collaborative initiative that brings together over 40 partners, including Indigenous knowledge keepers and community leaders, to create innovative place-based solutions for energy system transformation.

Promoted by the University of Victoria.

Sponsored Article

Africa pays a premium for global climate change sluggishness

Stellenbosch University staff

Africa needs to stop paying the price for the rest of the world’s recalcitrance to act fast enough in response to the irrefutable conclusions that climate change is real and that the impact of global warming could be devasting, says Professor Guy Midgley, interim director of the School for Climate Studies at Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Promoted by the University of Victoria.

Sponsored Article

Innovations to ensure energy savings in a hot, arid climate

UAE University staff

Researchers from the United Arab Emirates University have shown that the potential benefits of building energy savings and a cooler indoor environment, as well as improved cooling effect on air temperature at pedestrian level, strongly indicate that a cool roof with high solar reflectance and albedo is a promising strategy for buildings in regions with hot, arid climates.

Promoted by United Arab Emirates University.

Sponsored Article

A new global university ranking with an ethical mission

Aftab Dean

A new university ranking system aims to serve as a catalyst for positive transformation in higher education, ensuring that universities create an environment grounded in integrity and sustainability that inspires and supports students and staff in the development of novel solutions to global challenges.

Promoted by Globethics.net.

Sponsored Article

SDG progress report launches university into new territory

University of Pretoria staff

In the publication of its first progress report on its contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals, the University of Pretoria is navigating new territory at the same time as it is acknowledging its clear stewardship role in protecting the environment and biodiversity.

Promoted by the University of Pretoria.