AU moves to expedite Africa-wide quality assurance project

Maina Waruru

The African Union Commission is working jointly with UNESCO to expedite the ratification and implementation of the Addis Convention on the recognition of academic qualifications in higher education in African states, as part of the much-awaited Pan-African Quality Assurance and Accreditation Framework.

AFRICA

Students bear the brunt of poor quality assurance systems

Francis Kokutse

The lack of quality assurance systems in some African universities is producing ‘half-baked graduates’ who are not fit for the workplace, according to Violet Makuku, project officer for the Association of African Universities’ Harmonisation of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation Initiative.

ETHIOPIA

Fledgling quality network holds second annual conference

Wondwosen Tamrat

The Ethiopian Higher Education Quality Enhancement Network held its second annual conference in Addis Ababa last month. Although still under formation, it is already considered indispensable in complementing the sprouting quality assurance units at public and private institutions and individual efforts geared towards responding to the requirements of the national Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency.

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