Aspirations of Higher Education in Africa: A Chinese Perspective Jun LI Deputy Director, Education Policy Unit University of Hong Kong

Aspirations of Higher Education in Africa: A Chinese Perspective by Jun LI 2 The Al-Azhar University (970) Snapshots of Higher Education in Africa

Aspirations of Higher Education in Africa: A Chinese Perspective by Jun LI Snapshots of Higher Education in Africa 3 Currently 6% enrolment rate in sub-Saharan Africa, compared to the global average of 26%. Doubled enrollment between 2000 and 2010 from 2.3 million to 5.2 million. Overcrowded classrooms: On average there are 50% more students per professor, compared to the global average. Internationalization: 223,000 overseas students from sub- Saharan Africa in 2008, representing 7.5% of the total global number of international students. Private sector: One of the fastest growing education sectors in Africa. In 2009, there were around 200 public universities and 468 private ones. Diversity of higher education systems in different contexts. Source: The State of Education in Africa 2015 Report.

Aspirations of Higher Education in Africa: A Chinese Perspective by Jun LI Dynamic Aspirations Observed 4 Expansion and excellence at the same time to meet the demand of world’s largest labor force by 2040 (1 billion) short of highly-skilled talent. Capacity building of faculty and infrastructure to overcome brain drain, unfavorable working conditions, etc., to enhance teaching and research. Stronger leadership, governance, and morale of work. Look for indigenous identities/decolonization of African higher education, such as Ubuntu (N’Dri, 2015; Li, 2015): Eager to new development models (from China?). Tighten partnerships for capacity building (public vs private; international vs local).

Aspirations of Higher Education in Africa: A Chinese Perspective by Jun LI 5 Chinese InstitutionsLocationAfrican InstitutionsLocation Beijing International Studies U.BeijingMohammed V U.Rabat, Morocco Beijing Language & Culture U.BeijingSuez Canal U.Ismailia, Egypt China Agricultural U.BeijingU. of Agronomy & Veterinary ScienceFaranah, Guinea China U. of GeosciencesBeijingU. of NamibiaWindhoek, Namibia Peking U.BeijingCairo U.Cairo, Egypt U. of Int’l Business & EconomicsBeijingU. of TunisTunis, Tunisia Jilin U.ChangchunU. of ZimbabweHarare, Zimbabwe Northeast Normal U.ChangchunU. of PretoriaPretoria, South Africa Hunan U.ChangshaStellenbosch U.Stellenbosch, South Africa Zhejiang Normal U.JinhuaU. of Yaoundé IYaoundé, Cameroon Nanjing Agricultural U.NanjingEgerton U.Nakuru, Kenya South East U.NanjingU. of ZambiaKitwe, Zambia Donghua U.ShanghaiMoi U.Eldoret, Kenya East China Normal U.ShanghaiU. of Dar es SalaamDar es Salaam, Tanzania Shanghai Normal U.ShanghaiU. of BotswanaGaborone, Botswana Suzhou U.SuzhouU. of LagosLagos, Nigeria Tianjin U. of Technology & Education TianjinEthio-China Polytechnic CollegeAddis Ababa, Ethiopia Tianjin U. of Traditional Medicine Chinese Medicine Tianjin Kwame Nkrumah U. of Science & Technology Kumasi, Ghana Xiangtan U.XiangtanMakerere U.Kampala, Uganda Yangzhou U.YangzhouU. of KhartoumKhartoum, Sudan Source: Adapted from UNESCO Report on the Development of China-Africa Educational Cooperation, Paris: UNESCO, pp China’s University Partnerships

Aspirations of Higher Education in Africa: A Chinese Perspective by Jun LI 6 Aspirations Observed: From Infrastructure to HRD