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African scholars explore new learning methods for sector’s growth

“Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just watch the river flow by; instead, they should embark together on a journey down the water. Through an active, reciprocal exchange, teaching can strengthen learning how to learn”-Loris Malaguzzi African scholars explore new methods for sector’s growth This has been re-posted from: https://guardian.ng/features/african-scholars-explore-new-learning-methods-for-sectors-growth/  

PASGR does it again!

Design of a Doctoral Programme in Pursuit for Academic Excellence: Another First from PASGR to Africa In the world that is becoming, there are no trades. There are just problems to be solved, opportunities to be taken advantage of and to disrupt: to be critically evaluated, and then to be ignited by an idea that […]

Boost for social science education in African universities

African universities need a systematic change in teaching and learning approaches to help lecturers deal with growing student numbers and inadequate facilities, and to produce graduates who can make meaningful contributions in today’s knowledge-based economies. PedaL Press Release

The Partnership for Pedagogical Leadership in Africa (PedaL)

The Partnership for Pedagogical Leadership in Africa (PedaL) is a formal partnership of eight institutions that aims to embed and catalyse systemic change in teaching and learning practices and to maximize learning outcomes through strategic interventions in graduate social science programmes. The project is one of nine partnerships awarded a Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education […]

New partnership puts university teaching in the spotlight

African universities need a systematic change in teaching and learning approaches to help lecturers deal with growing student numbers and inadequate facilities, and to produce graduates who can make meaningful contributions in today’s knowledge-based economies. This message was a key driver of discussions at a pedagogical leadership training session aimed at lecturers in the social […]

Uganda Martyrs University receives books for MRPP

On the 2nd of May 2018, the Dean, School of Arts and Social Sciences Prof. Ngabirano Maximiano together with the Head of Department, Good Governance and Peace Studies, Dr Musinguzi Denis handed over 54 books to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Michael Mawa representing the management of Uganda Martyrs University, as a donation from PASGR (Partnership […]

Innovative Masters programme has 100 graduates and 400 students in just three years!

The Partnership for African Social & Governance Research (PASGR( is working with thirteen [1] universities in 7 African countries to implement a collaborative Master of Research and Public Policy Programme (MRPP). The MRPP is a unique graduate programme with a dual focus on social science research and public policy (as distinct from public administration or […]

DAAD Scholarships for the Master of Research and Public Policy 2018/19

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) is an independent, non-partisan pan-African not-for-profit organisation working to enhance research excellence in governance and public policy that contributes to the overall wellbeing of women and men. In its Higher Education Programme, PASGR works with thirteen universities across seven African countries to implement a collaborative Master […]

Partnership for African Social & Governance Research Annual Report – 2016

From the Chair Download a PDF copy of the 2016 Annual Report here As we mark the midpoint of our current strategic plan, we have seen communities of knowledge and practice continue to grow or begin to emerge in our work in 2016. Some of these communities have come out of the partnerships that PASGR […]

Master of Research & Public Policy (MRPP) universities in East Africa

Potential students should contact any of the universities listed below for admission.   Egerton University Dean, Faculty of Education and Community Studies P.O. Box 536, Egerton, Kenya Tel: +254 721 462059 Email: dvcaa@egerton.ac.ke   Maseno University Dean, School of Development & Strategic Studies Private Bag, Maseno, Kenya Tel: +254 057 515 51 or +254 077012080 […]