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The Partnership for Pedagogical Leadership in Africa (PedaL) Launch

The Partnership for Pedagogical Leadership in Africa (PedaL) was launched on 6th August,2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. It all began when The Partnership for African Social Governance and Research submitted a proposal in response to the Department for International Development ( DFID) call on Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR), which aims at […]

Pedagogy- Insights from The pedaL program

Learning begins from integrating the African wisdom into the teaching and learning experiences. There is need for the African Universities to rethink about how teaching and learning occurs  in line with our wisdom, values for the generations to come. Read more   This has been re-posted from: https://enezaeducation.com/pedagogy-pedal-program/  

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 […]