50% Attrition Rates In Africa’s Tertiary Institutions — Ghana Education Minister

Minister of State for Tertiary Education, Ghana, Professor Kwesi Yankah, says there is an estimated students’ attrition of almost 50 percent in tertiary institutions within Africa. He said there is low gross enrolment ratio in tertiary education within Africa, and that an abysmally low percentage of those whose ages fall within the bracket of 19 […]

We’ll Start Ph.D. Programme This Year —PASGR Boss

What is Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) all about? PASGR is a not-for-profit organisation located in Nairobi, but working in over 15 African countries on governance research, with the collaborative graduate programme of Masters of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) in 13 universities in seven countries. We also have a programme we […]

AAU TV Coverage: The Role of Social Sciences in Global Discourse by Prof. Ernest Aryeetey

Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, former Vice-Chancellor of University of Ghana and Founding Chair of the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) delivers his Opening Remarks on the ‘Role of Social Sciences in Global Discourse’ at the Pedagogical Leadership training programme organised by PASGR at the University of Ghana, Legon.

Partnership for African Social and Governance Research Annual Report- 2018

From the Chair PASGR’s main mission of creating vibrant social science communities across the continent has remained significant. As we continue to invest in our communities of practice by building the next generation of excellent researchers and policy actors in Africa, we have experienced immense effect in these communities of knowledge and practice throughout our […]

AAU Talks: Transforming Teaching & Learning Processes in Africa

Kwesi Acquah Sam, the host of AAU Talks, engages Dr. Beatrice Muganda, Director of Higher Education at the Partnerships for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) based in Nairobi, Kenya on the Pedagogical Leadership Programme run by PASGR and its impact on transforming teaching and learning processes in Africa.

Technological innovations – A key to reaching students

African universities need to “run faster in innovating technologies to compete globally”, according to Professor Crispus Kiamba, former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology in Kenya and current faculty member of the School of the Built Environment, College of Architecture and Engineering at the University of Nairobi. In his keynote […]

Africa needs Pedagogical approach to transform its education, says PASGR Director

Pedagogical leadership skills among others have been described as “must-have” to transform Higher education on the continent of African. The Director of Higher Education at the Partnership for Social and Governance Research (PASGR), Nairobi, Kenya, Dr Beatrice Muganda stated this while featuring on Diamond Fm Radio, University of Ibadan. The Education Policy expert asked lecturers and […]