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.
Kwesi Sam, host AAU Talks interviewing Joseph Hoffman, Team Leader, Higher Education Programme, Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR) on Partnerships for Higher Education Innovations & Reforms.
It was an opportunity for an estimated 170 participants to interact and exchange perspectives on emerging outcomes of pedagogical innovations. These included: government officials, education policy actors drawn from various national and regional organizations; university leaders and managers; research organizations; university teaching staff and students; the media; resource persons; and, PASGR staff.
Themed ‘Pedagogy on the Move: Our Journeys’; the joint event was hosted by PASGR and its partners in the Pedagogical Leadership in Africa project as well as the collaborative Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) programme. It was held at the Sarova Whitesands Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya on June 24 – 28, 2019 and marked […]
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.
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 […]
170 participants from the 21 universities across Africa were in attendance at the Pedagogical Leadership Annual Convening and Collaborative Master of Research and Public Policy week organized by the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and supported by the UK Department For International Department (DFID) under the Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation […]
Background In 2014, MRPP network universities and PASGR worked closely with the University of Minnesota, to author 38 digitally enabled case studies (e-cases) on a range of public policy issues on the continent. An e-case is an interactive multimedia case that presents real life scenarios that encourage learners to be inquisitive and actively explore concepts […]
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 […]
African Higher Education must incorporate pedagogical leadership skills in teaching to transform teaching and learning on the continent. 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 […]