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The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on the education sector globally forcing closure of  learning institutions including universities to contain spread of the virus. The indefinite closure resulted  to unprecedented levels of disruption in teaching and learning activities,  adversely  affecting university operations, students and lecturers in divergent magnitudes.  Characterised by unprecedented levels of uncertainty and disruptions, the […]

The Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) is a unique collaborative graduate programme offered in multiple universities in Africa since its launch in 2014. With a dual focus on social science research and public policy (as distinct from public administration or public management), the programme is suitable for young researchers, and early career policy […]

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions of higher learning in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) now offer online and blended learning options for their students – in addition to in-person engagement in lecture rooms. However, the sudden change in delivery mode has occurred with little time for higher education stakeholders (students, faculty, rectors, […]

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, African universities were forced to either rethink their long distance learning modalities or suspend teaching and learning altogether. At the height of the pandemic, there was a renewed interest in educational technologies for distance or e-learning in an effort to mitigate teaching and learning disruptions. […]

Education is a critical social policy issue that has attracted global attention since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With outcomes such as the closure of various learning institutions disrupting teaching and learning.   With the disruption of learning, Kenya’s Higher Education (HE), deployed different distance learning strategies that included a mix of technologies, making […]

In Kenya and around the world, Covid-19 has had a profound impact on the delivery of higher education. It has been estimated that almost 90% of students globally have not been able access universities physically during the pandemic. As universities were forced to close campuses, the initial use of digital platforms was for emergency or […]

Kenya should consider both size and potential for differentiation when formulating policy for establishing new institutions, campuses or academic programmes, says higher education expert Professor Gerald Ouma. Ouma points out that unpredictability and declining public funding are not new challenges for universities. He says Kenya needs to strengthen its governance and management capabilities while avoiding […]

The collaborative PhD in Public Policy programme that commenced towards the end of 2019 planned to hold its maiden Joint Annual Academic Seminar (JAAS) in the summer of 2020 in Nairobi. This is a programme funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and involves the collaborative effort of 14 African universities. Three universities […]

African academics will need to embrace blended and online teaching in their quest to transform pedagogy so as to meet the expectations of students and enhance the quality of teaching and learning, according to experts and key African higher education stakeholders. The community of educators and leaders are drawn from 29 public and private universities […]

The University of Pretoria’s School of Public Management and Administration (SPMA) will offer a new PhD programme in Public Policy, and prospective students will be able to apply for it in 2021. This development comes as a result of engagements between the SPMA and the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) in 2019, […]