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The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and the University of Nairobi jointly organized a stakeholders’ workshop in Nairobi on September 22nd 2016.The meeting brought together a range of stakeholders from the private sector, government, NGOs and academia. The objective was to examine the extent to which the Master of Research and Public […]

PASGR wishes to develop a three-day module on ‘Gendering Social Science Research Methods’. The module is to be delivered primarily to researchers, policy actors, academics, and graduate students. It should interrogate macro and micro power structures from a gender and intersectional perspective, and provide participants with the basic tools to critically incorporate these approaches in […]

The third annual Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) Week was held in Nairobi between 8th and 10th August 2016. MRPP lecturers from the 12 partner universities met to further sharpen their teaching skills. This year’s event largely focused on programme review and professional development in innovative pedagogy. The MRPP week was marked by […]

The annual Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) Week is here again! MRPP lecturers from the 12 partner universities will gather in Nairobi from August 8-10 to further sharpen their teaching skills. They will also review how the MRPP is being implemented in the different universities, with a view to identifying challenges and opportunities […]

Prof Audrey Gadzekpo credits PASGR for its leadership in making university staff realise that their mission goes beyond teaching to making a return on investment to the taxpayer. While teaching may be academics’ primary calling, the University of Ghana professor and Dean at the School of Communication Studies, who has had a relationship with PASGR […]

Dr Seidu Mahama Alidu’s experience with the case teaching method stretches back to 2013. That is when he attended a workshop that “completely changed my career as an academic and a teacher,” he says. Although Orientation to Case Study Teaching was just one of the offerings at the MRPP workshop, the political science lecturer from […]

Higher Education Programme The rollout of the Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) programme was one of PASGR’s proudest moments. The August 12 event made 2015 a landmark year for the Higher Education Programme (HEP). Following the launch in Maseno (Kenya), Jos and Lagos (Nigeria) and Sierra Leone universities, PASGR’s flagship programme now runs […]

As PASGR’s work grows from strength to strength, we are beginning to take the lead in various aspects of programme activities. The year 2015 has been one of several ‘firsts’ as we have started to implement the strategic directions finalised in 2014. A key focus in 2015 has been the formation and deepening of partnerships […]

By News Ghana – Jun 26, 2016 The University of Ghana under the Centre for Social Policy Studies, has launched a Master of Research and Public Policy programme to strengthen the training of social science researchers and policy practitioners. The programme is a collaborative effort between the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research and […]

Public policy practitioners and students in Africa have a chance to study a specialised masters course offered in twelve universities, and uniquely designed to meet the continent’s needs, which was formally launched on August 12, 2015. The Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) has been developed over the last three years through collaboration between […]