8h15 - 8h55

REGISTRATION & TEA

SESSION 1:

Chair: Prof Dasarath Chetty

9h00 - 9h20

9h20 - 10h20

(15 mins each)

10h20 -10h35

10h35 - 10h50

Opening & welcome address

University of KwaZulu-Natal:  African led globalisation - What does it mean for UKZN?

UKZN Colleges responding to African-led globalisation

African-led globalisation: student perspective

Discussion

Prof Malegapuru W. Makgoba:

Vice-Chancellor & Principal UKZN

UKZN Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s & Head of Colleges:

Prof Fikile Mazibuko, DVC & Head of College: Humanities

Prof Leana Uys, DVC & Head of Colleges Health Sciences

Prof Pete Zacharias, DVC & Head of Colleges: Agriculture, Engineering and Sciences

Prof John Mubangizi, DVC & Head of College: Law and Management Studies

UKZN (Central SRC Rep)

10h50 - 11h20

TEA

SESSION 2

Chair: TBC

11h20 - 11h40

11h40 - 11h55

11h55 - 12h15

12h15 - 12h30

Address:

Higher Education in South Africa: Challenges and opportunities in reaching out to the rest of Africa: A sector perspective

Discussion

Globalisation of Research at UKZN: Adding to local knowledge production

Discussion

Mr Patrick Fish,

Manager: Advocacy, Higher Education South Africa (HESA)

Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of KwaZulu-Natal
Director: CAPRISA - Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa

12h30 - 13h30

LUNCH

SESSION 3

Chair: Dr Roshen Kishun

13h30 - 14h00

(30 mins)

14h00 - 14h10

14h10 - 14h20

14h20 - 14h30

14h30 - 14h40

(8 speakers  x 7  mins )

14h40-15h40

15h40 - 15h50

Address:

The economic impact and political consequences of globalisation on higher education: An African perspective from Zimbabwe.

Panel and Speakers:

A comparative analysis of the current issues and emerging trends relating to the internationalisation of higher education in selected African countries.

Internationalisation in South Africa: On the politics of ambivalence.

Connecting African higher education as a response to globalisation: The challenges in creating an African network  

 International student mobility in Africa: Challenges and opportunities 

COUNTRY RESPONSES:

Discussion

The Hon C C Mushowe

Director of the Presidential Scholarship Programme

Minister of Transport and Communications

Dr Mohsen Elmahdy Said, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt - Introductory comments

Chica Sehool, Dept. of Education, Pretoria

Jowi James, School of Education, Moi University, Kenya

Mathias Mulumba, Institute of Higher Education Studies and Development, School of Education, Makerere Univ., Uganda

African scholars from:

BOTSWANA: Kagiso Kobedi,

Tertiary Education Council

ETHIOPIA: Elizabeth Ayalew,

Addis Ababa University.

NIGERIA: Obajie Abdulkarim Ali,

National Universities commission

SENEGAL: Abou Kane, Researcher in Centre for Applied Research in Economics (CREA)

SOUTH AFRICA: Zanele Buthelezi

School of Adult & Higher Education Centre for Adult Education UKZN

Zamo Hlele, Acting Director: Centre for Adult Education, UKZN

TANZANIA: Ishengoma Johnson,

Univ. of Dar-es Salaam

UGANDA: Anne Griffin,

Association for the Advancement of Higher Education & Dev. (AHEAD)

15h50 -16h05

TEA

SESSION 4

Chair: Mr Trevor Wills

16h05 - 17h00

(10 minutes per case study)

Address:

Managing University-wide linkages:  UKZN wishes to identify key partners and develop sustainable mutually beneficial in-depth relationships with them in broad focused areas that are not Faculty -specific and relate to the African context and its challenges.

CASE STUDIES:

University of Lubumbashi, DRC

Michigan State University, USA

Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

Mr Bruno van Dyk, Executive Director: UKZN Foundation

Ms Nicola Latchiah: Principal International Advisor

Prof Keyan Tomaselli, Director: CCMS

Dr Prem Ramlachan, Head: International Student Support (Westville & Edgewood)

Prof Pete Zacharias, DVC & Head of Colleges: Agriculture, Engineering and Sciences

Prof Fikile Mazibuko, DVC & Head of College: Humanities

17h00 - 17h05

CLOSURE:

Dr Roshen Kishun

18h30 (prompt)

DINNER

COMSA LOUNGE, WESTVILLE CAMPUS

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