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07 Sep 2009
In 2005 Nuffic organized the conference 'A Changing Landscape'. The aim was to come to practical suggestions for making support to tertiary education and research in developing countries more effective.
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Introduction
An introduction to the conference ‘A Changing Landscape’ (as pdf, 44 kb)
Preface
A preface by Jos Walenkamp (as pdf, 46 kb)
Programme
The programme - aim and structure of the conference (as pdf, 86 kb)
Proceedings
Proceedings of the conference (as pdf, 150 kb)
Overview papers
- Towards effective support to higher education and research in developing countries.
Synthesis of contributions and outcomes
Gerrit Holtland and Ad Boeren
Download the paper (as pdf, 97 kb) - International dimensions of higher education systems in developing countries.
The perspective of southern policy makers and managers
Gerrit Holtland
Download the paper (as pdf, 112 kb) - Mechanisms to support higher education and research in developing countries.
The perspective of donors and programme administrators
Ad Boeren
Download the paper (as pdf, 169 kb) - Northern perspectives on development cooperation in higher education and research.
The perspective of northern academics and development practitioners
Hans Maltha
Download the paper (as pdf, 76 kb)
Speeches
- Word of welcome to the plenary session
Trude Maas, Chair of the Nuffic Board of Trustees
Download the speech (as pdf, 25 kb) - Key-note address
Lídia Brito, Assistant Professor Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
Download the speech (as pdf, 35 kb) - Closing remarks
Sander van den Eijnden, President of Nuffic
Download the speech (as pdf, 22 kb) - Closing speech
Agnes van Ardenne, Minister for Development Cooperation of The Netherlands
Download the speech (as pdf, 29 kb)
Papers
Abstracts of papers (download as pdf, 147 kb)
- Afeti, George - Ho Polytechnic, Ghana
Strategic institutional development in the South: A case study of Ho Polytechnic
Download the paper (as pdf, 96 kb) - Altbach, Philip G. - Center for International Higher Education, Boston College
The political economy of international higher education cooperation: structural realities and global inequalities
Download the paper (as pdf, 127 kb) - Ballantyne, Peter - INASP
Enhancing access to information in higher education and research
Download the paper (as pdf, 100 kb) - Béland, Margaux - Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Canadian North-South Collaboration through the UPCD Lens
Download the paper (as pdf, 62 kb) - Berlamont, J. – KULeuven, Belgium
University Development Co-operation by the Flemish Universities (VLIR)
Download the paper (as pdf, 37 kb) - Blumbach, Helmut - DAAD,Germany
Donor policies and co-operation modalities – the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Download the paper (as pdf, 56 kb) - Boeren, Ad – Nuffic
A matter of interests: perspectives on international cooperation in higher education. Paper prepared for a special session of the Committee for Consultation on Development Cooperation (COO) , convened in The Hague on 18 March, 2004
Download the paper (as pdf, 156 kb) - Boeren, Ad – Nuffic
A bird’s eye view: Lessons from evaluations of international cooperation programmes in higher education, research and manpower development
Download the paper (as pdf, 249 kb) - Boeren, Ad and Hans Maltha - Nuffic
Background paper
Download the paper (as pdf, 173 kb) - Bohmert, David
From academia for aid towards academia as aid. Challenges for the role of universities in Dutch development cooperation
Download the paper (as pdf, 41 kb) - Botero Alvarez, Javier – Ministry of Education, Colombia
Higher education policy in the 2002-2006 education revolution: the role for cooperation
Download the paper (as pdf, 73 kb) - Brito, Lídia, Roland Brouwer, Ana Ruth Menezes and Gilead Mlay - Ministry of Higher Education, Science and technology, Mozambique
Policy development in the South and its international dimension: the Mozambican experience
Download the paper (as pdf, 241 kb) - Copland, Geoffrey - University of Westminster, UK
Issues arising from international development activities of universities
Download the paper (as pdf, 40 kb) - Dassin, Joan - International Fellowships Fund – Ford Foundation
Promoting access and equity in post-graduate Education: the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
Download the paper (as pdf, 52 kb) - Education and Development Division - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands
International education: the Netherlands' policy
Download the paper (as pdf, 48 kb) - Gast, Willem-Jan de - Nuffic
Visions, policies and programmes of a sample of Northern donors regarding their support for higher education development in the South
Download the paper (as pdf, 195 kb) - Gijzen, Huub J. - UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands
The ivory tower in motion. Transition towards knowledge-based economies requires effective North-South and University-Sector cooperation
Download the paper (as pdf, 524 kb) - Gordon, Chriss - University of Ghana
The University of Ghana: Strategic institutional development in the South
Download the paper (as pdf, 149 kb) - van der Horst, Han – Nuffic
North-South higher education cooperation – Ownership in the Netherlands
Download the paper (as pdf, 73 kb) - Ilsøe, Bente – The Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
Danish support to research capacity building and knowledge creation as an instrument in development aid
Download the paper (as pdf, 156 kb) - Kasozi, A.B.K. - National Council of Higher Education,Uganda
The development of a strategic plan for higher education in Uganda 2001-5: the interplay of internal and external forces in higher education policy formation in a southern country
Download the paper (as pdf, 176 kb) - Katjavivi, Peter H. – Embassy of the Republic of Namibia to the Kingdom of Belgium and The Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Mission to the European Communities
Engaging the university: a case study of the University of Namibia (UNAM)
Download the paper as (pdf, 65 kb) - Kiamba, Crispus M - Commission for Higher Education, Kenya
Entrepreneurialism and adaptability in Kenyan universities in the face of declining donor and government support
Download the paper (as pdf, 80 kb) - King, Kenneth – Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh
The Commission for Africa: A changing landscape for higher education and capacity development in Africa?
Download the paper (as pdf, 68 kb) - Kirkland, John and Jonathan Jenkins - Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK
New Developments in Scholarships and Development Aid in Higher Education
Download the paper (as pdf, 68 kb) - Kjellqvist, Tomas - Sida
Prospective position paper for university support and national research development
Download the paper (as pdf, 134 kb) - Løvschal, Kurt – Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU), Norway
Experiences from the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education. Perspectives and lessons learned in programmes with the developing countries
Download the paper (as pdf, 42 kb) - Levey, Lisbeth - Partnership for Higher Education in Africa
Building blocks to partnership. A case study of the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa
Download the paper (as pdf, 243 kb) - Luhanga, Matthew L. and J.S. Mashalla - University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Reforms and innovations in higher education: a reflection on the initiatives and lessons at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, 1994-2004
Download the paper (as pdf, 480 kb) - Lwakabamba, Silas - Kigali Institute of Science, Technology and Management (KIST), Rwanda
Strategic institutional development in the South: a case study of KIST
Download the paper as (pdf, 69 kb) - Mamoon, Dawood - ISS doctoral student
Education for all is central to successful higher education reforms in developing countries
Download the paper (as pdf, 238 kb) - Mbwette, Tolly S.A. – Open University of Tanzania (OUT)
The special role of distance education and evaluation of impacts of the observed global changes on policies and programmes related to international cooperation in higher education and research in Tanzania
Download the paper (as pdf, 56 kb) - Molenaar, Martien and Sjaak Beerens - International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), the Netherlands
From ‘building capacity’ to ‘building oncapacity’: the example of the international geo-information community
Download the paper (as pdf, 2801 kb) - Molendijk, Mathilde and Henk J. Scholten - Spinlab, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
From local heroes towards global communicators: the experiences of the UNIGIS network in educating GIS professionals worldwide
Download the paper (as pdf, 455 kb) - Mollel, Ruth H. - Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Tanzania
Developments and implementation of government policies for higher education and research (version February 2005)
Download the paper (as pdf, 124 kb) - Mora-Escalante, Sonia Marta - Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
University improvement in the developing countries: a major challenge
Download the paper (as pdf, 148 kb) - Nilsen, Rune, Jan Petter Myklebust and Bjørn Erik Andersen - University of Bergen, Norway
Norwegian policy for higher education and research on collaboration with developing countries. Experiences from the University of Bergen; challenges for the future
Download the paper (as pdf, 102 kb) - Nkanza, Patrick Kona - TAVETA, Zambia
Zambia: strategic institutional development of the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority
Download the paper (as pdf, 90 kb) - Platform for International Education (PIE) – the Netherlands
Good Practices, Good Programmes
Download the paper (as pdf, 193 kb) - Powell, Judy – The British Council, UK
North-south partnerships in higher education: the changing climate and current issues in the UK
Download the paper (as pdf, 43 kb) - Robinson, Pearl T. - Tufts University, USA
Curriculum co-development with African universities: fostering international dialogues across two digital divides
Download the paper (as pdf, 512 kb) - Samoff, Joel - Stanford University, USA
The pursuit of effective external support and persisting external influence – direct, indirect, and negotiated
Download the paper (as pdf, 286 kb) - Steen, Sissel Hodne and Betsy Heen - Norad, Norway
Donor policies and cooperation modalities
Download the paper (as pdf, 87 kb) - Yizengaw, Teshome - Ministry of Education, Ethiopia
Policy development in higher education in Ethiopia and the role of donors and development partners
Download the paper (as pdf, 82 kb)
Participants
- List of participants of the expert meeting (as pdf, 88 kb)
- List of participants of the Plenary Session, 25 May (pdf, 51 kb)