Seminar, Niamey, Niger, July 15th 2005 This event is a part of the K4D special program on Francophone Africa Universities’ Contributions to Development. This seminar gave 50 university rectors and deans the opportunity to discuss with World Bank experts the role of universities in development strategies. Rectors decided to start collecting their universities’ success stories about how knowledge can support development and give visibility to these initiatives. All resources are in French.  Building Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Higher Education. Jamil Salmi, World Bank (PDF, 269Kb)
Africa and the Knowledge-based Economy. Jean-Eric Aubert, World Bank Institute (PDF, 242Kb) Africa and the Millenium Development Goals: Where does Education Stand? Claudine Bourrel, World Bank Institute (PDF, 1.09Mb) Rectors’ Final Declaration (PDF, 36Kb) Seminar Report (PDF, 104Kb) |
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