friday, july 10th collaboration for higher education in africa “expanding the jesuit higher...
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Friday, July 10th
Collaboration for Higher Education in Africa
“Expanding the Jesuit Higher Education Network: Collaborations for Social Justice”
““The social and private rates of return for tertiary investment in Sub-Saharan Africa are among the highest in the world.” These returns include “job creation, good economic and political governance,
increased entrepreneurship, and increased intergenerational mobility,” among other benefits in
income, quality of life, and impact on future generations. “Higher education development must be at the heart of sustainable development processes” in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
–African Higher Education: Opportunities for Transformative Change for Sustainable Development,
February, 2014
Tertiary education is more than the capstone of the traditional education pyramid; it is a critical pillar of human development worldwide. In today’s lifelong-learning framework, tertiary education provides not only the high-level skills necessary for every labor market but also the training essential for teachers, doctors, nurses, civil servants, engineers, humanists, entrepreneurs, scientists, social scientists, and myriad personnel. It is these trained individuals who develop the capacity and analytical skills that drive local economies, support civil society, teach children, lead effective governments, and make important decisions, which affect entire societies….
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–World Bank. Constructing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education, 2002
“In addition, there is growing evidence that tertiary education, through its role in empowering domestic constituencies, building institutions, and nurturing favorable regulatory frameworks and governance
structures, is vital to a country’s efforts to increase social capital and to promote social cohesion… Developing
countries are at the greatest risk of exclusion from the dynamics of the world economy. This marginalization not only promotes human capital flight (“brain drain”) from the countries that can least afford it but also raises the
likelihood that local concerns will be overlooked, ignored, and postponed. Among these concerns are HIV/AIDS and
other public health issues, lagging agricultural production, environmental degradation, lack of
institutional capacity, a dearth of the research and innovation that could help a country tap into the growing
stock of global knowledge, and problems such as the digital divide between and within countries.” –
Underlying the diverse array of problems and solutions is the notion that tertiary education confers important public goods that are essential to development and poverty reduction.
1. CERAP: Centre de Recherche et d'Action pour la Paix [formerly, INADES]
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (French)
- Master's in Government & Ethics•Human Rights & Humanitarian Action•Peace and Conflict Resolution•Economic Ethics and Stainable Development•Management of Corporate Social Responsibility
-Executive MBA in Entrepreneurship (future)(with Sacred Heart College of Milan)
- Bachelor's program•Finance & Accounting•Marketing & Communication•Management of Organizations and Projects•Economics•Law & Ethics
1. CERAP: Centre de Recherche et d'Action pour la Paix [formerly, INADES]
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (French)
The way ahead… and areas of further collaboration:
1) As a tertiary level academic institution, CERAP needs to start developing a Research Program with sets of fields of inquiry. This will call for further partnership with other institutions with similar orientation.
2) Strengthen the existing BA, MA and MBA through quality assurance and proper pedagogical infrastructure (physical, library, IT);
3) Expand the MBA to boost and stimulate job creation through areas of greater needs: Agribusiness, Logistics. Manufacturing processes etc.
4) Expand the collaboration for exchange of students (and possibly staff) with other universities across Africa, Asia, Europe and America. (already with Sophia)
5) Funding to sustain scholarship for the students in need. Long term: build a solid endowment.
1. CERAP: Centre de Recherche et d'Action pour la Paix [formerly, INADES]
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (French)
Contacts:
Eugene Goussikindey, SJ Director GeneralEugene.Goussikindey@cerap-
inades.org
Francois Kabore, SJ Academic VP
2. Magis University
Antananarivo, Madagascar (French)
- ETS: Establissement Technique Superieur [Technical College], 1983
- EPSA: Ecole Professionnelle Superieure Agricole [Agricultural College], 1993
- PSP: Philosophat Saint Paul [St. Paul Philosophate] 1996- ITS: Institut Superieur Technique [Technical College] in Fianarantsao, 2000
- SAMIS-ESIC: Ecole Superieure de l'Information et De la Communication [College of Communications], 2001
- ESBTP: Ecole Superieure de Batiment et des Travaux Publics [Public Construction College], 2011
2. Magis University
Antananarivo, Madagascar (French)
The way ahead… and areas of further collaboration…
2. Magis University
Antananarivo, Madagascar (French)
Contacts:
Fulgence Ratsimbazafty, SJ [email protected]
Jacques R. Mananto, SJ [email protected]
3. Loyola Business School Kinshasa
Kinshasa, DR Congo (French)
✤ joint venture among: Faculty of Philosophy, Agro-Veterinary Institute, CADICEC (Centre d'action pour dirigents et cadres d'entreprises au Congo; a Jesuit-directed employer organization) and ESADE, Barcelona.
✤ Programme de Développement en Management, Business et Leadership (PDMaBL): three intensive modules taught by ESADE; several extensive modules taught by CADICEC
3. Loyola Business School Kinshasa
Kinshasa, DR Congo (French)
The challenges of the future LBSK are:· The training of Congolese professors and Jesuits in order to own PDMaBL and to develop the faculty and staff for the initiative
· The fund raising for the arrangement of the facilities of the School, and for the training of faculty and staff (in Kinshasa, at ESADE or in other Jesuit Business Schools who decide to support the initiative).
· The coordination of the future LBSK with the other Jesuit Higher Education Organizations in Kinshasa, in order to create a Jesuit University of Central Africa.
3. Loyola Business School Kinshasa
Kinshasa, DR Congo (French)
Contacts:
Fr. Joseph Maria Serrano, SJ, Co-director, ESADE [email protected]
Fr. Paulin Manwelo, SJ, Co-director CADICEC. [email protected]
4. Proposed Jesuit University of Eastern Africa (JUEA) /Hekima Jesuit University (HJU)
Nairobi, Kenya (English)
✤ Hekima University College School of Theology✤ Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations✤ Institut Catholique d'Arts et Metiers (ICAM) unanimously
voted to partner with AOR to start a school of engineering✤ Global Executive Master's in Management & Leadership
(proposed, Fall 2017) from McDonough School of Management, Georgetown University and partners
✤ Proposed Jesuit University of Eastern Africa (JUEA)/Hekima Jesuit University (HJU)
• HUC School of Theology as foundation, with School of Engineering, School of Business & Sustainable Development, School of Education.
4. Proposed Jesuit University of Eastern Africa (JUEA) /Hekima Jesuit University (HJU)
Nairobi, Kenya (English)
In order to fulfill the new government regulation that requires all universities to have a minimum of 50 acres of land and four programs or schools, the JUEA team has identified and selected two out of many great possible lands for the university in the suburbs of Nairobi and efforts are underway to raise funds to purchase land for the university. Also, curricula development for the school of education, business, and engineering are at the advanced stage. The JUEA team believes that the success of this noble cause will depend on commitment of and support of those who confess social justice and believe that education is the best tool to ensure social justice to support this project with expertise, financial and material resources.
4. Proposed Jesuit University of Eastern Africa (JUEA) /Hekima Jesuit University (HJU)
Nairobi, Kenya (English)
Contact:
Fr. A.E. "Bator" Orobator, SJ
5.Abidjan, Cote d'Iviore (French)
ITCJ: Institut de Théologie de la Compagnie de Jésus
✤ MDiv Program (First cycle in theology) and forthcoming Master Program; [Baccalauréat Canonique de Théologie]
✤ Training Formation Program (For those involved in religious formation);
✤ Theological and Spiritual Formation Program (for laypeople);
✤ Formation in Ignatian Spirituality
✤ Baraza Chair for African theology
5. ITCJ: Institut de Théologie de la Compagnie de JésusAbidjan, Cote d'Iviore (French)
The areas you explore for possible collaboration are:
1) Online journal subscription
2) Library development
3) Propositions of exchange visiting fellowship
5. ITCJ: Institut de Théologie de la Compagnie de JésusAbidjan, Cote d'Iviore (French)
Contacts:
Fr. Yvon Elenga, SJ, [email protected]
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6. Arrupe College, Jesuit School of Philosophy and HumanitiesHarare, Zimbabwe (English
✤ B.A. in Philosophy from Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome
✤ B.A. from University of Zimbabwe
✤ Master of Arts in Philosophy
✤ Cooperation with Loyola University Chicago
6. Arrupe College, Jesuit School of Philosophy and Humanities
Harare, Zimbabwe (English)
Contact:
Chukwuyenum Afiawari, SJ, [email protected]
Kizito Kiyimba, SJ, Dean [email protected]
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7. Great Lakes Business School (proposed)Bujumbura, Burundi (French/English)
✤ Project of: World Union of Jesuit Alunmi; in partnership with the Université de Namur and the Universiteit Antwerpen.
✤ undergraduate (3-year bachelor), and
✤ graduate (2-year master) in management and public administration.
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7. Great Lakes Business School (proposed)
Bujumbura, Burundi (French/English
Way forward…
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7. Great Lakes Business School (proposed))
Bujumbura, Burundi (French/English
Contacts:
Alain Deneef, World Union of Jesuit Alumni [email protected]
Alain Decrop, UNamur [email protected]
Rudi Martens, UA [email protected]
8. Loyola Jesuit University (proposed)
Nigeria (English)
✤ Business Administration & Economics School (undergraduate)
✤ Computer Science School (undergraduate)
✤ Agricultural and Environmental Science School (undergraduate)
✤ Professional Studies in Business Administration and Public Administration
8. Loyola Jesuit University (proposed)
Nigeria (English)
Ways to Network or Cooperate with other Jesuit Institutions:
1. Collaboration with expert personnel in running short courses, and certificate programs in the Professional Studies Program.
2. International student and staff exchange programs.
3. Collaboration in the provision of a destination for sabbaticals, and an environment for research.
4. Collaboration in the on-going formation of our staff.
5. Financial support in building this proposed university where staff and students will, in future, have an inspiring as well as challenging educational experience distinct from what is obtainable in the Western Hemisphere, or other parts of the African continent.
8. Loyola Jesuit University (proposed)
Nigeria (English)
Contact:
Fr. Ugo Nweke, SJ, Project Manager
)9. Other West African Projects (1): Medical School
Ndjamena, Chad (French
✤ Province took over operation of Medical School in April 2014.
✤ Contact:
Fr. Rodrigue Takoudjou, SJ
✤ Not a work of the Province but a work in which the Province has been involved. Province part of the Board and the "Dean of studies" has always be a Jesuit.
✤ It follows the model of ICAM in France.
✤ Jesuits bring the human and spiritual formation.
✤ Contact: Fr. Nestor Dabire, SJ, Dean of Studies, [email protected]
Other West African Projects (2):UCUM-ICAM
Collaboration for Higher Education in Africa
For copy of slides in either Apple or Microsoft format & document with further information about each project, email or see at meeting: Ron Anton, SJ