| dc.description.abstract | Overview of HERANA
The Higher Education and Economic Development project forms part of the
work of the Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa
(HERANA). HERANA was established in 2007 and is coordinated by the Centre
for Higher Education Transformation (CHET) in Cape Town, South Africa. Key
partners include the University of the Western Cape (South Africa), Makerere
University (Uganda) and the University of Oslo (Norway).
The research component of HERANA investigates the complex relationship
between higher education and development in Africa, with a specific focus on
economic and democratic development. A second research area explores the
use of research in policy‐making. Alongside the research component is an
advocacy strategy that aims to:
Disseminate the findings of the research projects;
Coordinate existing sources of information on higher education in Africa,
Develop a media strategy; and
Put in place a policy dialogue (through seminars and information technology)
facilitating interactions between researchers, institutional leaders and decisionmakers.
The capacity‐building component of HERANA is the Higher Education Masters in
Africa Programme, run jointly between the key partners. The main objective of
the project is to contribute to the strengthening of higher education in Africa
through building capacity and expertise in African higher education. The
students contribute to higher education and development research through the
research components of the programme. | en |
