Africa is called upon to reflect on ways to review its Higher Education system towards more harmonization among degree-awarding institutions across the continent. The European Union has established a strategic partnership with Africa on a collaborative project ‘Tuning Africa’ to enhance degree comparability, graduate mobility and employability. The Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Mauritius has been selected in December 2011 to participate in the Tuning Pilot Project for Africa. Mr Kamlesh Bhoodhoo, FoA lecturer and Officer-in-Charge of the Agricultural Production & Systems Department, will be representing the University at the project meetings in Cameroun and Cape Town. The selection process was carried out by specialist reviewers and the steering committee spent two full days reviewing the applications with the advice of the Association of African Universities and Directors of Regional Associations.
High expectations are awaited from this leap forward to modernize and reform the Tertiary Education sector as the trend is to develop common goals and objectives worldwide. African Higher Education institutions and national bodies, endorsing the project, seek to establish comparable and compatible programme of studies so that their degrees can be recognized across regions. This holistic approach aims at removing barriers and restrictions for the mobility of students, graduates and scholars by fostering curriculum collaboration and understanding. Five thematic areas have been identified: Medicine, Teacher Education, Agriculture, Mechanical Engineering and Construction Engineering. The Tuning Pilot Project Africa will be run over 18 months to follow each step of the Tuning methodology and to develop a conceptual framework and generic reference points in those different subject areas.
More info on http://www.tuningafrica.org/
