AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES MUST PAY MORE FOCUS ON STUDENT NEEDS TO SECURE FUTURE RELEVANCE
October 2nd, 2021
African universities must undertake strategic collaborations, boost innovation and develop entrepreneurial initiatives, targeting the needs of students to remain relevant in the future, a higher education conference in Nigeria has been told. These concerns formed the core of discussions when public and private sector tertiary education experts gathered over Zoom and in-person in Lagos to discuss the future of African universities at the second edition of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) International Week conference. It united researchers, policy makers, ...
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