IIE Hosts Event to Commemorate the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa

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On February 1, 2012, the Institute of International Education (IIE) hosted an event to commemorate the launch of Weaving Success: Voices of Change in African Higher Education, a new publication that tells of innovation and change across campuses and national boundaries. IIE convened this event on behalf of the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa, an unprecedented collaboration between seven major U.S. foundations to support African higher education institutions in building capacity and training the next generation of scholars, public servants, and entrepreneurs. The ten-year, $440 million initiative was directly and indirectly responsible for improving conditions for over four million students at 379 African colleges and universities.

The initiative served nine African countries: Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The PHEA foundations included: Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and The Kresge Foundation.

A highlight of the event was a panel discussion on "Supporting the Ongoing Transformation of African Higher Education," with Ernest Aryeetey, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana; Olugbemiro Jegede, Secretary General, Association of African Universities; and Brian O’Connell, Rector & Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Cape.

To read more about the event and see a photo slideshow, please visit: www.iie.org/PHEALaunch.

 Weaving Success is available for download at no cost in a variety of electronic formats. For more information and to download the book, please visit: www.iie.org/weavingsuccess.