Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0 
Author-Name: Van de Laar, Mindel
Author-Email: mindel.vandelaar@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT
Author-Name: Achrekar, Shivani
Author-Email: shivani.achrekar@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT
Author-Name: Larbi, Lucy
Author-Email: l.larbi@student.maastrichtuniversity.nl
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT
Author-Name: Rühmann, Friederike
Author-Email: f.ruhmann@student.maastrichtuniversity.nl 
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT
Title: Capacity building using PhD education in Africa 
Abstract: Globally the field of doctoral education is changing, with a move 
	 towards more internationalisation and away from traditional education. 
	 More PhD educational programmes use blended and e-learning elements and 
	 have an increasing number of working professionals enrolled in a PhD, or 
	 PhD students with jobs engaged in writing a dissertation. In Sub-Saharan 
	 Africa, the PhD scene reflects this change. Yet, not much is known about 
	 PhD capacity in Africa. While in terms of scientific output the 
	 continent is left behind, and thus doctoral education is an area to 
	 focus on, research on the effectiveness of doctoral education, and how 
	 to improve the educational offering is lacking. In this study, we offer 
	 an update of the literature related to doctoral education in Africa, an 
	 overview of the needs in the field according to both African PhD fellows 
	 and their supervisors, and a discussion on the role of e-learning 
	 innovations in supporting capacity building.
Keywords: Doctoral education, community of learning, Sub-Sahara Africa, E-Learning  
Classification-JEL: O15, O55, I23, I24, I25, I26
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20161208
Number: 2016-068
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2016/wp2016-068.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2016068