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Podeu consultar la versió en francès a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/126940 ; la versió en portuguès a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/126941 i la versió en àrab a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/126942
The HAQAA (Harmonisation of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation)
Harmonised quality higher education systems are imperative for Africa to realise the
vision of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful continent. The African Union (AU) has,
at the highest level, called for the harmonisation and strengthening of the quality of
higher education in Africa to make it both locally relevant and globally competitive. This
is in line with the AU’s Agenda 2063: “The Africa We Want”, and is an important
instrument for facilitating the recently signed AU Continental Free Trade Area. These
efforts are a culmination of Africa’s long time desire for harmonised higher education
systems that can facilitate the mobility of trained people with accredited qualifications.
Diverse systems of higher education have resulted in the lack of mutual recognition of
university degrees, constraining academic integration and the mobility of students across
the African continent. Collective endorsement of harmonisation and mutual recognition
presupposes increased attention to quality and quality assurance in higher education.
The rapid growth in the number of students and higher education institutions (HEIs), and
the increased focus on employability, have made quality and quality assurance central
topics. If Africa’s investment in the education of its youth is to reap demographic
dividends, quality and quality assurance in higher education and training are essential. |
