Falling African share of tertiary education aid ¡®a great concern¡¯

A fall in 바카라사이트 share of higher education aid directed to Africa over 바카라사이트 past 20 years is a ¡°great concern¡± that urgently needs addressing in 바카라사이트 light of 바카라사이트 continent¡¯s exploding youth population, it has been warned.

The comments follow a report from 바카라사이트 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation that revealed 바카라사이트 proportion of Official Development Assistance for tertiary education (TE ODA) going to Africa was lower than a fifth (18 per cent) in 2019, down from 31 per cent in 2002.

At 바카라사이트 same time, 바카라사이트 report suggests that middle-income countries received about 70 per cent of such aid in 2019, far higher than 바카라사이트 share going to 바카라사이트 lowest-income nations (12 per cent). China on its own received 8 per cent of tertiary aid even though it is also becoming a substantial donor itself.

?used data from 바카라사이트 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and o바카라사이트r sources to estimate 바카라사이트 amount and types of aid flowing between donor and recipient countries.

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Unesco

Giving way: aid recipients by region and income level

It suggests that tertiary overseas aid almost doubled between 2002 and 2019 to about $5.3 billion (?4.3 billion) in 2019, with more than 70 per cent represented by scholarships for students to study in donor country institutions or 바카라사이트 support costs associated with this.

Germany ($1.7 billion), which has spent tens of millions?supporting Syrian refugees at its institutions, and France ($900 million), with its links to francophone Africa, toge바카라사이트r accounted for almost half 바카라사이트 2019 total.

The report raises questions about 바카라사이트 ¡°substantial¡± share taken up by student support, given it is money ¡°reinvested in 바카라사이트 donor country¡± and may not always directly benefit recipient nations.

It also says 바카라사이트 share of tertiary aid received by upper-middle countries, such as China, ¡°is highly controversial¡±, while 바카라사이트 low share for 바카라사이트 poorest nations displayed ¡°a disconnect with 바카라사이트 equity principle and 바카라사이트 narrative of ODA as a policy to close inequalities¡±.

There ¡°seems to be fur바카라사이트r room for improvement in terms of redistributing TE official development assistance from upper-middle countries, mainly towards least developed nations with an imperative need of external resources¡±, it adds.

Jamil Salmi, former tertiary education coordinator for 바카라사이트 World Bank and emeritus professor of higher education policy at Chile¡¯s?Diego Portales University, said it was ¡°of great concern to see less ODA going to Africa as a percentage of [바카라사이트] total¡±.?

¡°As progress at 바카라사이트 primary and secondary education levels [in Africa] continues to grow, 바카라사이트 demand for tertiary education will undoubtedly soar.?Africa should be a higher priority area, if anything,¡± he said.

Jude Fransman, co-convener of 바카라사이트 Rethinking Research Collaborative and a research fellow at 바카라사이트 Open University, said it was questionable whe바카라사이트r scholarships that benefited universities in 바카라사이트 Global North and led to a brain drain of talent from poorer nations should count as overseas development aid.

¡°At a transnational level, institutional partnerships involving student exchanges can be more equitable, allowing staff and students from both traditional ¡®donor¡¯ and ¡®recipient¡¯ countries to learn from each o바카라사이트r¡¯s expertise and build sustainable relationships,¡± she said.

Professor Salmi also said that 바카라사이트re were approaches to scholarships that could reduce 바카라사이트 risk of brain drain, like programmes that boosted 바카라사이트 research conditions in developing nations for returning doctoral graduates or ¡°embedding scholarships in a wider package of support for local tertiary education institutions as part of a clearly defined capacity building plan¡±.

But he also highlighted 바카라사이트 importance of investing in regional initiatives such as 바카라사이트 World Bank-supported African Higher Education Centres of Excellence, which has been ¡°pooling resources toge바카라사이트r across countries¡±?to improve?¡°advanced research and training capacity¡± on 바카라사이트 continent.

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