Globalisation and Knowledge Production in Higher Education: The Impact of Internationalisation and Liberalisation on University Education in Rwanda and Uganda
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Date
2019
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Africa Journal of Public Sector Development and Governance
Abstract
The role of higher education, as the broad sector of education that includes all postsecondary
education including university and tertiary institutions, in development
cannot be overlooked. In this paper, the discussion will specifically centre on universities
and other degree-awarding institutions. Universities are of specific importance, since
as a sub-sector they are mandated to produce knowledge through research and are
the only institutions specialised in producing, reproducing and disseminating the new
knowledge necessary for development (Cloete and Bunting 2016; Muriisa and Bacwayo
2014). Universities engage in research and searching for the knowledge required to
move countries forward. In addition, they engage in research, community service,
teaching and producing new generation scholars who can produce knowledge and
disseminate knowledge through service to the community. As Kofi Annan indicated,
universities have an important role to play in the transformation of African economies
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Globalisation, Knowledge Production, Higher Education, Internationalisation, Liberalisation
Citation
Muriisa, R. K., & Rwabyoma, A. S. (2019). Globalisation and knowledge production in higher education: the impact of internationalisation and liberalisation on university education in Rwanda and Uganda. Africa Journal of Public Sector Development and Governance, 2(1), 25-48. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55390/ajpsdg.2019.2.1.2