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African-German cooperation towards decolonising higher education: CERM-ESA approaches and lessons learnt

This paper looks into decolonisation as a guiding principle for North-South academic cooperation cowards the United Nations 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development adopted in 20I5. The purpose is to examine the German Academic Exchange Service (DMD) funded African-German cooperation within the East and South African-German Centre of Excellence for Educational Research Methodologies and Management - CERM-ESA - and reflect on its conditions and its contributions to decolonising higher education. The article draws on relevant literature and reflects on CERM-ESA activities, face-to-face discussions with CERM-ESA faculty and students. The findings have practical implications for North-South cooperation partnerships aimed at decolonising higher education in Africa.

Uploaded by: Paul Webb
Author: Kindiki, Jonah Nyaga | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5574-5996
Co-author: Von Moellendorff, Malve | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9833-2991
Co-author: Speck, Karsten | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1809-018X
Co-author: Webb, Paul | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-8973
Institution: None | Centre: East and South African-German Centre for Educational Research, Methodologies and Management (CERM-ESA)
Type: Journal article | English | Peer Reviewed
Subjects: Education

Published in: Zeitschrift für internationale Bildungsforschung und Entwicklungspädagogik, ISSN 1434-4688, EISSN 2699-5549 | 42 (2)
Publisher of document: Münster, Germany: Waxmann Verlag
Date: 2019 | Pages: 11-15
https://doi.org/10.31244/zep.2019.02.03
Copyright: © 2019 Waxmann | License: CC BY 4.0 DEED Attribution 4.0 International