Internationalisation of African Higher Education: Towards Achieving the MDGs -- DEDICATION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- AFRICAN NETWORK FOR THE INTERNATIONALISATION OF EDUCATION -- THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS - ORIGIN AND RATIONALE -- HIGHER EDUCATION INTERNATIONALISATION - MEANING AND STRATEGIES -- OUTLINE OF THE BOOK -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 1: INTERNATIONALISATION OF AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION: STATUS, CHALLENGES AND ISSUES -- INTRODUCTION -- AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES AND DEVELOPMENT -- INTERNATIONALISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA -- INTERNATIONALISATION AND THE MDGS IN AFRICA -- Enhancing Research Capacity -- Curriculum and Learning Outcomes -- Institutional and Faculty Development -- Community Engagement and Development -- Skills and Expertise Development -- Information Communication and Technology (ICT) -- Strengthening African Networks and Partnerships -- Development of New Knowledge -- Enhancement of Access and Academic Quality -- RENEWED INTEREST -- AFRICA'S RESPONSES -- SOME PITFALLS AND CHALLENGES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- CHAPTER 2: INTERNATIONALISATION AND THE CHALLENGES OF GENDER EQUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION:THE CASE OF GHANA -- INTRODUCTION -- AIM OF THE STUDY -- PROBLEM STATEMENT -- RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND OBJECTIVES -- RESEARCH DESIGN -- THEMATIC OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT -- Internationalisation -- Overview of Gender and Women's Empowerment in Ghana -- Higher Education in Ghana -- ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS -- Internationalisation of Higher Education Policies in Ghanaian Universities -- Promoting Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment -- Social Experiences of Foreign Students - Challenges and Solutions -- Lessons from other African Universities -- SUMMARY OF FINDINGS -- IMPLICATIONS AND REFLECTIONS -- REFERENCES.

AFFILIATION -- CHAPTER 3:THE QUEST FOR GENDER EQUITY THROUGH INTERNATIONALISATION STRATEGIES AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA -- INTRODUCTION -- Objectives -- THEMATIC OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT -- HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE -- ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- RESEARCH DESIGN -- INTERPRETATION OF FINDNGS FROM STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRES -- Reasons Cited for Choosing South Africa as a Study Destination -- Challenges Faced by Students -- Measures/Strategies to be Put in Place to Promote Gender Equality and theEmpowerment of Women -- INTERNATIONALISATION STRATEGIES AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL -- INTERNATIONALISATION TRENDS IN SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION -- IMPLICATIONS AND REFLECTIONS -- Marketing of Degree Programmes and Opportunities -- Gender Considerations -- Fees and Scholarships -- Unrecognised Educational Qualifications -- Study Permit Requirements -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- CHAPTER 4: THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC MOBILITY ON THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF GENDER ROLES AND RELATIONS AMONG KENYAN AND CAMEROONIAN STUDENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- THEMATIC OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT -- Internationalisation of Higher Education -- Women's Empowerment and Development -- Higher Education and Women's Empowerment -- Study Abroad and Women's Empowerment -- ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- The Capability Approach -- The Social Embodiment Paradigm -- RESEARCH DESIGN -- INTERPRETATION OF FINDNGS -- Graduates' Conceptualisations of Gender Roles and Relations -- IMPLICATIONS AND REFLECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- CHAPTER 5: POLICY INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE WOMEN'S ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENYA -- INTRODUCTION -- Statement of the Problem -- Aims and Objectives -- Research Questions -- THEMATIC OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT -- Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment -- Gender Equality and Higher Education.

Gender Equality and Internationalisation Opportunities -- ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- Gender Equality and IHE -- METHODOLOGY -- Research Design -- Sampling Design -- Data Collection -- Data Analysis -- INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS -- Government Gender Policy in Education -- Internationalisation -- Internationalisation and MDG3 -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- CHAPTER 6: USE OF MOBILE PHONES AND OER TO ENCHANCE WOMEN'S ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN TANZANIA -- INTRODUCTION -- THEMATIC OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT -- Women's Access to Education and its Relation to the MDGs -- OER AS AN ENABLER TO INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION -- OER Defined -- OER Initiatives -- Challenges in using Open Educational Resources -- MOBILE PHONES AS AN ENHANCING TOOL FOR INCREASING ACCESS -- RESEARCH DESIGN -- INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS -- The Use of Mobile Phones for Learning -- The Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Teaching and Learning -- IMPLICATIONS AND REFLECTIONS -- Increase Awareness -- Use the Benefits of the National ICT Backbone -- Establish Community Tele-centres -- Accreditation of OER -- Policy Formulation -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7: HIGHER EDUCATION AND A RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS IN MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, UGANDA -- INTRODUCTION -- THEMATIC OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT -- Conceptualising the Internationalisation of Higher Education (IHE) -- A case for the International Dimension of Curricula in the Prevention of HIV/AIDS -- The Role of Collaborative Research in HIV/AIDS Prevention -- ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK -- RESEARCH DESIGN -- INTERPRETATION OF FINDNGS -- Internationalisation and the Prevention of HIV/AIDS at Makerere University -- Prioritisation of HIV/AIDS in Institutional Policies -- Integration of HIV/AIDS into the Curriculum -- Collaborative Research and the Prevention of HIV/AIDS at Makerere University.

IMPLICATIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND REFLECTIONS -- The International Dimension of Curricula and HIV/AIDS Prevention -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATION -- CHAPTER 8: DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS OF INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: A KENYAN CASE STUDY -- INTRODUCTION -- HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA -- ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK AND RESEARCH DESIGN -- INTERPRETATION OF FINDINGS -- Higher Education for Manpower Development -- Knowledge-Based Development Regime -- MOI UNIVERSITY CASE STUDY -- Development and Internationalisation Discourse -- The Partnership Landscape -- International Partnerships: Programmes and Goals -- ACTIVE ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS AT MOI UNIVERSITY -- Indiana-Kenya Partnership (AMPATH): Complementarity and Synergy -- Moi-VLIR Partnership: Multi-Disciplinarity and Synchrony -- IMPLICATIONS AND REFLECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- CHAPTER 9: THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION INTERNATIONALISATION IN MEETING MDGS -- INTRODUCTION -- HIGHER EDUCATION, INTERNATIONALISATION AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS -- THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT (MDG 3) -- THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT -- THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND HIV/AIDS IN UGANDA (MDG 6) -- INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDG 8) -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AFFILIATIONS -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX -- GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON HIGHER EDUCATION.