Reforming a national university to meet the development needs of a smaller developing country: lessons from the international community Online publication date: Tue, 14-Nov-2017
by Stafford A. Griffith
International Journal of Higher Education and Sustainability (IJHES), Vol. 1, No. 3, 2017
Abstract: The role of a university in national development is considered in this article. The article considers how the University of Guyana, as an institution in a small developing country, can learn from the international community of researchers in higher education and from the experiences of other universities, primarily those in developing countries, as it seeks to strengthen its role in national development. The article highlights a number of specific areas in which action must be taken to transform the University of Guyana to serve the role reasonably expected of it. These actions include: making research and knowledge generation a major focus of the university; emphasising the development and delivery of programmes to meet human capital needs; reimaging the university to raise its profile as a place for an education that is fit for the purpose of personal and national development; and establishing an appropriate governance structure.
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