Decolonisation of African universities ‘could reduce brain drain’

Higher education sectors born out of empire fail to meet local skill needs, says professor

Published on
April 16, 2024
Last updated
April 16, 2024
Samburu people in traditional dresses perform local dance in Samburu, Kenya
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Not everything associated with colonists is bad. When the Roman colonists left Britain, the Celts and Anglo-Saxons kept the good things they had brought - Latin vocabulary, Christianity, Law, etc - and made their own way thereafter. It was the same when the Normans came - their French was absorbed into English.
Some pertinent comments but on the whole the understanding and representation of understanding about matter energy and fields is universal. F=ma is always a good starting point for ang society wishing to employ tools to develop an economy. When it comes to human beliefs and values that shape the social and political use of that knowledge, That's a bit more tricky. However, I would generally suggest steering clear of theocratic/patriarchal flavoured versions.

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