The World Bank has announced a “Centers of Excellence” initiative that will provide $158 million to a select group of African universities “to strengthen the capacity of selected universities and their partner institutions to deliver high quality training and applied research at the regional level” in the words of the project document as reported in University World News (November 3, 2013). Some 15 universities will be selected to receive up to $8 million each to strengthen the institutions. One missing key element will absolutely doom the project to failure. No funding will be provided to the academics teaching at the universities although there will be money to bring in short-term people and consultants. What this means is that the key personnel who are responsible .....
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