U.S. Colleges Urged To Improve Access For Disadvantaged International Students, Particularly Africans
U.S. colleges are beginning to reverse the decline in international student enrollment that followed the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But the key to future growth may be the ability to attract lower-income and disadvantaged foreign students, including those from Africa, witnesses told a House hearing Friday.
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July 7th, 2007 at 12:35 am
An important solution for Africa is a University education, up to American standards, focusing on priority African needs and requirements to be established in Africa. Initiatives for such an institution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the capitol city of Ethiopia and of the African Union are examples. These have included initiatives of the American University of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian-African American University.
There are other higher education initiatives in Africa that strive for world class status. These should be supported first and foremost with overseas education limited mainly to exchanges of top level leaders and professionals.
These initiatives are continuing to be fostered, and it is hoped others are being developed. Funding and leadership are critical issues for these initiatives to be successfully implemented to bring top level preparation to leaders, professionals, technicians and entrepreneurs who can effectively lead and serve Africa in its quest to strengthen food security, improve health and well-being, raise the relevance and quality of education at all levels, promote entrepreneurship, facilitat a technoloical renaissance and assure good governance in a law-abiding and just society.