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Welcome to the International Network for Higher Education in Africa (INHEA),one of the leading global resource hubs on African higher education. Established in 2003, at the Boston College Center for International Higher Education, before moving to the University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa in 2013, the Network is committed to the advancement of higher education in the continent.

The Network has been serving the community of scholars, experts, practitioners, policy makers, funders, development workers, graduate students, and others engaged in research, teaching, learning, and policy advocacy on African higher education. We trust that this resource plays an important role in articulating, organizing and promoting discourses and narratives shaping the sector.

The Network is hosted at The University of Kwazulu-Natal and closely affiliated with the Boston College Center for International Higher Education. The Network is led by its founding director, Professor Damtew Teferra. Numerous initiatives of the Network are supported by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

International Advisory Board Members

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Philip Altbach Philip G. Altbach Founding Director, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, USA Marcelo Knobel Marcelo Knobel Rector of the University of Campinas (Unicamp), BRAZIL
Dr. Roberta M. Bassett Roberta M. Bassett Global Lead for Tertiary Education, Education Global Practice, The World Bank, USA Deirdre Lennan Deirdre Lennan European Commission, Directorate General for Education and Culture, BELGIUM
Ahmed Bawa Ahmed Bawa CEO, University South Africa and Former Vice Chancellor, Durban University of Technology, SOUTH AFRICA Goolam Mohamedbhai Goolam Mohamedbhai Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Mauritius and Former Executive Secretary of the AAU, MAURITIUS
Ronald Biasaso Ronald Bisaso Dean, ‎East African School of Higher Education Studies and Development, Makerere University, UGANDA Joyce Moock Joyce Moock Associate Vice President (former), Rockefeller Foundation, USA and Secretary to the African Economic Research Consortium Board
David Bloom David Bloom Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard University, USA Is-haq Oloyede Is-haq Oloyede The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation board (JAMB) and Former Executive Secretary, Association of West African Universities, NIGERIA
Hendrina Chalwe Doroba Hendrina Chalwe Doroba Head of the Education and Skills Development Division of the East African Region, African Development Bank, COTE’D’IVORIE Moses Osiru Moses Osiru Regional Coordination Unit Manager, PASET Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), KENYA
Jeanette da Silva Jeanette da Silva Senior Adviser, Section for Research, Innovation and Higher Education, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), NORWAY Laura Rumbley Laura Rumbley Associate Director, European Association for International Education, THE NETHERLANDS
Codou Diaw Codou Diaw Program Lead, Eastern Africa Partner Network, Mastercard Foundation, KENYA/CANADA Ebrima Sall Ebrima Sall Executive Secretary, Trust Africa, Dakar, SENEGAL
Ahmed El-Gohary Ahmed El-Gohary President, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, EGYPT Damtew Teferra Damtew Teferra Founding Director and Board Chair, INHEA (UKZN)
Jocelyne Gacel-Avila Jocelyne Gacel-Avila Director, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de Guadalajara, MEXICO Hilligje van't Land Hilligje van’t Land Secretary General, International Association of Universities (IAU), FRANCE
Prof. Belay Kassa Belay Kassa Interim Vice Rector, Pan African University, Africa Union Commission, ETHIOPIA/CAMEROON N.V. Varghese N.V. Varghese Vice Chancellor of the National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, INDIA