Internationalization of Higher Education Research and Careers in Africa

Bisaso, Ronald; Nakamanya, Florence

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_211-1

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“…International graduate students bring diverse perspectives, enriching academic environments with cultural variety, fostering global collaboration, and enhancing research by incorporating different viewpoints and experiences (Kiiza, 2019). As such, Makerere University has positioned itself as a research-led institution that seeks to advance relevant social and economic development research through internationalisation (Bisaso & Nakamanya, 2018). Makerere University has also invested heavily in driving stakeholders in this strategic direction through strategic plans, providing policies, and supportive institutional structures to advance the University's internationalisation strategy (Bisaso & Nakamanya, 2018).…”

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“…As such, Makerere University has positioned itself as a research-led institution that seeks to advance relevant social and economic development research through internationalisation (Bisaso & Nakamanya, 2018). Makerere University has also invested heavily in driving stakeholders in this strategic direction through strategic plans, providing policies, and supportive institutional structures to advance the University's internationalisation strategy (Bisaso & Nakamanya, 2018). Therefore, as a researchled institution with an internationalisation agenda, Makerere University is expected to recruit and retain international graduate students to benefit the University's global reputation and research output (Bisaso, 2017).…”

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Support Services for International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Namuwonge

2024

East Afr. j. educ. stud.

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Makerere University is focused on being a research-led university, which necessitates it embrace an internationalisation agenda to fit into the global research network. There is a need to boost the number of international graduate students to help Makerere University realise her vision. This qualitative study explores how international graduate students are supported at Makerere University. The following objective guided it: to explore how international graduate students are supported at Makerere University. The study was anchored in the interpretivism world view, subscribing to the transcendental phenomenology of Edmund Husserl to uncover the support given to international graduate students. Eight international graduate students at Makerere University were interviewed and selected from different academic disciplines categorised according to Becher and Biglan's classification of academic disciplines. Both unstructured interviews and documentary check data generation strategies were used in this study. Data analysis followed a thematic approach whereby various forms of support were provided to international graduate students at Makerere University, and how it is provided was identified. It was concluded that those international graduate students received non-academic and academic support at Makerere University. This study recommends that Makerere University Management provide financial, human, and physical resources to the International Office as ways of facilitating international graduate students to complete their study programs and attracting many more to join the University. The International Office may work with the Office of the Dean of Students to organise events for graduate students to facilitate interactions between international and domestic students, and they may also put in place peer mentors for new international graduate students to foster a sense of community. This study recommends that the International Office work very closely with the schools in the different Colleges of Makerere University, especially establishing a desk officer in each of the Dean's Office to handle issues of international students as this may improve their numbers at Makerere University. Finally, the university management should strengthen and streamline the activities of the International Office at Makerere University

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Support Services for International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Namuwonge

2024

East Afr. j. educ. stud.

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“…International graduate students make significant economic, cultural, and social contributions to their host institutions (Kiiza, 2019). As such, Makerere University has currently positioned itself as a research-led institution that seeks to advance relevant research for social and economic development through the process of internationalization (Bisaso & Nakamanya, 2018). Makerere University has also invested heavily in driving stakeholders in this strategic direction through strategic plans, providing policies, and supportive institutional structures to advance the university's internationalization strategy (Bisaso & Nakamanya, 2018).…”

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“…Unfortunately, international students face many challenges adjusting to and coping with their new learning environments (García et al, 2019;Neves & Hillman, 2017). With its research -led status anchored in its strategic plan of 2018-2019 and 2020-2030, Makerere university has over the years attracted international students for undergraduate and graduate studies (Bisaso, 2017;Bisaso & Nakamanya, 2018). The university has collaborations and partnerships with universities in other countries and agencies at regional and international levels facilitating the exchange of students.…”

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“…Networking with students from various backgrounds enhances their global perspective (Kiiza, 2019). However, those experiences, they undergo which include adapting to a new academic system, cultural differences, language barriers and sometimes individual preferences can either enhance or create hurdles to their goal attainment and subsequently that of Makerere university which is to be research led university (Bisaso & Nakamanya, 2018). On this basis, this study explored the experiences of international graduate students at Makerere University…”

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Experiences of International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Namuwonge

2024

East Afr. j. educ. stud.

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The enrollment of international graduate students is declining at Makerere University. Yet, Makerere aspires to be a research-led institution with an internationalization agenda. There is a need to increase the number of international graduate students as this would help Makerere University to realize its vision. This study, therefore, explored international graduate students' experiences at Makerere University, and the following objective guided it: to explore the experiences of international graduate students at Makerere University. The study was based on the interpretive worldview, subscribing to the transcendental phenomenology of Edmund Husserl, which states that those who have experienced a phenomenon can give it meaning. Eight international graduate students at Makerere University were interviewed, and they were selected from different academic disciplines, which were categorized according to Becher and Biglan's classification. Data were thematically analyzed, whereby two themes, namely non-academic experiences and academic experiences, emerged. It was therefore concluded that international graduate students at Makerere University had both positive and negative non-academic and academic experiences. This study recommends that Makerere University Management should strengthen measures that lead to positive experiences for international graduate students, such as the provision of financial resources, strengthening the operations of the International Office, organizing events for graduate students to facilitate their interactions with the domestic students, and putting in place peer mentors for new international graduate students to foster a sense of community. This study also recommends that the International Office work very closely with the Deans of Schools in the different colleges of Makerere University. This will improve their academic experiences and, ultimately, their numbers at Makerere University. Finally, the university management should strengthen and streamline the activities of the International Office at Makerere University

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Exploring the Context for Enhancing Leadership Capacities in Pedagogy, Research and Community Engagement in Higher Education Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bisaso

2023

Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century

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Internationalization of Higher Education Research and Careers in Africa

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Support Services for International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Support Services for International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Experiences of International Graduate Students at Makerere University

Exploring the Context for Enhancing Leadership Capacities in Pedagogy, Research and Community Engagement in Higher Education Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa

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