CONTENTS

• Preface i

• Abbreviations v

• 1 A Perspective on African Universities 1

  • Introduction 1

  • The condition of the universities 2

  • Donor policies and African dialog 7

  • Change in South Africa 10

• 2 The African Association of Universities and
  Other Representative University Bodies 11

  • The AAU 11

    • Proposals on the AAU 12

  • Other representative university bodies 12

    • Proposals on other representative university bodies 14

• 3 Government-University Relations, University
  Governance, and Student Affairs 15

  • Introduction 15

  • Government-university relations 15

    • The proper limits of state intervention 15

    • Mutual comprehension and confidence-building 16

    • Planning and budgeting for university systems 17

    • Proposals on government-university relations 21

  • University governance 22

    • Proposals on university governance 24

  • Student affairs 24

    • Proposals on student affairs 26

• 4 University Management 27

  • Introduction 27

  • Management and planning 27

    • Proposals on university management and planning 29

  • Cost reduction and revenue enhancement 31

    • Proposals on cost reduction and revenue enhancement 33

  • The organization of postgraduate studies 34

    • Proposals on the organization of postgraduate studies 35

  • Research management 36

    • Proposals on research management 37