Improving Higher Education in Malawi for Competitiveness in the Global Economy

As the Government of Malawi investigates options to expand access to higher education and improve the quality of higher education provision, the objective of this report is to contribute to an improved understanding of the challenges confronted by the higher education sub-sector in Malawi. The...

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Main Authors: Mambo, Michael M., Meky, Muna Salih, Tanaka, Nobuyuki, Salmi, Jamil
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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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spelling okr-10986-243812021-04-23T14:04:22Z Improving Higher Education in Malawi for Competitiveness in the Global Economy Mambo, Michael M. Meky, Muna Salih Tanaka, Nobuyuki Salmi, Jamil ACCESS EQUITY HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY RELEVANCE COMPETITIVENESS FINANCE GOVERNANCE UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT POLICY OPTION As the Government of Malawi investigates options to expand access to higher education and improve the quality of higher education provision, the objective of this report is to contribute to an improved understanding of the challenges confronted by the higher education sub-sector in Malawi. The report summarizes the key findings of an in-depth study of factors affecting access and equity in the Malawian higher education sub-sector, the quality and relevance of educational outputs, the financing of the sector, and the frameworks structuring governance of the sector and its management. The study was initiated in response to a request from the Government of Malawi, to the World Bank, to support the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) in its pursuit of financially sustainable policy options to increase equitable access to higher education, and to improve the quality of higher education provision in alignment with the needs of the labor market. 2016-06-02T16:24:09Z 2016-06-02T16:24:09Z 2016-06-02 Book 978-1-4648-0798-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24381 English en_US World Bank Studies; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Malawi
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topic ACCESS
EQUITY
HIGHER EDUCATION
QUALITY
RELEVANCE
COMPETITIVENESS
FINANCE
GOVERNANCE
UNIVERSITY
MANAGEMENT
POLICY OPTION
spellingShingle ACCESS
EQUITY
HIGHER EDUCATION
QUALITY
RELEVANCE
COMPETITIVENESS
FINANCE
GOVERNANCE
UNIVERSITY
MANAGEMENT
POLICY OPTION
Mambo, Michael M.
Meky, Muna Salih
Tanaka, Nobuyuki
Salmi, Jamil
Improving Higher Education in Malawi for Competitiveness in the Global Economy
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description As the Government of Malawi investigates options to expand access to higher education and improve the quality of higher education provision, the objective of this report is to contribute to an improved understanding of the challenges confronted by the higher education sub-sector in Malawi. The report summarizes the key findings of an in-depth study of factors affecting access and equity in the Malawian higher education sub-sector, the quality and relevance of educational outputs, the financing of the sector, and the frameworks structuring governance of the sector and its management. The study was initiated in response to a request from the Government of Malawi, to the World Bank, to support the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) in its pursuit of financially sustainable policy options to increase equitable access to higher education, and to improve the quality of higher education provision in alignment with the needs of the labor market.
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author Mambo, Michael M.
Meky, Muna Salih
Tanaka, Nobuyuki
Salmi, Jamil
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Meky, Muna Salih
Tanaka, Nobuyuki
Salmi, Jamil
author_sort Mambo, Michael M.
title Improving Higher Education in Malawi for Competitiveness in the Global Economy
title_short Improving Higher Education in Malawi for Competitiveness in the Global Economy
title_full Improving Higher Education in Malawi for Competitiveness in the Global Economy
title_fullStr Improving Higher Education in Malawi for Competitiveness in the Global Economy
title_full_unstemmed Improving Higher Education in Malawi for Competitiveness in the Global Economy
title_sort improving higher education in malawi for competitiveness in the global economy
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24381
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