Africa-Europe Higher Education Cooperation for Development: Meeting Regional and Global Challenges. White paper.

Describes the outcomes and recommendations of the project “Access to Success: Fostering Trust and Exchange between Europe and Africa 2008-2010”.

2010  53  English and French   pdf

Institutional Source: European University Association - Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE)

Bologna Seminar on "Doctoral Programmes for the European Knowledge Society." Conclusions and Recommendations.

Highlights conclusions from the Bologna Seminar held in Salzburg, 3-5 February, 2005 and outlines the ten principles of doctoral education developed during the seminar.

2005  3  English  pdf

Institutional Source: European University Association - Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE)

Borderless 2011: Perspectives on the Future

Features reflections on the higher education trends of 2011 and the directions of these shifts in the global higher education environment.

2011  19  English  pdf

Institutional Source: The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education

CIRUISEF - Sciences en Francophonie "Vers une charte francophone des thèses scientifiques"

Définit les principes d'une charte de thèse et les droits et devoirs de la formation doctorale. Etablie par l'Agence universitaire de la Francophonie et CIRUISEF (Conférence Internationale des Responsables des Universités et Institutions Scientifique d’Expression Française).

2009  4  French  pdf

Institutional Source: Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) / CIRUISEF

Conférence mondiale sur l’enseignment supérieur 2009: La nouvelle dynamique de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche au service du progrès social et du développement.

Communiqué de l'UNESCO par rapport à la Conférence mondiale sur l’enseignement supérieur 2009, tenue au ,siège de l’UNESCO à Paris du 5 au 8 juillet 2009.

2009  10  French  pdf

Institutional Source: Institut Panafricain de Gouvernance Universitaire (IPAGU)

Doctoral Education – Taking Salzburg Forward: Implementation and New Challenges

The purpose of this document is to provide guidelines for the continued implementation of reforms in doctoral education building on the Salzburg Principles and Recommendations. It is directed at university leaders who want to continue and deepen the implementation of Salzburg at the strategic level, ensuring a consistent, institution-wide approach to doctoral
education. The document also provides recommendations for daily managers of doctoral education who look to keep their activities and processes up to date and responsive to new
challenges for universities.

2016  8  English  pdf

Institutional Source: European University Association

Doctoral Programmes for the European Knowledge Society. Report on the EUA Doctoral Programmes Project.

Provides stakeholders in higher education with a general view of the landscape of doctoral education and programmes in Europe.

2005  46  English 

Institutional Source: European University Association - Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE)

Doctoral Programmes in Europe's Universities: Achievements and Challenges. Report Prepared for European Universities and Ministers of Higher Education.

Presents the findings of a project to elaborate the basic principles of doctoral education and a survey on funding based on data collected from national ministries.

2007  43  English  pdf

Institutional Source: European University Association - Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE)

Foundations for the Future: Supporting the Early Careers of African Researchers.

Explores the challenges of developing the next generation of African researchers and proposes mechanisms to overcome these challenges.

2012  45  English  pdf

Institutional Source: The British Academy. Co-published with the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Idea Puzzle Software

Online software that helps students evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their research project in any phase of their PhD. The software asks 21 questions about the research project based on Philosophy of Science, helps to answer them, and allows the self-evaluation of each answer. The result is a research design of about 3 pages which includes an overall score, a visual map, and the 21 answers. The research design can be submitted for an international award of 1000 Euros granted by Santander Universities, until the 31st of May each year. IAU Member HEIs in Africa are eligible for a one-month free trial of the software.

2015  online resource   English, Portuguese, Spanish 

Institutional Source: Catholic University of Portugal

La Lettre de la CIRUISEF. No. 7

Bulletin d'information de CIRUISEF contenant une synthèse du collloque de Dakar 2009 dont le thème était «Le Doctorat scientifique : enjeux et compétences».

2007  8  French  pdf

Institutional Source: Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)

NMC Horizon Report: 2014 Higher Education Edition

Report compiled by New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) on emerging technologies that will have an impact on the development of higher education. An expert panel identified 18 topics very likely to impact technology planning and decision-making: six key trends, six significant challenges, and six important developments in educational technology.

2014  50  English  pdf

Institutional Source: New Media Consortium

OER Policy Review and Development Toolkit. A guide for higher education institutions interested in creating and using Open Educational Resources

A toolkit is aimed at higher education stakeholders who are working with Open Educational Resources (OER). It is designed to help you review your own institutional policy environment and where necessary institute policy changes that will facilitate collaboration and the development and sharing of OER.

2012  44  English  pdf

Institutional Source: South African Institute for Distance Education - OER Africa

Policy for Master's and Doctoral Degrees

Provides an example of a policy document developed by the University of South Africa describing the broad framework of post-graduate degrees at the institution.

2008  6  English  pdf

Institutional Source: University of South Africa, South Africa

Procedures for Studies for Master's and Doctoral Degrees

Provides an example of a policy document used by the University of South Africa to detail procedures for post-graduate studies including qualifications and admissions; registration; student and supervisor roles; and examinations.

2008  43  English  pdf

Institutional Source: University of South Africa, South Africa

Promoting Excellence in PhD Research Programmes in East Africa 2008-2011.

Evaluates the PREPARE-PhD project between Makerere University in Uganda (MAK), University of Nairobi in Kenya (UoN) Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Tanzania and Copenhagen University in Denmark (UC-LIFE) by delineating the challenges facing the East African university expected outcomes that were realized through the project.

2011  36  English pdf

Institutional Source: Universities Denmark, Edulink, ACP, PREPARE PhD

Quel enseignement supérieur et quelle recherche, en Afrique, à l'horizon 2015.

Discours donné par Pr. Jacques Fame Ndongo, Ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur du Cameroun, au Troisième Conférence Régionale Africaine des Recteurs et Doyens de la Sciences, l’Ingénierie et la Technologie.

2010  8  French  pdf

Institutional Source: Institut Panafricain de Gouvernance Universitaire (IPAGU)

Re‐imagining doctoral education: Professional Doctorates and beyond

Portents of the demise of the Professional Doctorate have emerged in some recent policy and institutional circles in Australia, raising questions about the meaning and relevance of the Professional Doctorate in an era of ‘league tables’ and research assessment in Australia. This article argues that such portents, based largely on narrow market‐driven arguments, are premature, reactive and unhelpful, in that they foreclose on a set of critical questions concerning the future purpose, scope and practice of doctoral education. The article argues that the simple re‐assertion of the PhD as the default award represents a restoration of the logics and imperatives of disciplinarity and of older notions of so‐called ‘real’ research.

2009  14  English  pdf

Institutional Source: Alison Lee, Marie Brennan & Bill Green

Salzburg II Recommendations. European Universities' Achievements Since 2005 in Implementing the Salzburg Principles.

Builds on the Salzburg principles and various experiences with their implementation to provide recommendations that reaffirm the relevance of the basic principles for university leaders, legal framework designers, policy makers, and funding organizations.

2010  8  English  pdf

Institutional Source: European University Association - Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE)

The Policy Potential of Innovation and Internationalization in Doctoral Education

Recommendations for equity, diversity, and innovation, resulting from a workshop held 23 to 27 March 2009. 

2009  4  English  pdf

Institutional Source: INCHER, University of Kassel

Tracing and Explaining Change in Higher Education: The South African Case.

Study conducted by Jonathan Jansen, Chaya Herman, Tshepiso Matentjie, Rachel Morake, Venitha Pillay, Chika Sehoole and Everard Weber.

2007  37  English  pdf

Institutional Source: Council on Higher Education, South Africa