Posted to the web 23 July 2008 Bukola Olatunji Lagos Low enrolment in higher education poses a series of impediments to Africa's development, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Mr. Koichiro Matsuura has said. Speaking at the opening of the Education Leaders Forum (ELF) tagged, 'Success and Sustainability: Tertiary Education's Global Challenge', organised by Microsoft Corporation at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, recently; Matsuura observed that "while higher education enrolment in Africa rose by some 66 percent between 1999 and 2005, the average enrolment rate is still a mere 5 percent." This poses a series of impediments, he said, "First, because higher education is vital to having the leaders, managers and scientists Africa needs to eradicate poverty and...
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