Annals of the Social Science Academy of Nigeria 18&19(1) 2013/14                  DOI: 10.36108/ssan/1413002.9181.0110


Transforming Nigeria’s Universities from Local to Global Centres of Learning1
Olayiwola Erinosho

Abstract
The collapse of universities following the adoption of SAP in the 1980s opened a window of opportunity for developing country universities like those in ‘Nigeria to foster collaboration with those in the developed high income countries in order to improve the quality of their institutions. It has also helped them to show appreciation for the possible contributions of their citizens in the Diaspora. This paper is about the attitude of home based scholars to the possible role of Nigeria’s scholars in the Diaspora to the development of the university system in particular and the country as a whole. A study was conducted in five universities on attitude of top echelons and beneficiaries of linkage prorgammes to Nigerian Diaspora scholars in the US and Canada. It is undeniable from the study that all recognize the benefits of linkage programmes and are prepared to welcome Nigerian scholars in the Diaspora. The paper concludes by highlighting variants of collaborative relationships, the challenges underlying them and how Nigeria’s universities can be transformed from local to global centres of learning.

 

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