Internationalising Higher Education

This workshop session will use three successful partnership models in order to examine how institutional partnerships can lead
to knowledge transfer beyond the education sector and support business and government policy development. The examples will be taken
from Africa, but will be of interest more widely. During the session, partners will present their partnerships including their structure, their
intended impact, challenges they face and their success factors. In small groups, delegates will discuss the relevance of these partnership
models to their countries, the challenges facing different partnership models today and how to make links beyond academia. Policy makers
taking part will be encouraged to consider the relevance of these partnership models for their own countries and institutions as a way to connect ith the world beyond their education sector. Tables 1 and 2 Professor Albert Abane, Dean, Faculty of Social Science, University of Cape Coast, Ghana John Atibila, Postgraduate Student, University of Leeds, UK Dr Andy Dougill, Head, Earth and Enviroment, University of Leeds, UK
These tables will focus on academic partnerships contributing to sustainable development and government policy using
the example of the Developing Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) initiative between the University of Leeds and University of
Cape Coast focusing on transforming Ghana's land policy as a starting point for further discussions. Tables 3 and 4
Shaun Gannon, Research Fellow, University of Brighton, UK Professor Rod Le Roux, Organisational Psychologist, Independent, South Africa
The focus of these tables will be how academic partnerships can directly support the development of small entrepreneurs and economic growth. The Educational Partnerships in Africa-funded 'ProfitNet' project between the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the University of Brighton will be presented as a springboard for further discussions. Tables 5 and 6 David Pardoe, Programme Manager, Africa
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, British Council, Kenya Teresah Nekesah Wafullah, AKTP AssociateProduction and Marketing, MEA Ltd - university of Nairobi, Kenya These tables will present a British Councilfunded Africa Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Nairobi and MEA Ltd to demonstrate how innovation in the academic field can be harmonised with the
needs of industry, followed by a discussion on how to create successful partnerships between academia and industry.
Chairs Professor Julius Amioba Okojie, Executive Secretary/CEO, National Universities
Commission, Nigeria ProfessorJohn Tarrant, Secretary General, Association of Commonwealth Universities, U