The African PhD project: latest developments
A list of all doctoral programmes as well as statistics on the number of doctoral enrolments, doctoral graduates and masters enrolments over the past five years at a number of prominent African universities are currently being collected and collated. Research partners based at or near these universities are being contracted to help with the acquisition of this data. Discussions are currently underway with Open Doors (USA) and HESA (UK) to ascertain the top destination universities for doctoral students studying in the UK and USA from sub-Saharan African countries. These universities can thereafter be contacted to facilitate destination or tracer studies. For more information please click here.
The state of doctoral education in Africa
Prof Johann Mouton, director of the ADA, presented a paper "The state of doctoral education in Africa" at the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) Leadership Dialogue on 14 March 2012. The paper dealt with the constraints on world-class doctoral education in Africa and institutional responses to these constraints. The presentation can be downloaded here.
African first: ADA presents Advanced Atlas.ti course during Winter School
The ADA is pleased to announce the presentation of the first Advanced Atlas.ti training course during the ADA Winter School from 25 - 29 June 2012. The course will be presented by Dr. Susanne Friese, of Qualitative Research and Consulting (QUARC), Germany. Dr. Friese is the author of the textbook "Qualitative Data Analysis with Atlas.ti". Ms Lauren Wildschut, ADA's Atlas.ti trainer, initiated the visit of Dr. Friese to establish the Atlas.ti Institute for Africa. This institute's aim will be to establish a network of Atlas.ti trainers across Africa.
Carnegie Corporation of New York approves ADA grant
During his visit to the ADA on 16 February 2012, Dr. Tade Aina of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, confirmed their continued financial support to the ADA. The Carnegie Foundation allocated a grant to the value of $1 000 000 which in part contributes to the funding of schools in social science research methods. These funds allow the ADA to present these courses at a significantly reduced rate, making the courses more accessible to delegates.
Winter School in Social Science Research Methods 25 June - 6 July 2012
The African Doctoral Academy, in partnership with the International Political Science Association (IPSA) is pleased to offer a Winter School in Social Science Research Methods. The Winter School is aimed at prospective and current doctoral students in the social sciences and humanities but is open to anyone who has a master's degree.
