| dc.description.abstract | This article 6C<k$ to 1nswcr five pertinent quc$tlons: Wh.:u is the role
o( a university? What capacities do new private universities have?
What challenges do they face? What is the role of government in
hlghcr education? What could be done to impl"O\-e the performance
o( thc$c instituoons? Thcicforc this article: "'" 1nspittd hr the need
to explore in-depth the challenges &ccd br ncw privltc unn'ttlitic<
with specific respect to teaching and rcscardl.
It was found tlut whcrcu the new pm .. ie WIJ'\'CnllltS arc pb)'lng a "a)'
impo.rtam role in pro,•Klh1g access to higher education, they arc &cul
with tough challenge• that need ro be addressed immediately. Thttc
challenges arc prc~entetl in five broad ca1egoric1 as: challenges of
rcSc2rch-b2scd lea ming. institution2l research cap1ciry, administntion,
academic rc6Carch superviflOI\, art<! in:idequ.itc gc>'"Cmmcm fuuncW
suppon.
nus article conduclcs tlut new art<! pin .. ,. WIJ'\-.::rsn>cs arc dearly in
nttd o( a rapid chang• o ( appro>ch 10 rcopond 10 the rnany social.
economic, art<! t<chnological challenges they &cc. It is also obscn-.::d
that new insrirudonal stnregics and dockion-malting must Ix croa1cd,
articubted ond adopted to enable these institutions to survive art<!
prosper. Govornrrn:nu 2nd other donors must also come in ro
suppon thcsc institutions to provide hlgh<:r education. Further still.
continuous inlpro,'Cment o( tcachiog art<! ruearch infrascruaure
should bt ~"'° priority hr new ond pm-:lte unn-.::rsitics. | en_US |
