COMMUNICATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

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COMMUNICATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

• Agnes Chimbiri, MA, PhD
• UNDP - Malawi

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COMMUNICATION

• Sender Receiver
• Feedback

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Why important?

• Provide solutions to problems
• Facilitate change or innovation

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WHAT?

• Higher Education
• Research

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HIGHER EDUCATION WHAT?

• Available HE institutions
• Content of HE courses, degrees
• Funding sources scholarships, fellowships,
  research grants etc
• Career opportunities

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RESEARCH WHAT?

• Data evidence
• Analytical models/frameworks
• Case studies
• Lessons and best practices

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HOW ?

• MACRO LEVEL
• MESO- LEVEL
• MICRO-LEVEL

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HOW?

• MACRO-LEVEL
• Policy-makers (politicians, legislators, devt.
  partners)
• Other education institutions
• Relevant public private sector institutions

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HOW?

• MESO LEVEL
• Relevant public private sector institutions
• District level leadership
• Other research institutions

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HOW?

• MICRO LEVEL
• Traditional/religious leadership
• Opinion leaders
• Village Development committees
• Relevant public private sector institutions
• Community members

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CHALLENGES

• Absence of communication structures at all levels
• Infrastructure ICT, telecommunication, resource
  centres
• Networks
• Data-base retrieval storage systems

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CHALLENGES

• In adequate resources (human, technical,
  financial, physical)
• In-adequate knowledge skills on how to
  communicate HE research effectively

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CHALLENGES

• In-adequate knowledge of rights-based approach
• Accountability (justice, equity, participation)

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• THANK YOU