20 3.3 CONCLUSION

The challenges facing higher education in Africa will need a more focussed and cooperative approach in order to provide reasonable and lasting solutions. Leaders and managers of higher education institutions will need to form strong networks and alliances involving cooperation with their counterparts abroad in an attempt to look for sustainable solutions to existing challenges. And since most of the challenges facing higher education in the region hinge very squarely on funding, a lot of effort will need to be expended in securing funds from sources other than the traditional government coffers for most public educational institutions. Support from our international partners in this direction will be very handy and valuable, especially in this era of globalisation.