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Higher Education in Post-Conflict Settings

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Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions

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Capacity building; Post-conflict recovery; Post-conflict reform

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Rebuilding higher education in post-conflict settings refers to a period when the warring parties in a conflict zone formally end fighting and the society can begin the long process of recovery and rebuilding of systems, institutions, and relations that were damaged or destroyed in the conflict. When it comes to higher education, the focus is on rebuilding and reforming higher education systems and institutions damaged and/or destroyed in the fighting.

The Importance – and Neglect – of Higher Education in Post-Conflict Settings

“Food, shelter or higher education?” What should we focus on and prioritize in a post-conflict setting? While most people are likely to say that food and shelter are more important than higher education, we cannot neglect the higher education sector in conflict-ridden countries (Law 2015). Without strong higher education systems and institutions that can provide quality...

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  1. Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Savo Heleta

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  1. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Hans De Wit

  2. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA

    Laura Rumbley

  3. Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Lombardy, Italy

    Fiona Hunter

  4. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    Lisa Unangst

  5. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    Edward Choi

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Heleta, S. (2018). Higher Education in Post-Conflict Settings. In: Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_220-1

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