Articles · Vol. 2 No. 3 (2004): Journal of Higher Education in Africa

7 - Raising Too Many Expectations? Comments on the World Bank Report Constructing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education

Paul Hoebink & Arnold van der Zanden

  • Paul Hoebink
    Paul Hoebink https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3349-7012 (unauthenticated)
    Paul Hoebink is Associate Professor at the Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen at the Catholic University Nijmegen. He is also Co-Chair of the Joint Committee of the South AfricaNetherlands Research Programme on Alternative Development (SANPAD). Address...
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  • Arnold van der Zanden
    Arnold van der Zanden
    Arnold van der Zanden is higher education expert with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Address queries to him at Arnold van der Zanden, First Secretary Education, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Road #90, House #49, Gulshan 2, Dhaka, Bangladesh; email:...
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Vol. 2 · 2004 No. 3 Journal of Higher Education in Africa JHEA

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Raising Societies communicating knowledge Guidelines for Future Lending

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Author Biographies

  • Paul Hoebink

    Paul Hoebink is Associate Professor at the Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen at
    the Catholic University Nijmegen. He is also Co-Chair of the Joint Committee of the South AfricaNetherlands Research Programme on Alternative Development (SANPAD). Address queries to him at
    the Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen, University of Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9104,
    6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands; email: P.Hoebink@maw.ru.nl.

  • Arnold van der Zanden

    Arnold van der Zanden is higher education expert with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
    Address queries to him at Arnold van der Zanden, First Secretary Education, Royal Netherlands Embassy, Road #90, House #49, Gulshan 2, Dhaka, Bangladesh; email: arnold-vander.zanden@minbuza.nl.
    The observations presented in this article are personal observations of the author which do not necessarily reflect the views of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

References

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