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Professor Rahmon Ade Bello, Vice-chancellor, University of Lagos, Nigeria honored PASGR with a private visit on October 10th 2016. He was received by PASGR staff led by the Executive Director, Prof. Tade Aina who thanked him for the University’s contribution to the collaborative Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) programme. The University of Lagos […]

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and the University of Nairobi jointly organized a stakeholders’ workshop in Nairobi on September 22nd 2016.The meeting brought together a range of stakeholders from the private sector, government, NGOs and academia. The objective was to examine the extent to which the Master of Research and Public […]

I once asked the question, “So there’s a welfare programme in Kenya where people receive cash every so often for their sustenance?” That my friends, is what I’ve come to learn is called social protection. Not many Kenyans know about social protection but it is such a key part of our system that it functions […]

PASGR wishes to develop a three-day module on ‘Gendering Social Science Research Methods’. The module is to be delivered primarily to researchers, policy actors, academics, and graduate students. It should interrogate macro and micro power structures from a gender and intersectional perspective, and provide participants with the basic tools to critically incorporate these approaches in […]

The third annual Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) Week was held in Nairobi between 8th and 10th August 2016. MRPP lecturers from the 12 partner universities met to further sharpen their teaching skills. This year’s event largely focused on programme review and professional development in innovative pedagogy. The MRPP week was marked by […]

The annual Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) Week is here again! MRPP lecturers from the 12 partner universities will gather in Nairobi from August 8-10 to further sharpen their teaching skills. They will also review how the MRPP is being implemented in the different universities, with a view to identifying challenges and opportunities […]

Higher Education Programme During the launch of the Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP), various stakeholders attested to the programme’s leadership, potential and challenges to delivering Africa to new heights of academic excellence. Here are excerpts: “Africa is ready to be transformed. It will be transformed by a new generation of leaders (which is) […]

For the year ended 31 December 2015 Income 2015 2014 US$ US$ Grant Income 3,532,772 3,931,112 Other Income 39,252 69,301       Total Income 3,572,024 4,000,413   Expenses Research Programme 943,795 1,226,741 Policy Outreach and training 1,242,117 860,137 Higher Education Programme 987,784 1,460,985 Administration costs 398,328 452,550 Total expenses 3,572,024 4,000,413 Surplus for the […]

The Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) is governed by a Steering Committee (SC), which guides all aspects of development and implementation of the collaborative programme. It operates through working groups with technical and academic expertise from each of the 12 universities in seven countries and PASGR-appointed external resource persons. The Committee comprises senior […]

Prof Funmi Olonisakin   Professor at King’s College London and Founding Director of the African Leadership Centre. Prof. Alcinda Honwana   Anthropologist, lecturer, researcher and writer on children, youth and armed conflict in Mozambique and Angola.   Prof Karuti Kanyinga   Development scholar and Associate Director of the Institute of Development Studies, University of Nairobi. […]