African Access To International Education : Path Dependencies And New Developments

Pr. Fréderic Viguier (New York Univeristy)

Pr. Ali Benmakhlouf (CAS/UM6P)

January 16, 2025

UM6P Campus – Benguerir

This presentation investigates this history of higher-educational mobilities in Africa from the 1950s (shortly before the era of independence) to today. We will consider countries across the entire African continent, and describe the evolution of host countries over time, both within Africa, and outside of Africa, in Europe, Asia, and America. We will interpret this data with a host of variables that determine access to international higher education: language and diasporic connections, income and costs, gender, and student visa policies. We will ask ourselves to what extent old, post-colonial path dependencies have been loosened in the last few decades.