Abstract
The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of Chinese foreign aid upon educational infrastructure development in Africa. This study will discuss the origin of Sino-African relations, the current framework of cooperation between the two nations, and the overall effect this collaborative effort has on the hierarchy of education development in Africa and its other outcomes. The basis to Sino-African relations along with other developing nations are founded upon mutual respect, noninterference, equality, and sovereignty. The education plan directed under the Forum of ChinaAfrica Cooperation (FOCAC) focuses on human resource training, student and teacher exchange programs, higher education development, rural school construction, vocational training, and cultural diffusion. Outside of the FOCAC framework, the research comments on the role that Confucius Institutes (CI) play in reinforcing their relations and the dynamic the institutes offer in its approach to education. The bulk of the research is obtained from case studies in Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa which will assist in assessing whether Chinese educational aid has actually been helpful or it is merely a soft power strategy.
Faculty Sponsors
Charlie Harrington
Project Type
Event
Location
Alvin Sherman Library
Start Date
4-8-2016 1:00 PM
End Date
4-8-2016 5:30 PM
Role of Chinese Foreign Aid Upon Educational Infrastructure Development in Africa
Alvin Sherman Library
The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of Chinese foreign aid upon educational infrastructure development in Africa. This study will discuss the origin of Sino-African relations, the current framework of cooperation between the two nations, and the overall effect this collaborative effort has on the hierarchy of education development in Africa and its other outcomes. The basis to Sino-African relations along with other developing nations are founded upon mutual respect, noninterference, equality, and sovereignty. The education plan directed under the Forum of ChinaAfrica Cooperation (FOCAC) focuses on human resource training, student and teacher exchange programs, higher education development, rural school construction, vocational training, and cultural diffusion. Outside of the FOCAC framework, the research comments on the role that Confucius Institutes (CI) play in reinforcing their relations and the dynamic the institutes offer in its approach to education. The bulk of the research is obtained from case studies in Cameroon, Kenya, and South Africa which will assist in assessing whether Chinese educational aid has actually been helpful or it is merely a soft power strategy.
