Advancing African colleges -- a fierce urgency | Phillip Clay | TEDxBeaconStreet

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Professor Phillip Clay's talk traces the increasing role higher education plays in national development, the influence of the colonial legacy in Africa, the development of African higher education over the last generation, the urgency need for higher education in Africa, and its criticality if Africa's 55 countries and one billion people are to overcome their challenges and catch up with the rest of the world.

Dr. Phillip Clay is Professor City Planning and former Chancellor of MIT. Professor Clay is an educator on a mission to enhance the power of higher education to bring the benefits of globalization and development to Africa.

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