6 March 2019
University World News has published an article on the tension between the dual functions of teaching and research in African universities having a negative impact on the prospects of young African scientists, according to Professor Johann Mouton, director of the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.
Speaking at the opening of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Young Scholars in Africa Conference which took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 1-3 March, Mouton said the notion that teaching and research functions should supplement each other seems more like a paradox than an ideal in many African universities.
