African universities can do more than teach and research: they can drive social change

By Annika Surmeier, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town
Addisu Lashitew, Associate professor, Business, McMaster University
Bongi Bangeni, Senior Lecturer in Educational Development, University of Cape Town
David Littlewood, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management, University of Sheffield
Gideon Nomdo, Course coordinator: Language in Humanities, University of Cape Town
Kasturi Behari-Leak, Academic Staff Development Lecturer, Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town
Phyllis Awor, Lecturer in Public Health, Makerere University

African universities can help solve social problems by changing their own institutions, supporting emerging ventures and bringing other problem-solvers together.

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