@article{fdi:010074384,
  title = {{N}ew models for geoscience higher education in {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{J}essell, {M}. and {B}aratoux, {D}avid and {S}iebenaller, {L}. and {H}ein, {K}. and {M}aduekwe, {A}. and {O}uedraogo, {F}. {M}. and {B}aratoux, {L}enka and {D}iagne, {M}. and {C}ucuzza, {J}. and {S}eymon, {A}. and {S}ow, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he challenges facing government-funded higher education institutions in {W}est {A}frica in response to the demand for mineral resources require a spectrum of responses aligned with the multinational development programs. {E}fforts to meet the demands of industry and government organisations for skilled staff are undermined by the large numbers of students attracted to {E}arth {S}cience courses in {A}frica. {T}he {A}frican {U}nion's {A}frican {M}ining {V}ision, the {UN}'s {S}ustainable {D}evelopment {G}oals and the {N}ew {E}ducation {M}odel for {A}frica provide a framework for progress, however, there are only a few concrete examples that allow us to explore the strengths and limitations of different approaches. {T}wo proactive initiatives based on locally-identified needs and that involve local and international collaborations are presented that allow such an analysis. {T}he first, a public-private partnership entitled the {W}est {A}frican {E}xploration {I}nitiative ({WAX}!), provides graduate and professional training as a result of direct industry and partner government financial and in-kind support. {T}he second initiative known as {GEOLOOC} is a new online training program supported by {UNESCO} and the {I}nternational {M}ining for {D}evelopment {C}entre that unites several {W}est {A}frican universities in creating a common resource pool of {E}arth {S}cience training materials. {T}hese activities are being carried out in collaboration with the local universities, and a new professional training centre based in {O}uagadougou, {B}urkina {F}aso. {I}n {W}est {A}frica, by addressing locally identified gaps in higher education delivery and by building local and international collaborations, the projects described here are starting to successfully implement new models to contribute to the enhancement of geoscience higher education. {T}hese new models complement existing government funded {H}igher {E}ducation systems by providing them with much-needed support at a time of rapid change.},
  keywords = {{W}est {A}frica ; {H}igher education ; {V}ocational training ; {M}inerals exploration ; {R}esearch ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST}},
  booktitle = {{P}aleoproterozoic {B}irimian geology for sustainable development},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}frican {E}arth {S}ciences},
  volume = {148},
  numero = {{N}o sp{\'e}cial},
  pages = {99--108},
  ISSN = {1464-343{X}},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.12.011},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074384},
}