International Grantmaking : Higher Education in Russia and Nigeria

Higher Education in Russia & Nigeria

About our grantmaking

To help nurture the intellectual freedom necessary to keep emerging democratic societies healthy and economically vibrant, MacArthur makes grants for the development of modern university-based science and social science research and training capabilities in Russia and provides long-term support for four leading Nigerian universities.

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“Full and Free Development”: The Case for Higher Education in Nigeria

March 7, 2009

MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses the importance of higher education in Nigeria in this memorial lecture at the Shehu Musa Yar' Adua Foundation in Abuja. Read more

Higher Education in Russia & Nigeria, Nigeria, Press Releases

The MacArthur Foundation in Nigeria: Report on Activities

March 2009

Higher Education in Russia & Nigeria, Human Rights & International Justice, MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions, Nigeria, Population & Reproductive Health, Publications

The MacArthur Foundation in Russia: Report on Activities

November 2007

Higher Education in Russia & Nigeria, Human Rights & International Justice, International Peace & Security, Russia, Publications

From the Field

U.S. Foundations Affirm Commitment to African Higher Education
October 7, 2008
Presidents of the seven U.S. foundations comprising the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa today announced in a press release (PDF) the unanimous decision to continue collaborative and individual grantmaking aimed at strengthening higher education in Africa beyond an original ten-year commitment ending in 2010. The Partnership was created to strengthen Africa’s institutions of higher education so that they can better contribute to poverty reduction, economic growth and social development in their respective countries.

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