September 10, 1999

In East Africa, New Private Colleges Fill a Growing Gap Between Supply and Demand

By ANDREA USEEM

Many educators say public institutions are overcrowded and behind the times

Private higher education is growing rapidly in East Africa, reflecting a trend now developing across the continent.

Education leaders and other experts in several countries say the new institutions are becoming a force for the revitalization of higher education in Africa.

For a long time, the only university in many African countries was the national university. Over the past two decades, however,

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