Higher and university education in the D.R. Congo

The origins of this book lie in the shortcomings that Congolese society, particularly the scientific community, has identified in the Congolese education system, especially at university level, in terms of the quality of the teaching and training provided. During teaching and administrative meetings (departmental or faculty councils, meetings to set up the jury for a Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures [D.E.S/D.E.A] dissertation or a doctoral thesis), there is inevitably controversy about the skills of certain teachers, suggesting that some are well trained and others are not. This diagnosis has prompted us to identify the causes of the dysfunction that is eating away at higher and university education in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to propose some possible solutions.