Recognition of Global Higher Education Qualifications in International Law
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Biografisk notat
Professor Kenneth K. Mwenda is a Rhodes Scholar, recipient of the Presidential Insignia for Meritorious Achievement for his outstanding scholarly work, and alumnus of the University of Oxford and Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government. He has served as Senior Counsel at the World Bank and is currently the Executive Head of the World Bank's Voice Secondment Program in Washington DC, USA. He is Extraordinary Professor of Law at the University of Western Cape, South Africa, and Extraordinary Professor of Law at the University of Lusaka, Zambia. He has also previously served as Extraordinary Professor of Law at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and has taught at American University Washington College of Law, Washington DC as Adjunct Professor of Law and at the University of Warwick, UK. Professor Mwenda has also served as Visiting Full Professor of Law at a number of universities, including the University of Miskolc, Hungary and the University of Cape Town. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Professor Mwenda is author of 28 scholarly books and more than a hundred articles in academic journals.'This book is a call for honest, apparent and effective recognition of academic qualifications in higher education, regardless of place of degree attainment (global north or global south). Its originality, the care given to topics addressed and the width of outlook ought to be reflected in its popularity.' Professor Imelda K. Moise, PhDDirector of Global Health Studies, University of Miami, USA 'Professor Kenneth K Mwenda illustrates that the significance of the recognition of higher education qualifications is not limited to academia; it also extends to immigration and labour laws. Professor Mwenda's unique understanding and comparative analysis of international law relating to higher education qualifications is demonstrated in this book, as he shows how international law impacts ordinary people as they pursue their studies, seek employment or migrate to other countries.'Likando KalalukaState Counsel of the Republic of Zambia, Former Attorney General of the Republic of Zambia, and Managing Partner of Likando Kalaluka & Co Legal Practitioners