Launch of a joint two-year MPHIL degree programme in Industrial Policy

Abstract

Launch of a joint two-year MPHIL degree programe in Industrial policy. The purpose of the programme is to develop the students’ intellectual competencies, intellectual independence and practical skills in the acquisition, analysis, interpretation and application of appropriate industrial policies to support the structural transformation of the economies of the continent. Speaking at the launch of the programme, Dr. Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane, Director of IDEP, highlighted the pivotal role that Industrialization should plan in Africa’s development agenda. She noted the differing approaches to industrialization, results and impact on people’s welfare that African countries have attained in recent years and encouraged the adoption of diversification strategies that ensure higher value addition through the development of higher productivity sectors, including competitive manufacturing and high-end services, promoting export earnings, and creating more decent and sustainable job opportunities, notably for the youth who represent the largest part of the African population.