AI, Automation: African Varsities Urged to Revamp Teaching Methods
Funmi Ogundare The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, has called on African universities to overhaul their teaching methods and curricula to prepare graduates for
African universities, according to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, must urgently revamp their teaching methods and curricula to prepare graduates for a rapidly changing world shaped by AI, automation and other societal challenges. Amfo emphasized the need for higher education institutions to move away from traditional teaching and examination methods, prioritising critical thinking, creativity, ethical judgment, problem-solving and practical application of knowledge.
She argued that the rapid advancement of AI, climate change, public health threats, migration, demographic shifts, and geopolitical uncertainties are transforming professional fields faster than universities can update their curricula, and African universities face the additional challenge of addressing longstanding development problems while managing limited resources.
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