A History of Czechoslovak Involvement in Africa. Studies from the Colonial Through the Soviet eras
The paper investigates the course of existence of the University of 17th November, a Czechoslovak educational institution specialized in students from developing countries' training and preparation. The major focus of investigation is placed on inner reforms enacted by USN's management in the various phases of its lifetime which included the conceptual as well as structural transformations. The study argues, that the reforms were motivated not only by specific intrastate processes, Czechoslovakia had to cope with during the 1960s and 1970s, but committed to colossal reforming movement in international education aid acknowledged worldwide. Drawing on Alena Alamgir's argument on the evolution of the Czechoslovak state's conception of Socialist internationalism, the paper claims that during the USN's short duration in the years 1961-1974 the Czechoslovak international education policy shifted from being a genuine benefactor to be a co-partner in the “development enterprise“ and the dissolution of USN in 1974 thus might signify a symbolic beginning of the new phase in Socialist-style international education strategy.
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