The implementation of the European system in Africa
a new framework for thinking about education and training policies
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The LMD system stands for Bachelor-Master-Doctorate. It aims to harmonize the design of education with African countries in order to facilitate student and teacher mobility on the one hand, and to develop inter-university cooperation on the other. This system was implemented at the University of Lomé in 2009. The University of Lomé is the largest university in Togo, a country located in West Africa. The aim of this paper is to analyze the implementation of the LMD system at the University of Lomé and then to present some criticisms made to the LMD system in general. This study is justified by the fact that the University of Lomé is not prepared to face this new system. The replacement of a national frame of reference by an international one leads to a change in the way of assembly of elites. The methodology employed was selective and descriptive literature review through Google Academic and SCIELO databases between the years 2000 and 2015, in papers whose keywords contained in French "Système LMD" and articles related to higher education in Brazil. Thus, a total of 10 articles were selected and will be discussed here. As a result, it can be seen that the LMD system at the University of Lomé is an advantage for higher education, but for logistical, financial and human reasons the system finds it difficult to develop as in Europe. The positive side of this system in African countries is that it allows elites to reach the same international standards as foreign universities, but this requires investment from African governments to avoid chaos.
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