Boosting Academic Citizenship in Africa Through Internationalisation: Lessons from the Global North

Academic citizenship and its vital role in building a worldwide academic community are examined in this chapter. Academic citizenship, unlike traditional citizenship education, engages in worldwide collaboration, understanding, and social effects beyond teaching and research. Due to globalisation and interconnection, universities are building networks to share information, collaborate on research, and promote cultural diversity, improving international academic interaction and solving current social issues. Both inside and beyond academia, activism is rising, indicating an increasing connection of scholarship with social progress. The relational ethics of struggle emerges as academics contend with power dynamics in research and teaching. Digital platforms, virtual collaborations, and digital resources have made education more accessible, but they also engender problems and opportunities for academic internationalisation.