Host Alex Usher speaks with Munzoul Assal, professor of social anthropology at the University of Khartoum and former director of its Peace Research Institute, about the devastating impact of Sudan's ongoing civil war on the country's higher education system and the challenges of rebuilding its universities.
They discuss how universities have adapted to conflict through relocation, online learning, and cross-border examination centres, as well as the experiences of displaced students and faculty. The conversation also explores the damage to campuses and research infrastructure, the struggle over unpaid academic wages, and the difficulties of reopening universities in Khartoum. Finally, they consider what it will take to rebuild Sudan's higher education system and why recovery could take more than a decade.
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