Joseph Hoffman

Biography

Joseph Hoffman is a senior associate with Paeradigms, which recently completed a review of the 42 Master's and PhD programmes of the Pan African University. Until 2021 he led SPHEIR, a UKAid fund that supported 6 major higher education reform projects across Africa. Joseph was the founding Executive Director of the Nairobi-based Partnership for African Social & Governance Research, which has led innovative collaborations in higher education and research. He sits on the independent advisory board of the Association of Commonwealth Universities’ Partnership for Enhanced & Blended Learning (PEBL–West Africa), and recently assisted the British Council with the design and launch of its Innovation for African Universities programme. In past years he was active in several research projects of the Global Development Network; a member of the Advisory Board of the Data-Pop Alliance, a think-tank on big data and development; and Board member of International Lawyers & Economists Against Poverty.