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From human development to human capital development? Critical reflections on the EU education and skills policies in Africa with a focus on the Global Gateway

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  • Langthaler, Margarita
  • Tiefengraber, Esther

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The Global Gateway is considered a key instrument of EU development cooperation. Introduced in 2021, it was announced as a 'win-win' strategy for both, the EU's competitiveness agenda and developing countries' strive for sustainable development. The Global Gateway epitomises the current shifts in EU development policy from a focus on poverty reduction to infrastructure investments to boost economic development. These shifts have also affected the EU's education sector support strategies introducing a focus on employability and aiming at an enabling role of education for economic investments. This Policy Note critically discusses some of these trends at the sub-levels of basic, vocational and higher education, as well as the potential risks attached to them, particularly in Africa.

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  • Langthaler, Margarita & Tiefengraber, Esther, 2026. "From human development to human capital development? Critical reflections on the EU education and skills policies in Africa with a focus on the Global Gateway," Policy Notes 44/2026, Austrian Foundation for Development Research (ÖFSE).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:oefsep:337480
    DOI: 10.60637/2026-pn44
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