Knowledge is widely believed to be power. The culmination of knowing, of determining what is true has been the essence of education around the world and through history. But because of colonialism and imperialist structures, certain prisms of knowing and knowledge frameworks have been suppressed and, in some cases, rendered non-existent. Sadly, this is the situation with Africa and her people.
Osiri University is founded on the basic premise that that to adequately cater to the needs of her people whether on the continent or in diaspora, the effective education for Africans should be ones that originate from the people itself, their ancestral knowledge base, and systems free from any colonial influence since the current curricula are hermeneutically flawed.
Using ideas obtained from intellectual movements stretching from the Pan African movement to Claude Ake’s famous argument that “sustainable development is never going to occur unless we build on the indigenous,” we aim to create an education whose hermeneutic base is authentically African.
Osiri University is founded on the basic premise that that to adequately cater to the needs of her people whether on the continent or in diaspora, the effective education for Africans should be ones that originate from the people itself, their ancestral knowledge base, and systems free from any colonial influence since the current curricula are hermeneutically flawed.
Using ideas obtained from intellectual movements stretching from the Pan African movement to Claude Ake’s famous argument that “sustainable development is never going to occur unless we build on the indigenous,” we aim to create an education whose hermeneutic base is authentically African.
I am so looking forward to taking my courses at Osiri University.
Engr. Mrs. C. N. Ugwu
(B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering)I am an engineer by training and a fashionprenure by calling. I run my own fashion business where I am a creative director. I am passionate about empowering women by teaching them skills for making crafts.
I wanted to attend another business school but it seemed they were just interested in money. They told me they had started but that if I pay the tuition they will send me the lecture notes.
They usually have two contacts then the third contact will be exam. I told them I wasn't looking for paper qualifications.
I have reached a plateau in my business, and I want to learn how to expand and grow my business. I want to start a fashion academy, too. I am so looking forward to taking my courses at Osiri University. So how can I access the course? I need to tick that off my goal for the year, please.
Lukobe: Course Containing A Decolonized Indigenous Content
The Kôngo people say, “mâmba ma kânda” ("information that belongs to the community"), suggesting that knowledge must be used to advance the community. The lukobe lwa kânda (community's lukobe) is a container passed down from one generation to another. We conceptualize and model each course like the lukobe whose content represents indigenous knowledge and must be used to the benefit of the community.
