China Changed the PhD System — Africa Needs to Pay Attention! 🇨🇳🌍 🇨🇳 China is experimenting with a different approach to doctoral education — where practical engineering achievements and real-world products can play a major role in earning a PhD. But could this model also work in Africa? In this video, I react to reports about China’s “practical PhDs,” where some engineering doctoral candidates can be evaluated through practical innovations and products rather than relying only on traditional academic papers. For Africa, this raises an important question: Should universities focus more on research papers, or should more students also be required to solve real problems? Imagine African engineering students developing solutions for: ⚡ Energy 🌾 Agriculture 🏗️ Construction 🚰 Water systems 🚚 Transportation 🏭 Manufacturing ⛏️ Mining and mineral processing Africa has talented students, researchers and engineers. But universities can have an even greater impact when research is transformed into machines, technology,