| Saturday 20 th October, 2007 |
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Arrivals/Registration |
| Sunday 21 st October, 2007 |
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08.00 – 09.00 |
Registration |
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09.00 – 10.30 |
Opening Ceremony |
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Addresses |
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Goodwill Messages |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Group Photograph/Tea/Coffee Break |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Election of Bureau |
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Constitution of Working Groups |
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11.30 – 13-00 |
Report on Higher Education in Libya |
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13.00 – 14.30 |
Lunch Break |
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14.30 – 16.00 |
AAU Business Session |
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16.00 – 16.30 |
Coffee Break |
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16.30 – 17.30 |
AAU Business Session (Cont’d) |
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17.00 – 21.00 |
Welcome Reception |
| Monday 22 nd October, 2007 |
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09.00 – 10.30 |
Session 1: The Brain Drain and African Development |
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PRESENTATIONS |
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Alexandre Hatungimana, Université du Burundi : Le phénomène de la fuite des cerveaux: cas de l’Université du Burundi
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Johnson Ishengoma, University of Dar es Salaam : Internal Brain and Its Impact on Higher Education Institutions’ Capacity Building and Human Resource Development in Sub Saharan Africa: The Case of Tanzania |
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Nuhu Yaqub, University of Abuja, Nigeria :The Brain Drain Phenomenon in Nigeria and the Struggles by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to Redress it |
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DISCUSSION |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee Break |
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11.00 – 12.30 |
Session 1: The Brain Drain and African Development (Cont’d) |
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PRESENTATIONS |
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Primrose Kurusha, Zimbabwe Open University : The Transformative Aspect of Open and Distance Learning Towards Equity and National Brain Gain: the Zimbabwe Open University case. |
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Jameson Mbale et al.: UbuntuNet Alliance : A Collaborative Research Platform for Sharing of Technological Tools for the Eradication of Brain Drain |
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WGHE Report : Survey of Promising Institutional Strategies to retain Highly Qualified and Skilled Personnel and Institutional Links with Expertise in the Diaspora. |
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DISCUSSION |
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12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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14.00 – 15.30 |
Session 2: The Brain Drain and African Development (Cont’d) |
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PRESENTATIONS |
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Nkechi Mbanefoh, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria : Brain Drain in the Health Sector in Africa: The Case of University Teaching Hospitals in Nigeria |
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Rebecca Shah, Keele University, UK : Report on the Global Health, Justice and the Brain Drain Conference |
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Danielle Logue, University of Oxford, UK: The Role of Universities in Managing Scientific Mobility: A Study of Institutional Pressures for Change at the Global Level
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DISCUSSION |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Coffee Break |
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16.00 – 17.30 |
Session 2: The Brain Drain and African Development (Cont’d) |
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PRESENTATIONS |
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Sibusiso Vil-Nkomo, University of Pretoria, South Africa : Human Capital Investment, Challenges, Retention and the Diaspora: The Case of South Africa |
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Abdeslam Marfouk, Université Libre de Bruxelles : Africa Brain Drain: Scope and Determinants |
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Joseph Okpaku Sr, Telecom Africa International Corporation, USA : Telecom Africa’s Project R&D |
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DISCUSSION |
Tuesday 23 rd October, 2007 |
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09.00 – 10.30 |
Session 3: The African Diaspora as a Resource |
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PRESENTATIONS |
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Mark Musumba et al., Texas A&M University, College Station, USA: Brain Drain or Brain Gain: International Graduate Students Career Preferences |
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Djamel Laouisset, e-Total Quality Management College, UAE : Agenda for Managing Brain Drain in Reverse: Perspectives and Challenges
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Diuto Esiobu et al., Heritage Africa Inc., USA : Opportunities for Forging Higher Education Partnerships with Africans in the Diaspora |
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DISCUSSION |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee Break |
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11.00 – 12.30 |
Session 3: The African Diaspora as a Resource (Cont’d) |
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PRESENTATIONS |
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Lindela Ndlovu, National University of S & T, Zimbabwe : The African Diaspora: Contributing to the revival of African Knowledge Systems, Science and Technology |
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Patrick Onsando, Moi University, Kenya : The African Brain Drain: Using the intellectual Diaspora to Manage the Drain: what are the options? |
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Yohannes Woldetensae, Ethiopian Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency, Ethiopia: Optimizing the African Brain Drain: Strategies for Mobilizing the Intellectual Diaspora towards Brain-Gain |
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DISCUSSION |
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12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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14.00 – 15.30 |
Working with the Diaspora (World Bank Panel) |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Coffee Break |
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16.00 – 17.30 |
Working Groups |
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19.00 – 21.00 |
Social Event |
Wednesday 24 th October, 2007 |
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09.00 – 10.30 |
Working Groups (Cont’d) |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee Break |
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11.00 – 11.45 |
AU Presentation |
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11.45 – 12.30 |
Introduction of Parallel Events |
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12.30 – 14.00 |
Lunch Break |
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14.00 – 15.30 |
Parallel Events |
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15.30 – 16.00 |
Coffee Break |
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16.00 – 17.30 |
Parallel Events (Cont’d) |
Thursday 25 th October, 2007 |
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09.00 – 10.30 |
Session 4: Report from Working Groups and Parallel Events |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee Break |
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11.00 – 12.30 |
Launching of AAU Award |
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Closing Ceremony |
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12.30 |
Lunch |
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F R E E A F T E R N O O N |
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19.00 – 21.00 |
Closing Reception/Dinner |
Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors and Presidents of African Universties (COREVIP) 
Conference of Rectors, Vice Chancellors and Presidents of African Universties (COREVIP)
Provisional Work Programme
