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- Second
African Union Meeting of Experts
- AAU Staff Retreat
- IFP
Holds Cohort Meeting
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Second African
Union (AU) Meeting
of Experts on Revitalization of
Higher Education in Africa
Accra, 01
March, 2006: A meeting of
African higher education experts, organized by the African Union (AU)
and
hosted by the Association of African Universities (AAU) with
sponsorship from
the Department for International Development (DFID, UK), ended
yesterday. The meeting brought together
experts from regional research institutions, sub-regional higher
education
bodies, and international development partners who support higher
education in
Africa to discuss the issues, challenges and the process of
revitalising higher
education in Africa.
Two
working documents, a synthesis
report on revitalising higher education and a report of the first
African Union
meeting of experts on revitalisation of higher education in Africa
formed the
basis of discussion at the meeting. Issues
surrounding student enrolment,
institutional governance, gender,
the brain drain, health and infrastructure were identified and
discussed.
A major
outcome of the meeting was a
proposal to draft and disseminate an analytical report that would bring
together key issues and arguments developed in previous initiatives and
sessions, together with the interventions articulated during this
meeting. The
report will, at the same time, seek to engage with Africa’s political
leadership as well as managers of higher education. This task was to be
taken
in hand by the African Union Commission for Human Resources, Science
and
Technology (HSRT), with the technical backing of the Association of
African
Universities.
Speaking
to the media after the meeting
Dr. Botlhale O. Tema, Director of HSRT, and Prof. Akilagpa Sawyerr,
Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities, stressed
the
special role Africa’s higher education institutions contribute to
continental
development by coming up with ideas and the knowledge for improving
Africa’s
social and economic conditions.
Prof.
Sawyer explained that each of the
series of meetings held of stakeholders and experts had added to the
understanding of the problems facing higher education and the way
forward. He told the press that the
just-completed
Accra meeting had helped to flesh out the framework for a programme of
action
for the Second Decade of Education in Africa, declared by the AU
Ministerial
meeting held in Addis Ababa last January. For the first time, higher
education
was identified as one of the focus areas for the Decade.
Details of
the deliberations and
presentations at the meeting are available on the AAU website (http://www.aau.org/au_experts/index.htm)
For
further information contact: Email: info@aau.org
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AAU
Staff Retreat,
Akosombo, Ghana, 17th – 19th
February 2006
Staff of
the AAU Secretariat embarked on
a three-day General Staff Retreat at the Akosombo Continental Hotel,
Atimpoku
in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
The AAU
annual staff retreat started in
1997 with the aim of providing a forum for evaluating the work of the
Secretariat in light of agreed work plans, and for defining plans for
the
coming year. However, unlike previous retreats - Ada, Ghana (1997);
Akosombo,
Ghana (1998); Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire (1999); Cotonou, Benin
(2001); and
Dodowa, Ghana (2002) - which afforded staff and their immediate
families
opportunities for socializing. Akosombo 2006 was mainly to review the
Secretariat restructuring exercise and encourage team spirit for the
implementation of the Association’s Strategic Plan (2003 – 2010) and
Core
Programme (2005 – 2009).
To
maximize the output of the retreat,
and to allow for greater participation, two main methodologies were
applied,
namely, the Visualisation in Participatory Programmes (VIPP) and
Working Group
Sessions. The VIPP methodology, pre-tested on 10th February
at the
Secretariat’s Conference Room, is a participatory methodology in which
participants express and record their views on cards of different
colours and
sizes.
Facilitated
by Prof. John Ssebuwufu,
Director of Research and Programmes, presentations were made on the
following
topics:
AAU
Strategic Plan and Core Programme by
Prof. Akilagpa Sawyerr, Secretary-General
New
Developments at the Communication
and Services Department, by Dr. Pascal
Hoba, Head
of Communications and Services Department
Conditions
of Services, Staff
Motivation and Staff Development, Financial and Administrative
Procedures, by Mr. Raymond Brown, Head of
Finance and Administration
During the
plenary sessions, and through
the use of the VIPP approach, staff deliberated on the following:
- Responsibility of the AAU
- Sources of Funding of AAU
- Stakeholders
- Stakeholder Expectations
- Secretariat Performance
Ranking
- Constraints To High
Performance
Focusing
on performance, staff used the
VIPP method to discuss on the main constraints affecting high
performance at
the Secretariat after which four workshop groups were constituted to
deliberate
on each identified constraint.
On the way
forward after the retreat, it
was proposed that a Drafting Committee be formed with clear terms of
reference,
to review the issues brought out during the retreat.
The
Secretary-General officially closed
the retreat in the afternoon of Sunday 19th February 2006,
noting
that to forestall the retreat being labelled as a talk shop, all staff
have to
put their hands on deck and be bonded together with one common sense of
identity to achieve the corporate goals of the Association.
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IFP
Holds Cohort Building
Meeting, Sogakope, Ghana, 30th January – 3rd
February
2006
As one of the major activities of the
International Fellowship Program, a one-week Cohort-Building
Meeting was organised for the 2006/7 Fellows-Elect
from West Africa. The meeting which was held in January/February 2006,
at Villa
Cisneros, Sogakope, Ghana brought together a total of sixty-one
participants
made up of forty-five Fellows-Elect from Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal,
four
interpreters, six project staff and four resource persons. Dr. Joyce
Malombe, the
IFP Africa Director from New York and Dr. Babatunde Ahonsi, a
representative
from Ford Foundation Regional Office in Nigeria also participated in
the
meeting. The theme for the meeting, Leadership in a Globalized World
was reflected in various activities including presentations, group work
and
discussions on existing and emerging issues in Africa and the world at
large.
The ultimate aim of these activities was to provide a platform for the
development of an enduring IFP network in West Africa as well as a
sense of
common identity among the Fellows as they leave the shores of West
Africa to
undertake their graduate studies anywhere in the world.
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AAU PARTICIPATION IN EXTERNAL MEETINGS
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African
Union
(AU) Meeting of Experts, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 11th – 12th
January, 2006
The
Secretary-General of AAU, Prof. Akilagpa Sawyerr participated in the
African
Union (AU) Meeting of Experts held in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, from 11th
– 12th January 2006,
followed by the Extraordinary Conference of the Ministers of Education
of the
AU (COMEDAF II +) held on 15th January,
2006.
The
main
business of the two meetings was to conclude the work begun at the
Meeting of
Education Ministers of the AU (COEMDAF II) in Algiers, Algeria, April 8
– 11,
2005, namely, to consider a report on the evaluation of the First
Decade of
Education in Africa, and to propose an Action Plan for the Second
Decade of
Education in Africa (2006-2015) for consideration by the Summit of
Heads of
State and Government of the AU scheduled for Khartoum, Sudan. The Meeting of Experts received and
considered the Evaluation Report, and after extensive discussion in
plenary and
working group sessions, approved the
Evaluation Report, as amended; the
Framework
of Action for the Second Decade of Education in Africa;
the
report of
the Meeting of Experts; and a Draft
Decision Document for submission to the Khartoum Summit.
For its
part,
the Meeting of Ministers considered and approved the draft documents
submitted
by the Meeting of Experts with the necessary amendments.
From
the
perspective of the AAU and its members, the most significant outcome of
COMEDAF
II+ was the addition of higher education as an area of focus in the
“Second
Decade of Education in Africa”. It had
been left out in the draft proposed at the meeting, but AAU and others
advocated firmly for its inclusion. The
Experts proposed and the Ministers agreed that working groups on the
areas of
focus, including higher education, be set up to develop an Action Plan
for the
Decade. These groups are to start work
within the next three to four months.
The
Secretary-General seized the opportunity of the visit to engage in
consultations with Prof. Nagia M. Essayed, recently appointed
Commissioner for
Human Resources, Science and Technology of the African Union, and Dr.
Botlhale
Tema, Director, Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology. This was in connection with the
follow-up
to the Meeting of Experts on October 26-28, 2005 held in Midrand, South
Africa. That meeting had been held to
discuss the
urgent question of the development and implementation of an African
higher
education revitalisation programme. The
discussion with the new Commissioner was
particularly significant. She
expressed a strong desire to draw upon
the expertise and mandate of the AAU, especially in view of the
inclusion of
higher education as a new area of focus for the “Second Decade of
Education”
(2006-2015). To that end, the
Commissioner proposed that more formal links be established between the
AAU and
her Section. Preparation of documentation necessary for instituting the
process
is under way.
In
further
discussion with Dr. Tema and a representative of the Department for
International Development (DfID), UK, it was proposed that the
follow-up
meeting to the Midrand meeting on the revitalization of African higher
education be hosted by the AAU in Accra at the end of February, 2006.
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UNDP/GSI/AAS
Workshop on the Global Science Corps, 16th to 17th
January 2006, Nairobi, Kenya
A
two-day workshop was held at the Hilton Hotel, Nairobi, from January 16
- 17,
2006 to discuss the concept of the Global Science Corp (GSC), a new
initiative
intended to boost the quality of scientific research and training in
Africa and
how it should be implemented.
The
GSC concept is the brainchild of Dr Harold Varmus, a University of
California
professor and co-recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Medicine or
Physiology.
Alarmed at the low level of science and technology development in most
parts of
the developing world and Africa in particular, Dr. Varmus initiated, in
a
speech he delivered in 2001 to mark the Nobel Prizes centenary in
Stockholm,
the idea of encouraging eminent retiring scientists in the developed
countries
to make their vast scientific knowledge available to the developing
countries,
a concept slightly similar to the Peace Corps programme of the 1960s.
The
concept of the Global Science Corp (GSC) fellows was born.
About
the same time, another international initiative, the Millennium Science
Initiative (MSI) with more or less similar objectives (building science
and
engineering capacity in developing countries) was also underway,
spearheaded by
the World Bank, UNDP, a partnership of organisations and individuals.
It was
agreed that the two initiatives should run alongside each other.
The
Nairobi workshop was co-sponsored by the African Academy of Science
(AAS), as
host, the Third World Academy of Science (TWAS) in Trieste, Italy and
the UNDP
Special Unit for South-South Cooperation. It discussed in detail the
relevance
and importance of the GSC initiative to scientific capacity building
and
enhancement in Africa and its eventual contribution to Africa’s
socio-economic
development, particularly in turning brain drain into brain gain. It
noted the
several similar initiatives that had been implemented in attempts to
address
Africa’s dismal development but which had failed to make any
significant
impact, and cautioned the GSC to draw from old lessons learnt and
develop
synergies with other initiatives and institutions involved in research
and the
promotion of scientific and higher education in Africa. The AAU was
named as
one of such organisations.
It
was pointed out that contrary to popular beliefs, Africa has a large
pool of
highly intelligent, highly qualified and skilled scientists. They just
lacked
support, mainly in terms of equipment and an environment conducive to
productive work.
Caution
was also to be exercised in the implementation of the programme, and in
ensuring that the objectives of the GSC were properly aligned with the
development priorities of host countries. Donors were strongly advised
not to
determine the priorities for the GSC nor drive its agenda, as had been
the case
in many instances. It was also recognised that for Africa to be a
serious
player in the globalised and knowledge driven economy, it must pay
serious
attention to the revitalisation of its universities and research
institutions.
Participants
were drawn from a wide spectrum of scientific training and research
institutions such as universities, academies of science in African
countries,
organisations involved in science and technology initiatives in Africa,
associations representing higher education institutions and some of the
most
eminent African scientists and mathematicians.
At
the end of the two-day workshop, participants passed several
resolutions and
recommendations to ensure the success of the GSC programme in Africa. A
GSC
programme steering committee whose membership includes the AAU was
proposed and
agreed.
For more information on the Initiative, please contact
the AAU
Secretariat at: info@aau.org
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UNESCO International Conference on
Accreditation, Quality
Assurance and Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education in
Africa,
Nairobi, Kenya, 6th – 8th February, 2006
The International Conference on Accreditation, Quality Assurance and Recognition of
Qualifications in
Higher Education in Africa (6-8
February 2006, Hilton Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya), which was convened by the UNESCO Harare Cluster Office, in
collaboration with
the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Africa (BREDA), UNESCO
Regional
Office for Science and Technology in Africa (ROSTA), UNESCO
Headquarters
Division of Higher Education and the National Universities’ Commission,
Nigeria
(NUC), had the
following specific objectives:
- To
take stock of international, regional and national experiences in order
to
inform development of effective mechanisms for accreditation of
institutions
and programmes, quality assurance and recognition of higher education
qualification in Africa
- To
promote the use of the UNESCO/OECD guidelines in Africa
- To
take stock of progress made in the process of revision of the regional
conventions on recognition of qualifications
- To
review existing global and regional initiatives for capacity building
in
quality assurance, including those offered through cross-border higher
education
- To
map out a way forward regarding strengthening of mechanisms for
accreditation,
quality assurance and recognition of qualifications in Africa.
The over 120
participants from 40 countries, representing major stakeholders in
higher
education worldwide (AAU, ACU, AUF, AVU, CAMES, COL, HP, SADC, IICBA,
World
Bank, JICA, European Foundation for Quality in E-learning, GUNI,
INQAAHE, NOUN,
OECD, WFME) and five continental committees
in charge of application of UNESCO Regional Convention for Recognition
of
Qualifications, discussed successes and challenges in quality
assurance,
accreditation and the recognition of qualifications in higher
education,
cross-border higher education and how to reverse the brain drain using
the
Diaspora. Opening the conference, Professor George Saitoti, the
Honourable
Minister of Education of Kenya, enumerated some key challenges which
Africa
faces in its efforts to expand access to higher education. These
include
inadequate financing, ensuring equity and gender balance, lack of
relevance and
the mismatch between skills acquired and industry demands, lack of
attention to
science and technology, lack of recognition of prior learning and the
absence
of modalities for credit transfer. In particular, he urged the meeting
to
propose institutional frameworks for addressing the blatant
exploitation in
cross-border provision and e-learning in Africa.
AAU’s proposed Quality
Assurance Initiative,
which is a three-year partnership with UNESCO and national and
sub-regional
quality assurance and accreditation bodies and agencies, with promise
of
funding from the World Bank, was very well received. The project, whose
goal is
to promote quality assurance in higher education, through fostering
collaboration and laying the foundation for
institutionalised quality assurance mechanisms, strengthening national
quality
assurance and accreditation agencies, and eventually establishing a
continental
network for coordinating cross-border protocols and capacity building
in QA in
Africa, was due to commence in 2007.
In a
communiqué that emerged from the three-day
deliberations, participants noted
that less than 10
National Commissions for Higher Education existed throughout Africa and
therefore urged African
governments to speed up establishment of National Commissions
for Higher Education and to follow-up on the recommendations of MINEDAF
VIII to
establish accreditation and quality assurance agencies/cells,
particularly for
technology-mediated and open learning. They further asked UNESCO to
communicate
this recommendation to African Ministers of Education through the
COMEDAF
Secretariat.
The AAU was tasked to
seek the
support of the African Union and NEPAD to rapidly create awareness
about UNESCO
Regional Conventions, specifically, the Arusha Convention, in order to
speed up
its ratification. This awareness creation should include the
UNESCO-OECD
Guidelines on the Provision of Cross-border Higher Education. AAU’s
proposed QA
activities should mainly aim at building capacity of the various
national and
regional bodies and ultimately, lead to the establishment of an African
Network
of Quality Assurance Agencies. In implementing the project, AAU should
explore
collaboration with the International Network of Quality Assurance in
Higher
Education (INQUAAHE) and forge stronger partnerships with African
professional
bodies, private sector institutions interested in higher education and
non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
To speed up follow up actions to
the Nairobi conference, the meeting
proposed the establishment of a taskforce, with UNESCO and AAU as lead
agencies, to develop a strategic plan for consideration by the next
Conference
of African Ministers of Education and the African Union/NEPAD. Members
of the
taskforce should include sub-regional higher education bodies and QA
agencies
and networks. The taskforce should submit an interim report by the
final/last
quarter of 2006.
For
more information, please contact the AAU Secretariat: info@aau.org
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AAU IN MEDIA
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The
Association of African Universities (AAU) hosted the 2nd
African
Union Meeting of Experts on the Revitalisation of Higher Education in
Africa
from 27th to 28th February 2006 in Accra, Ghana. The meeting was sponsored by the Department
for International Development (DFID), UK. Below
is a report of the meeting by Dave
Agbenu of the Ghanaian Times.
The Ghanaian Times, March 2006, p. 7
Higher Education Experts Meet in Accra
A two-day
meeting of experts in higher education to discuss and review the
challenge of
higher education in Africa has been held in Accra.
The meeting
organised under the auspices of the African Union (AU) and in
collaboration
with the Association of African Universities (AAU), brought together
Vice-Chancellors, head of Polytechnics and representatives of colleges
of
education and international development partners in Africa. It was held
at the
instance of Ministers of Education of the African Union who at the end
of their
extra ordinary conference in January in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, decided
that for
the first time, higher education as an area of focus should be included
in the
frame-work of action for the Second Decade of Education in Africa.
The meeting
discussed how to facilitate the process of developing an appropriate
intervention strategy of the AU in the new priority area. It also
reviewed the
challenges and issues of higher education in Africa. They also
discussed ways
of improving cooperation and collaboration among partners in the sector
including the AAU, World Bank, UNESCO and the Partnership for Higher
Education
in Africa.
Briefing the
media after the meeting, Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr, Secretary-General
of the
AAU said it was regrettable that the critical role of higher education
in
development had remained unappreciated in the past. He was however glad
that
more attention was currently being given to the sector.
He cited the
World Bank paper of 2002 which articulated the new thinking for the
sector,
which recognised the need for a system wide approach for sustained
development. “There is acknowledgement
also in the Africa Union that non-higher education must be involved in
the
consultation, for higher education to succeed,” he stated.
Dr. Botlhale O.
Tema, Director of Human Resource at the Africa Union Commission, who
chaired
the meeting said that the 1997-2006 Decade of Education in Africa
Report
identified initiative from different parts of the continent which the
organisation in the past was not in the position to coordinate or
monitor.
The
organisation, she said, proposed to work in tandem with all development
partners for the next possible outcomes. “But
it was important that the continent
should have the confidence to
pursue its own initiative rather than give up any such for other
initiatives
that happened to be merely better resourced,” she said.
As part of the
meeting, an Action Plan was developed for effective implementation of
strategies aimed at harnessing resources to improve the higher
education sector.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS / CALL FOR PAPERS
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Mainstreaming Environment and
Sustainability in Africa (MESA),
Nairobi, Kenya 7th – 8th May, 2006
AAU has been
an indispensable partner in the
birth of the Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainability in Africa
(MESA)
University programme coordinated by the United Nations Environmental
Programme
Headquarters in Kenya.
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realization that institutions of higher
education have a far greater role to play in the United Nations Decade
of
Education for Sustainable Development (2005 - 2014) propelled the
development
of the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Innovations Course
for
Universities in Africa under the MESA programme. It is an ‘educate the
educators’ course to help university lecturers mainstream environment
and
sustainability in both teaching and learning. The
main objective is to enhance the quality
and policy-relevance of
university education in Africa in the context of sustainable
development and
the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.
The programme
is now entering a decisive stage
in its development and AAU is co-hosting the forthcoming ESD
Innovations Course
scheduled for May 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, which is attracting the
interest of
key players in higher education, such as UNESCO, the Global Virtual
University
and the United Nations.
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Ransome-Kuti Policy and Leadership
Development Program
The
Women’s Health and Action Research Centre of Benin City, Nigeria,
with support from the Ford Foundation, proudly announces the
Ransome-Kuti policy
and Leadership Development Program.
The RPLD
Program is a Ford Foundation-sponsored initiative aimed at honouring
the life
and legacy of Nigeria’s Former Minister of Health, Professor Olikoye
Ransome-Kuti.
International policy
dialogue on primary health care
The
dialogue will be held on June 1 in Abuja. Professor
Adetokunbo Lucas will
deliver the first Professor
Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Memorial Lecture, which will serve as the
background paper
for the dialogue. His talk is titled: “Primary Care Versus Primary
Health Care:
Clarifying the Confusion and Resolving the Conflict.”
Graduate fellowship and
leadership development award
The
Professor
Olikoye Ransome-Kuti Graduate Fellowship will support exceptional
students as
they work toward a degree in public health in Africa or abroad. Two
fellowships
will be awarded to citizens of sub-Saharan Africa in 2006. The money
may be
used to fund master’s degree level public health studies (MPH or MSc)
with
specialization in sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child
health, or
HIV and AIDS.
Research
competition for sexual and reproductive
health
Health care in Professor
Ransome-Kuti’s areas of interest— primary health care, safe motherhood,
child
survival and HIV and AIDS—remains critically undeveloped in many parts
of
Sub-Saharan Africa. The Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti research
competition
will fund 1-3 grants of up to 15,000 USD to promote research and
documentation
in the areas of child survival, primary health care and sexual and
reproductive
health.
The application
deadline for the fellowship and research awards is March
31, 2006
For inquiries
or to receive an application, e-mail
ransomekuti@gmail.com or go to http://www.wharconline.net/ransomekuti
Applications
are also available through the WHARC offices: 4 Alofoje
Avenue, off Uwasota Street; P.O. Box 10231; Ugbowo, Benin City; Edo
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APISA - CLACSO –
CODESRIA South-South Summer Institute
Theme:
Re-Thinking Development in the South: A Tri-Continental
Perspective
Call
For
Applications
The Asian Political and International Studies
Association (APISA), the Latin American Council of Social Sciences
(CLACSO) and
the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
(CODESRIA)
are pleased to announce the Africa/Asia/Latin America scholarly
collaborative
initiative encompassing joint research, training, publishing and
dissemination
activities by researchers drawn from across the global South, and to
call for
applications to participate in the second South-South summer institute
they are
organising within the framework of the initiative. The theme of the
second
summer institute is: Re-thinking Development in the South: A
Tri-continental
Perspective. The institute will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 15 May
to 09
June, 2006.
The deadline for the receipt of applications
is 31 March 2006.
Latin American and Caribbean applicants
should visit the following website for further details and send their
applications to:
CLACSO, (2006 South- South Summer Institute)
Callao 875, 3º (1023) Buenos Aires,
ARGENTINA
Tel: (54 11) 4811-6588 / 4814-2301; Fax: (54
11) 4812-845
E-mail: programa_sur-sur@campus.clacso.edu.ar
Website: www.clacso.org
E-Mail: secretariat@apisanet.org
Website: www.apisainfo.org
Asian applicants should visit the following
website for further details and send their applications to:
APISA, (2005 South-South Summer Institute)
Strategic Studies and International Relations
Program
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
43600 Bangi, MALAYSIA
Tel: 603- 89213647; Fax: 603-89213332
E-Mail: secretariat@apisanet.org
Website: www.apisainfo.org
African applicants should visit the following
website for further details and send their applications to:
CODESRIA, (2006 South-South Summer
Institute),
BP 3304, CP 18524, Dakar, SENEGAL
Tel: (221) 825 9822: Fax: (221) 824 1289
E-mail: south.institute@codesria.sn
Website: www.codesria.org
The
announcements that follow are available at the CODESRIA website (www.codesria.org).
Applications
should
be sent to specific web
addresses provided after each
announcement or to :
B.P.
3304, CP 18524,
Dakar,
SENEGAL.
Tel.
(221) 825 98 21/22/23
Fax
:
(221) 824 12 89
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CODESRIA Gender
Institute 2006
Theme: Gender in
the Arts
Call for
Applications
The deadline for the submission of
applications is set for 30 April, 2006.
The Institute will be held during the month of June 2006.
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details, kindly visit the website. Gender.Institute@codesria.sn
Website:
www.codesria.org
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Institute on Health, Politics and
Society in Africa: Traditional
Forms of Health Provisioning in Africa
Call for Applications
for the 2006 Session
The deadline for the submission of
applications is set for 31 May, 2006.
For
full
details, kindly visit the website or send mail to:
E-Mail:
Health.Institute@codesria.sn
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Sub-Regional Methodological Workshops
for Social Research in
Africa
2006 Session for
Central Africa
Theme:
Fields and Theories of Qualitative Research, 19 - 23
June, 2006, Bangui, Central Africa Republic
Call for Applications
Applications
must be submitted by 10 May, 2006.
For
full
details, kindly visit the website or send mail to:
E-mail:
methodological.workshop@codesria.sn
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Conference of Deans of
Faculties of Social Sciences and
Humanities
Inaugural
Session
Theme: African Social
Research and Training in Transition:
Challenges and Opportunities, 23 - 25 October, 2006, Dakar, Senegal
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Abstracts for consideration must be received
by 30 June, 2006.
For
full
details, kindly visit the website or send mail to:
E-mail:
conference.deans@codesria.sn
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The CODESRIA Child and
Youth Studies Institute 2006 Session
Theme: Street Children
and Lumpen Youth: Childhood and Youth
Livelihood at the Margins
The
deadline for the receipt of applications is: 15
August, 2006.
For
full
details, kindly visit the website or send mail to:
E-Mail:
child.institute@codesria.sn
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Democratic Governance Institute
Theme: The Legislature
in Africa's Democratic Transition
Call for Applications
for the 2006 Session
<>The
deadline for the submission of applications
is set for 15 June, 2006.
E-Mail:
governance.institute@codesria.sn
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African
Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)
Vacancy
Announcement: Director of
Research and Training
The African Technology Policy Studies Network
(ATPS)
is a leading regional network of African scholars and policymakers
engaged in
research, capacity building and policy advocacy on issues of science
and
technology for Africa's sustainable development. Its mission is to
improve the
quality of science and technology policies to eradicate poverty.
Working primarily through National Chapters in
at
least 22 African countries, ATPS supports research, training and
related
activities on topical and emerging science and technology policy on
biotechnology, information and communication technologies, technology
transfer,
science policy, among others. For more details about ATPS, please visit
our
website at www.atpsnet.org. ATPS is
seeking to recruit a dynamic individual to fill the international
position of
Director of Research and Training to be based at its secretariat in
Nairobi,
Kenya. Reporting to the Executive Director, he/she will be responsible
for
providing overall intellectual and administrative leadership to the
development
and implementation
of research, capacity building and policy
advocacy
programmes.
Major responsibilities will include:
- Generating and
translating new concepts and research ideas into projects and/or
programmes;
- Developing
proposals and raising funds for the
implementation of projects and/or programmes;
- Managing the grants process and the regional
research
programmes;
- Developing and implementing strategies for
promoting
the work of the network; and particularly establishing dynamic policy
outreach
and advocacy processes with National Chapters;
- Ensuring that
results of all ATPS research meet
international standards by organizing and managing appropriate peer
review
mechanisms;
- Overseeing
the coordination of capacity building
workshops and related activities to strengthen the capacity of ATPS
National
Chapters and other constituents;
- Ensuring
efficient and effective collaboration with
ATPS international, regional and national partners;
- Developing
and strengthening collaboration with the
private sector and civil society including the media;
- Publishing at
least three technopolicy briefs in a
year;
- Representing
the Executive Director during meetings
with donors, conferences and various forums to promote the work of the
network.
Required skills and qualifications
- An African professional;
- A doctorate
degree in social or natural sciences;
- At least four
years experience in research/research
management in science and technology policy;
- Demonstrated
capacity and ability to fundraise and
manage knowledge networks;
- Strong interpersonal skills and a good team
player;
- Strong
analytical skills;
- Proficiency
in French will be a major advantage.
The vacancy is expected to be filled by June
2006,
latest August 2006. A competitive international salary and benefits
package
will be offered to the successful applicant. The initial contract
period will
be for 3 years. Qualified candidates should send a detailed letter of
interest
and curriculum vitae to hr@atpsnet.org, no
later than 31 March 2006.
The
Executive Director,
African
Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS),
3rd
Floor, The Chancery Building, Valley Road
P.O. Box
10081 00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Johns Hopkins
Institute for Policy Studies International Urban Fellows
The Johns
Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies
International Urban Fellows program is designed to create a worldwide
network
of professionals engaged in the study of urban policy.
It brings scholars in urban policy studies
outside of the U.S. to the Hopkins campus for a program of advanced
study,
research and training. Positions in the
program are available at the Senior or Junior level and for either four
or
eight months. Fellows gain a semester
or academic year of reflection, exposure to American and cross-national
experience, and immersion in the literature and issues of urban policy.
- Successful candidates should have
strong interests and a proven record of accomplishment in the urban
policy
field;
-
The
capability to conduct independent
inquiry into some facet of the growth, decline, and revitalization of
cities
and the welfare of urban residents;
- A solid fluency in spoken and written
English.
More detailed information and
application
procedures can be obtained by visiting our website at
http://www.jhu.edu/ips
http://www.jhu.edu/ips/fellows/urban/index.html.
Contact Marsha
R. B. Schachtel at mschacht@jhu.edu
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1st
Pan
African Conference on ICT for Development,
Education and Training to be held
in Addis Ababa from May
24 - 26, 2006
The
Concept
eLearning
Africa, a conference to be held annually in Africa, intends to become
the
African eLearning capacity building event and - at the same time - a
forum for
all stakeholders engaged in the planning and implementation of
technology
supported learning and training on the African continent. Under the
patronage
of the H.E. Tefera Waluwa, Minister of Capacity Building Ethiopia,
supported by
the United
Nations Econmoic
Commission for Africa, the European Commission, international and donor
organisations already engaged in the field of eLearning, eLearning
Africa is
certain to become the target destination of Africa's educational
decision
makers and practitioners in governments, public and private education
and
corporate HRD.
The
Background
This
conference is planned as annual Pan-African event to take place along
the same
format as the very successful conference series Online Educa Berlin and
Online
Educa Madrid (www.online-educa.com and www.online-educa-madrid.com)
which
involve experts and practitioners in e-learning from all over the
world.
Berlin's last conference attracted over 1900 delegates from over 73
countries
and included 94 sessions and workshops with 480 speakers from 53
countries, and
involved all the major organisations and associations in the field of
distance
learning and e-learning. For a report on the 2004 event, please go to:
http://www.online-educa.com/pdf/post_conference_report_2004.pdf.
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Sexuality
Leadership Development Fellowship (SLDF) Programme
Call For Applications
The Africa
Regional Sexuality Resource Centre
(ARSRC) calls for applications to its annual Sexuality Leadership
Development
Fellowship (SLDF) Programme. The Fellowship is scheduled to take place
in
Lagos, Nigeria from July 10- 28, 2006.
Objectives: The
fellowship is designed to catalyse
development in the field of
sexuality by:
- Providing exposure to
cutting-edge conceptual, theoretical and
programmatic issues in sexuality, sexual health and sexual rights;
- Providing opportunities to
conduct research or action projects on
sexuality issues;
- Promoting mentoring of young
African professionals by experts in the
field;
- Facilitating the emergence of a
new generation of leaders.
Training Methodology: Incorporating rigorous
intellectual work and strategic field trips that bring participants in
close
engagement with sexuality leaders and leadership organizations, the
fellowship
is
structured to promote sharing of ideas, team
building and collaborative work amongst participants in order to
nurture
relationships that last beyond the fellowship period. The course also
provides
an academically stimulating environment that promotes cross-cultural
sharing of
experiences as well as individual study.
The venue of the training houses a library
and resource centre with a rich Africa-centred collection of sexuality,
sexual
health and rights literature.
Audience: This course is designed for young
researchers, academicians, civil servants, programme officers,
programme
managers, media practitioners and others resident on the continent of
Africa,
aged 35 years and below with a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent and
with
demonstrable experience and (or) interest in the area of sexuality,
sexual
health and rights.
Training Programme: During the three-week
intensive course, participants are introduced to the emerging field of
sexuality and explore both theoretical, as well as, practical
dimensions of
this complex field.
In addition to skills development, the SLDF
curriculum covers contemporary debates in sexuality studies including: Sexuality and human rights; Gender,
sexuality and religion; Sexuality, health and the public policy;
Cultural
practice and sexual violence; Sexual rights; Sexual orientation;
Narrowing the gap: sexuality, knowledge,
policy and programme; Sexuality and the State; and Sexuality and the
media.
Scholarships: The ARSRC offers a few highly
competitive, fully-funded scholarships that are open to qualified
citizens of
Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria or South Africa, who are resident in the
continent. ARSRC
scholarships cover tuition fees, post-fellowship grant, roundtrip
travel
expenses as well as accommodation, meals and incidental expenses.
Interested citizens of
other African countries are encouraged to
apply, but will need to seek funding from other donors to cover their
travel,
accommodation and living expenses: as well as post-fellowship project.
Deadline for the Receipt of
Applications: Duly completed
application and sponsorship forms and other documentary requirements
should be
sent to the address below. To be
considered, the application should be received by ARSRC before or on March 31, 2006.
The 2006
Sexuality Leadership Development Fellowship
Africa
Regional Sexuality Resource Centre
17 Lawal
St., off Oweh St., Jibowu
PO
Box 803, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria.
Fax:
234-1-3425470
Email: opportunities@arsrc.org
Application
forms and information are available on our website:
http://arsrc.org/training/sldf/apply.htm
Olusegun
Sangowawa
Programme
Officer Information Services
Africa
Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC)
17 Lawal
Str, Off Oweh Str,
Jibowu,
Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Email: o.sangowawa@arsrc.org
Tel:
+234-1-7919307
Website:
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Galillee College /
Israel National Commission for UNESCO,
<>15th - 26th
June , 2006
16th Management of Higher Education
Institutions Seminar
In
conjunction with UNESCO, Galillee College is
organizing a "Management of Higher Education Institutions"
Seminar which will take place from 15th to
26th June, 2006. This seminar, which
was initially developed together with Harvard University, will include
the
finest lectures available, delivered by renowned Higher Education
management
experts. The programme has been very beneficial and lectures
efficiently
delivered.
The
programme is strongly recommended to Heads of
Higher Educational institutions, wherever they are. The seminar will
also
include workshops, fascinating study tours to the heart of the Higher
Education
bodies in Israel and unique weekend excursions to the most significant
holy and
historical sites in Israel. Once more a
very limited number of places and tuition scholarships is offered to
qualified
candidates. (The only payment that you have to bear is airfare and
local living
expenses). Mr. Yahel Demeter
is the
coordinator of this seminar. Direct all enquiries to him at the address
below:
<>
Contact
Details:
Mr. Yahel
Demeter, Programme Administrator
Management
of Higher Education Institutions Seminar (MHEI)
International
Department, Galillee-College
P.O
BOX 208, NAHALAL 10600, ISRAEL
Tel:
(+972)-4-642-8888 / 8828 (Direct)
Fax:
(+972)-4-651-4811
E-mail: ydemeter@galilcol.ac.il
MHEI
Seminar's webpage: http://www.galilcol.ac.il/page.asp?id=20
http://www.galilcol.ac.il/page.asp?id=20
College's
website: http://www.galilcol.ac.il/
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Upcoming Events around High Education
AAU Higher Education
Events
- Meeting
of the Steering Committee of the Working Group on Higher Education of
the
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) - Friday
24th
and Saturday 25th March 2006, Libreville, Gabon.
- Meeting
of the Steering Committee on the Pan-African e-Network Project, 4th
and 5th April 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Interviews
for selection of Coordinator, Research and Education Networking for AAU
ICT
Section, April 2006, Accra, Ghana.
- Mainstreaming
Environment and Sustainability in Africa (MESA), 7th and 8th
May, 2006, Nairobi, Kenya.
- AAU
Executive Board Meeting, 8th to 10th June, 2006,
Harare,
Zimbabwe.
- Follow-up
of African Union Meeting on Revitalisation of Higher Education in
Africa to be
announced later.
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Vision of AAU
The Vision of the Association of African Universities (AAU) is to
maintain the AAU as the representative voice of the African higher
education community both within and outside Africa.
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Mission of AAU
The Mission of the Association of African Universities (AAU) is to
raise the quality of higher education in Africa and strengthen its
contribution to African development by fostering collaboration among
its member institutions.
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AAU
e-Courier
AAU e-courier is a monthly information bulletin that is distributed
electronically to AAU members, partners and the African High Education
Community in order to keep them inform of the association's activities.
This Online monthly news is produced by the AAU Communication and
Services Department. For more information about the bulletin or to send
in your comments, please contact the editor, Dr Pascal Hoba:
Direct line: + 233- 21 761609; E-mail: phoba@aau.org
Web site: www.aau.org
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