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Falola, Keynote Address, Ghana Academy of Letters Higher Education Project

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82741344720 Falola, Keynote Address, Ghana Academy of Letters Higher Education Project THEME: TRANSFORMING UNIVERSITIES FOR 21st CENTURY AFRICA Keynote Speaker: Professor Toyin Falola Extraordinary Professor of Political Science, University of Pretoria, and Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas at Austin. USA Keynote Speaker Topic: Empowering African Public Universities Date: 28th November, 2024 Time: 4:00 AM Austin Tx | 10:00 PM GMT | 11:00 PM WAT Venue: KWAME NKRUMAH AUDITORIUM #3 Research Crescent, Casely Hayford Road, Airport Residential Area, Accra P GA-018-1825 Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82741344720 The lecture examines how African universities can be empowered to be part of Africa’s transformative agency. African universities can contribute to shaping the continent's future by promoting innovation, research, and information sharing. Many of these universities, meanwhile, deal with issues like poor funding, infrastructure problems, brain drain, and restricted access to modern technologies. The lecture will identify areas of need, including governments and the business sector's increasing expenditures in higher education, forming relationships with other African universities, and giving inclusive, context-specific courses of great importance. Technology integration will allow universities to participate in the global knowledge economy and close the digital divide. Moreover, they must promote research capacity and support multidisciplinary approaches to answer pressing challenges, including climate change, health crises, and socioeconomic inequalities. You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

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