on 19 November, 12.30-14.00 EAT

The Virtual Dialogue will be organized as a side event of a main conference of the African Centre for Technology Studies which will be held from November 18-20 and focuses on climate action, cities and resilience, science technology and innovation. The Virtual Dialogue aims on what COVID-19 means for research partnerships/collaborations in Africa and key plans that academic and research partnerships can explore beyond COVID-19 should be discussed.

Structure of the Virtual Dialogue sessions:

Presentation:   

  • Status of research collaborations and partnerships beyond COVID-19 (Speaker from the Africa UniNet Secretariat & ACTS) - 10 minutes

Panel discussion:  

  • Three panellists address (Executive of Africa UniNet), African Representative (West African University), Austrian representative (University of Innsbruck) - 30 minutes
  • Q&A - 30 minutes

Wrap up

  • Key messages (ACTS) - 10 minutes
  • Way forward (Africa UniNet Secretariat/ACTS) - 10 minutes
  • End of session

The outcome of the session is proposed to be an info brief that would target various stakeholders, both academic and non-academic, and strategic recommendations that would help partners prepare for partnerships during this time. The target audience for the session will be both Africa UniNet members (approx. 46 pax), members of ARIN network (over 100 pax), and other conference participants.

The Africa-UniNet Office is happy that – despite the or especially during the current COVID-19 situation – a dialogue that strengthens collaboration and networking is initiated. If you would be willing to participate in this Virtual Dialogue, or if you would like to suggest another Africa-UniNet member, please contact Dr. Joel Onyango (j.onyango(at)acts-net.org) directly (cc to: africa-uninet(at)oead.at).

29.09.2020