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Africa Regional Higher Education Summit - Agenda and Presentations
October 21 - 24, 2008
Serena Hotel
Kigali, Rwanda
Strengthening Africa's Human and Institutional Capacity
for Prosperity and Global Competitiveness
| Tuesday, October 21 |
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2:00 - 5:00 pm | Check-In |
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6:00 - 8:30 pm | Welcome Reception
Transcript
MC: Sarah Moten, Chief, Education Division, Bureau for Africa, USAID
Dennis Weller, Mission Director, USAID/Rwanda
The Honorable Margaret Spellings, U.S. Secretary of Education
The Honorable Daphrose Gahakwa, Minister of Education, Republic of Rwanda - invited
Cultural Performance by Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)/Rwanda |
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Wednesday, October 22 |
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8:30 - 10:00 am | Opening Ceremony
MC: Franklin Moore, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, USAID
Remarks:
Cheryl Sim, Chargé d'Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Rwanda
Iqbal Noor-Ali, President, Aga Khan Foundation USA
The Honorable Goolam Mohamedbhai, Secretary General, Association of African Universities (AAU)
Peter McPherson, President, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC)
The Honorable Margaret Spellings, U.S. Secretary of Education
Introduction of Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Daphrose Gahakwa, Minister of Education, Republic of Rwanda
Keynote Presenter:
His Excellency Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda - invited |
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10:00 - 10:30 am | Break |
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10:30 - 11:00 am | Purpose of the Summit
Sarah Moten, USAID
Presentation of the Global Development Commons Video |
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Plenary
Strengthening Africa's Human and Institutional Capacity for Prosperity and Global Competitiveness
Reflections on the theme, followed by tangible examples of how multiple stakeholders collaborated toward this end. The presentations will be followed by a discussion and Q&A period.
The Honorable Goolam Mohamedbhai, Secretary General, AAU (moderator)
Presenters:
Ike Ehie, Associate Professor, Kansas State University: Advancing Economic Development in Nigeria Through Strengthening Business Management Education (pdf, 1.4 mb)
Tim Schilling, Chief of Party, Sustaining Partnerships to enhance Rural Enterprise and Agribusiness Development (SPREAD) - Improving Livelihoods through strategic
partnerships among U.S. and Rwandan
higher education institutions and industry (pdf, 3mb)
Japhet Killewo, Vice Chancellor, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania: Leadership Initiative for Public Health in East Africa (LIPHEA) - Progress and Next Step (pdf, 1.6mb)
Partner Members:
Olusola Fajana, Professor, University of Lagos
Dan Clay, Director of the Institute of International Agriculture, Michigan State University
William Bazeyo, Deputy Dean, Makerere University, School of Public Health
Nancy Mock, Director, Tulane University, Center for International Resource Development
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| 1:00 - 2:30 pm | Lunch
Investing in Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustained Growth
MC: Michael Curtis, Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Development, Bureau for Africa, USAID
Keynote Presenter:
Sibry Tapsoba, Manager, Education, Science and Technology Division, African Development Bank (ADB) and
Chair, Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Higher Education
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2:30 - 4:00 pm | Plenary
Linking Higher Education Assets to Private Sector Needs
This panel will facilitate the learning and idea generation of collaboration modalities between higher education institutions and private sector partners. The panelists will share stories of actual implementations of public-private partnerships that leverage the assets of educational institutions as research centers and incubators for social entrepreneurial development. The panelists will also communicate particular interests in potential partnerships with higher education institutions that focus on agriculture, health or financial/micro-credit areas in Africa.
K. David Boyer, Jr., Senior Advisor to the Administrator on Public-Private Partnerships, USAID (moderator)
Presenters:
Charlie Feezel, Director for Education, World Cocoa Foundation: Educating for Sustainable Communities: Are we doing it right? (pdf, 452kb)
Greg Butler, Senior Director, Microsoft Corporation
Joseph Mucheru, Office Lead East Africa, Google.Org
Martin Gilmore, Senior Cocoa Research Manager, Mars Inc.
Joyce Cacho, Director, Agribusiness Initiatives, Corporate Council on Africa: Linking Higher Education Assets to Private Sector Needs (pdf, 164kb)
Terri Hasdorff, Director, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, USAID
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4:00 - 5:00 pm | Structured Networking Break.
Following the GDA panel there will be a 1 hour marketplace that will allow attendees to continue networking in a structured environment.
Tony Richard (facilitator) |
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6:00 - 8:00 pm | Dinner
Gender and Higher Education
MC: Aleta Williams, Senior Education Advisor, USAID
Keynote Presenter:
Salina Sanou, Senior Program Coordinator, Forum for African Women Educationalists
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Thursday, October 23 |
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8:30 - 10:00 am | Plenary
ICT in Higher Education: Cultivating Innovation and Expanding Access
Peter Materu, The World Bank (moderator)
Keynote Presenter:
The Honorable Romain Murenzi, Minister of Science and Technology, Republic of Rwanda: ICT in Higher Education: Cultivating Innovation & Expanding Access (pdf, 2.9 mb)
Presenters:
F.F. Tusubira, Makerere University, CEO UbuntuNet Alliance: Creating the Future of Research and Education Networking in Africa
Moses Mbangwana, Educational Research Network for West and Central Africa (ERNWACA), PanAf Observator: Panafrican Research Agenda on the Pedagogical Integration of ICTs (pdf, 1.7mb)
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| 10:00 - 10:30 am | Networking Break
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10:30 am - 12:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions 1:
In facilitator-driven interactive break-out sessions, participants will brainstorm to identify and discuss key issues, challenges and priorities in each theme. The role of higher education institutions and how the private sector can support solving these challenges will be explored.
Theme I: Linking Basic and Higher Education
Alice Lamptey, Coordinator, ADEA Working Group on Higher Education, Association of African Universities (facilitator)
Theme II: Health and Human Capacity Development
Pat Scheid, Director, Strategic Partnerships,
Aga Khan Foundation USA (co-facilitator)
Hortenzia Beciu, Public Health Specialist
The World Bank (co-facilitator)
Theme III: Food Security
Ken Shapiro, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison (facilitator)
Theme IV: Economic Growth
Emmanuel Oritsejafor, North Carolina Central University (facilitator)
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| 12:30 - 2:00 pm | Lunch |
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2:00 - 4:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions 2: The session will include small group discussions focused on developing innovative ideas, identifying targets of opportunity, and the assets and resource needed to bring these ideas to fruition. Groups will select one innovative idea to present during the closing luncheon ceremony.
Theme I: Linking Basic and Higher Education
Theme II: Health and Human Capacity Development
Theme III: Food Security
Theme IV: Economic Growth |
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4:00 - 4:30 pm | Break |
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4:30 - 6:00 pm | Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative
The Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative is working to enhance the capacity of higher education institutions in Africa and the U.S. to contribute more effectively to African development and transformation by supporting Africa-U.S. institutional partnerships. The purpose of this session is to answer questions about the Initiative and the forthcoming RFA for planning grants to be released in November 2008. Feedback obtained in this session may serve to inform the RFA and long-term Initiative plans.
Peter McPherson, President, NASULGC
Terry Hartle, Chair of the Board, Higher Education for Development (HED): Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative (pdf, 131kb)
Anne-Claire Hervy, Chief Operating Officer, Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative: Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative (pdf, 144kb)
Teshome Y. Alemneh, Program Officer, Higher Education for Development (HED): Overview of Planning Grants and RFA Process (pdf, 73kb)
Montague Demment, Associate Vice President, International Development, NASULGC
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Friday, October 24 |
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8:30 - 10:30am | Plenary
Expanding Partnerships to Strengthen Africa's Higher Education Institutions
This session will have three primary objectives: provide foundation, private sector and university representatives the opportunity to share lessons learned and promising practices related to the development and implementation of partnerships that strengthen higher education institutions in Africa; highlight existing initiatives that offer partnership opportunities; and explore ideas regarding what new regional initiatives and approaches might warrant support. Discussion to follow.
Joyce Moock (moderator)
Suzanne Grant-Lewis, Coordinator, Partnership for Higher Education in Africa: Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (pdf, 292kb)
Terry Hartle, Chair of the Board, Higher Education for Development: Expanding Partnerships to Strengthen Africa’s Higher Education Institutions (pdf, 417kb)
Khalid Bomba, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Human Capital Development in the Agriculture Sector (pdf, 467kb)
Narciso Matos, Executive Director, Foundation for Community Development -Expanding Partnerships to Strengthen Africa’s Higher Education Institutions (pdf, 67kb) |
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10:30 - 11:00 am | Networking Break |
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm | Networking by Theme: This session will provide the opportunity for participants to discuss ways in which their institution or organization can work together to address the priority issues.
Theme I: Linking Basic and Higher Education
Theme II: Health and Human Capacity Development
Theme III: Food Security
Theme IV: Economic Growth |
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1:00 - 3:00 pm | Closing Luncheon Ceremony
MC: Sarah Moten, USAID
Presentation of Innovative Ideas - Representative of each theme
Remarks:
The Honorable Daphrose Gahakwa, Minister of Education, Republic of Rwanda
The Honorable Romain Murenzi, Minister of Science and Technology, Republic of Rwanda
The Honorable Erathus Mwencha, Deputy Chair, African Union - invited
Keynote Presenter:
The Honorable Henrietta H. Fore, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator
The Rwanda Education Commons, a part of an Africa Education Commons
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