The ACE II Regional Steering Committee (RSC) is underway in Mauritius to evaluate project performance and offer strategic planning & oversight. It is composed of directors and commissioners from the Ministries of Higher Education from the project countries and IUCEA

Delivering an Africa-wide event with close to 400 participants is no small feat. From curating the agenda to securing speakers, managing live streaming & a cohesive branding strategy, the task is undeniably challenging. Yet, we rose to the occasion & brought it all together.Bravo

Welcome to day 3 of the ACE partnerships meeting - May 10th starting 9am Mauritius Time. Join via this link us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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#ACEPartnerships

For day 2, Thursday May 9th, the Africa Centers of Excellence dived into thematic breakout sessions to facilitate partnership discussions between the centers and research networks within and outside of Africa. #ACEPartnerships

Celestino Obua, Vice Chancellor Mbarara University and Prof Dauda Kone of Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Cote d’Ivoire in an interview with Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) about the ongoing #ACEPartnerships workshop. For more events.ace.aau.org

Ms. Muna Meky, World Bank Education Practice Manager moderated a panel of scientists in a discussion on research & innovation within the health sector featuring Gordon Awandare, Abebaw Fekadu, Prof Patrick Ogwang Engeu, Christian T. Happi, Prof. Hadiza Galadanci & others. #ACEPartnerships

We are here to collaborate!
Common message of the nine #AfricaEuropeCoRE Public Health Clusters, delivered by Christi Kruger University of Pretoria Centre for Sexualities AIDS and Gender (CSA&G) and Soorej Puthoopparambil Uppsala universitet at the Africa Centers of Excellence International Partnerships Meeting. ARUA The Guild

Where Africa Centers of Excellence meets #AfricaEuropeCoRE : Gordon Awandare University of Ghana showing at World Bank Africa international partnership meeting how Africa Higher Ed. Centers of Excellence-ACE Impact long-term funding reversed brain drain, supported research students, and led to ground-breaking vaccine discoveries.

Day 2 of the #ACEPartnerships workshop will explore the research and innovation within the health sector. Panelists from WACCBIP, University of Rijeka, CDT-Africa, ACEPHAP, BUK, Imperial College London, Mbarara University, ACEGID. Join the discussion thru this link us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

L-R
-Exec.Secretary IUCEA Prof. Gaspard
-Association of African Universities's Prof. Oyewole
-Ms. Muna Meky, Education Practice Manager World Bank
-Mr. Thenaisie of Agence Française de #Développement (AFD) 🇫🇷 🇪🇺
-Dr. Dulitzky World Bank
-Prof. Kiran Bhujun, Ministry of Educ. #Mauritius
at the opening of the #ACEpartnerships workshop

'Education and Research are key to enabling us to achieve all the #SDGs '. Hans Christian Stausboll emphasises crucial role of the #AUEU #InnovationAgenda at the heart of African Union and European Commission strategic partnership, opening Africa Higher Ed. Centers of Excellence-ACE Impact Conference Koen Doens #AfricaEuropeCoRE

The Africa Centers of Excellence International Partnership Workshop got off to a good start today. #ACEPartnerships

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as Centers of Excellence, higher education leaders, private sector representatives, dev't partners, gov't representatives, & think tanks explore #research and #innovation cooperation between Africa, Europe & other continents.

Prof Fekadu is a professor of Psychiatry & Director, Center for Innovative Drug Dev't & Therapeutic Trials for #Africa CDT-Africa AAU. He will speak at the #ACEPartnerships meeting that opens Wednesday 8th in #Mauritius .

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On Friday, IUCEA bid farewell to the ACE II Project Coordinator Jonathan Mbwambo who concluded his tour of duty after serving on the World Bank financed project for close to six years. He rejoined Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) as Director of Internationalisation. Nashkuru sana Prof Mbwambo.

Hello #Mauritius ! Delegates from across #Africa and other parts of the world have started arriving for the Africa Centers of Excellence International Partneships Workshop which opens this Wednesday May 8th at the Intercontinental Hotel.
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The #ACEPartnerships workshop, due May 8-10, 2024 in #Mauritius , will establish crucial partnerships that will drive joint research initiatives, fortify the innovation ecosystems in which these centers operate, & cultivate a more effective path for research-to-market outcomes.

Prof Celestino Obua is a medical doctor, professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and Vice Chancellor Mbarara University. He will speak at the Africa Centers of Excellence partnerships meeting #ACEPartnerships from 8-10 May

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Meet the Speakers at the #ACEPartnerships workshop.

Gaspard Banyankimbona is the 5th IUCEA Executive Secretary and a professor of Biology at the University of Burundi.
To participate in the Academia-Industry partnerships workshop on 8-10 May visit events.ace.aau.org

Only 7 days to the #ACEPartnerships meeting aimed to boost academia and industry partnerships within and outside #Africa through peer-learning opportunities. To follow this event register here events.ace.aau.org