Official Dinner hosted by Rhodes University for ARUA S-G and Visiting DVC, University of Ibadan
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) has featured prominently this week at Rhodes University.
Prof. Oluyemisi Bamgbose, Deputy VC-Research, University of Ibadan delivers Public Lecture at Rhodes University
Prof. Oluyemisi Bamgbose, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Ibadan has delivered a Public Lecture at Rhodes University on the topic: Good Office and Mini Trial: A Veritable ADR Tool for Peace and Nation Building.
ARUA and Future Africa to collaborate on the Development of Early Career Researchers
ARUA and Future Africa at University of Pretoria (UP) have agreed to work together in developing joint programmes that assist Early Career Researchers from ARUA universities to have access to world class facilities and programmes as part of their training.
Africa Strategic Research and Education Partnerships Fund
The Africa Strategic Research and Education Partnerships Fund aims to help kick-start new, innovative research and education collaborations that might not otherwise be pursued. The Fund promotes and supports early-stage collaboration among academics, researchers and students at Imperial, the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and/or members of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA).
ARUA Secretary-General begins tour of Member Universities in South Africa
The Vice Chancellor of University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, has welcomed the Secretary-General of ARUA, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, to his office in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The meeting at Wits forms part of the Secretary-General’s tour of ARUA universities in South Africa.
ARUA Participates in Launch of University of Toronto’s Africa Initiative
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) has participated in the launch of the Africa Initiative of the University of Toronto.
ARUA signs MoU with U21
African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and Universitas 21 (U21) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a network-to-network partnership for the purposes of supporting higher education through research collaboration, knowledge exchange and promoting mutual understanding between the two parties. The MoU is operational for three years in the first instance.
ARUA Secretary-General appointed as Foundation Fellow of International Science Council
Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, Secretary-General of ARUA has been named among the Foundation Fellows of the International Science Council.
African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) holds Strategy Meeting
The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) has participated in a Strategy Meeting of the African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR) The meeting, which is taking place in Akosombo, Ghana, will provide the opportunity for ACEIR to reflect on its first four years since inception, as well as provide ARUA with an opportunity to share its own medium and long-term plans with the Centre.
ARUA-Carnegie Data-Gathering & Benchmarking Workshop
Over 40 representatives from member universities of ARUA have participated in a 3-Day Capacity Building Workshop for Institutional Planning & Research Managers in Accra, as part of Phase 2 of a Carnegie Corporation of New York sponsored Benchmarking & Data-gathering project.