Time | Activity | Speaker |
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11.00 – 13.00 | Parallel Session I: Presentations on the Conference Subtheme 1: The Future of African Higher Education Post-COVID-19 (15 mins for each presenter)
Paper 1: When education goes viral: Triaging challenges and harnessing opportunities from the COVID-19 pandemic |
Chair: Prof. Brice Sinsin (AAU Board Member and Former Rector University of Abomeyi-Calavi, Benin) Rapporteur: Mr. Kwesi Sam Presenter: Dr. Felix K. Donkor, Post-doctoral fellow at the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UNISA), South Africa Presenter: Dr. Mercy Aki Etta, Head of Service for Teaching and Research, Faculty of Education, University of Buea, Cameroon Presenter: Prof. Dunia Zongwe, Associate Professor in the Department of Legal Studies at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Presenter: Dr. Olayinka Yusuf et al., Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension Services, Kwara State, University, Nigeria Presenter: Ms. Sara W. Hussein et al., Assistant Lecturer at Department of Architecture Engineering, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt. Presenter: Prof. Noel Kufaine, Lecturer, Technical and Vocational Education and Training Department, Namibia University of Science and Technology. |
11.00 – 13.00 | Parallel Session II: Contributions of African Higher Education Institutions to Addressing the Challenges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic (15 mins for each presenter)
Paper 1: Results from a global study: Covid-19 impact on Student Affairs and Services across the globe with focus on Africa: towards a systemic understanding of student success in Africa |
Presenter: Dr. Birgit Schreiber et al., Vice President, International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS), Germany Presenter: Mr. Abednego Corletey, Senior IT Specialist, Association of African Universities (AAU), Accra, Ghana Presenter: Dr. Sophie Etomes, Lecturer with the University of Buea, Cameroon Presenter: Dr. Margareth Gfrerer, Managing Director of the Ethiopian Institute for Higher Education (EIHE), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Presenter: Ms. Yeukayi Dzapasi, Lecturer at Harare Institute of Technology in Harare, Zimbabwe. Presenter: Sanoussi Baahe Dadde |
11.00 – 13.00 | Parallel Session III: Contributions of African Higher Education Institutions to Addressing the Challenges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic (continued) (15 mins for each presenter)
Paper 7: Education and Culture is the Proper Entrance to Africa..! “Green Entrepreneurial Education in Africa” |
Chair: Prof. Nkuo Theresa Akenji, AAU Board Member / Vice Chancellor, University of Bamenda, Cameroon Rapporteur: Ms. Millicent Kyei Presenter: Prof. A. Ead Hamed, Professor of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt Presenter: Dr. Fred Awaah et al., University of Professional Studies – Accra, Ghana Presenter: Prof. Suzanna Elmassah, Professor of Economics- Cairo University, Egypt Presenter: Prof. Vannie Naidoo, Academic staff member at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, in the Faculty of Law & Management studies. Presenter: Mr. Ndirangu N. Ngunjiri, Doctoral Student, University of Nairobi, Kenya Presenter: Ing. Yusuf Adamu, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria Presenter: Dr. Stanislas Bigirimana et al., Co-founder Code Empire, Harare, Zimbabwe |
11.00 – 13.00 | Parallel Session IV: Contributions of African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (15 mins for each presenter)
Paper 1: The Last Digital Frontier: The History and Future of Science and Technology in Africa |
Chair: Prof. Crispus Kiamba (former Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya / Former VC, University of Nairobi) Rapporteur: Mrs. Felicia Kuagbedzi Presenter: Mr. Brian Asingia, CEO DreamGalaxy Platform Presenter: Dr. Stanislas Bigirimana, Co-founder Code Empire, Harare, Zimbabwe Presenter: Connell, Simon H., et al. Presenter: Dr. Vongai Ruzungunde et al., A Post-Doctoral Research Fellow In The Department Of English, Social Sciences And Humanities, the University of Fort Hare, Eastern Cape, South Africa Presenter: Prof. Mohammed M. Yimer, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Woldia University, Ethiopia Presenter: Prof. Suzanna ElMassah, Professor of Economics and Finance at Cairo University and Zayed University, Egypt |
11.00 – 13.00 | Parallel Session V: Funding of African Higher Education Institutions in the face of unpredictable Economy (15 mins for each presenter)
Paper 1: Innovative Financing Options for Higher Education in Nigeria: An Alternative in the Face of Unpredictable Economy |
Chair: Prof. Jane C. Ngila, Ag. Executive Director of the African Academy of Sciences / Deputy Vice Chancellor- Academic Affairs, Riara University, Nairobi, Kenya Rapporteur: Mrs. Adeline Addy Presenter: Prof. Suleiman Mohammed, Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi in Nigeria. Presenter: Dr. Lifa Maposa, Senior Member of the Department of Finance at the National University of Science & Technology, Zimbabwe Presenter: Dr. Malefetsane Nketekete, Lecturer in the Department of Business and Management Development of the National University of Lesotho. |
11.00 – 13.00 | Parallel Session VI: Mainstreaming e-learning and the digital divide (15 mins for each presenter)
Paper 1: A Case for Innovation, Renewal and Mutual Interdependence in African Higher Education Post-COVID-19 |
Chair: Prof Fadwa Abdelrhman Ali Taha (Vice Chancellor, University of Khartoum, Sudan) Rapporteur: Mr. Peter Kodjie Presenter: Prof. Benedicta Egbo, Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Windsor, Canada Presenter: Mr. Andrew Mangena, Computer Science Lecturer at the National University of Science and technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Presenter: Prof. Isaac Zeb-Obipi, Professor of Management, is of the Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences of the Rivers State University, Nigeria. Presenter: Ms. Rhoda Mahamah et al., Assistant Lecturer, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana Presenter: Dr. Sindiso Zhou e al. University of Fort Hare, South Africa Presenter: Mr. Paul T. Elijah et al., Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering in Nigeria Maritime University |
13.00 – 13.30 | Health Break | |
13.30 – 15.30 | Parallel Session VII: Working Group Meeting: To Deliberate and Draft Subtheme Reports
Subtheme 1: The Future of African Higher Education Post-COVID-19 |
Chair: Prof. Damtew Teferra, Founding Director, International Network for Higher Education in Africa Rapporteur: Mr. Kwesi Sam Chair: Prof. Rosemond Boohene, University of Cape Coast, Ghana Rapporteur: Ms. Irene Addai Chair: Prof. Anna Nhampule, Former President, National Council on Quality Assurance in Higher Education (CNAQ), Mozambique) Rapporteur: Mrs. Felicia Kuagbedzi Chair: Prof. Amany El-Sharif (Dean Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University & Director of AAU North Africa Regional Office (NARO) Rapporteur: Mrs. Adeline Addy Chair: Prof. Jairos Kangira, University of Namibia Rapporteur: Mrs. Ruth Nyarkoh Chair: Prof. Nkem Khumbah, University of Michigan, USA Rapporteur: Ms. Millicent Kyei |
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