Third Day of Conference

Time	Activity	Speaker
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 Paper 2: Students’ Re-imaginations of the Future of Higher Education in Cameroon Paper 3: Decolonizing Legal Education in Africa: A Systematic Review of the Literature Paper 4: Semi-Synchronous Learning in Post-COVID-19 Era: The Next Level in the Wake of New Normal Paper 5: Impacts of the Fourth-Industrial Revolution and COVID-19 Pandemic on the Design of Educational Spaces in Universities Paper 6: Challenging the Future of Higher Education in Africa: Argumentation of Functional Internationalisation Activities DISCUSSION	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 Paper 2: Knowledge banks as vehicle for development and the role of African HEIs Paper 3: Challenges Faced by Students During the Covid-19 Lockdown: Rethinking the Governance of Higher Education in Cameroon Paper 4: Higher Education Institutions’ Contribution to SDGs and the Impact to Education, Research and Economic Development from the Perspective of Ethiopian Universities of Applied Sciences Paper 5: Contributions of African Higher Education Institutions To Addressing The Challenges Linked to Covid 19 Pandemic Paper 6: Internet à l’école DISCUSSION	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” Paper 8: Review of Empirical Studies on the Efficacy of the Culturo –Techno- Contextual Approach in Breaking Difficulties Related to Studying Concepts within the African Region Paper 9: Framing the Role of Higher Education in Sustainable Development: A Case Study Analysis Paper 10: Challenges Faced By Higher Education Institutions When Migrating From the Traditional To The Digital Classroom During COVID-19 Paper 11: Enhancing the Contribution of Higher Education in Fourth Industrial Revolution Paper 12: Mechanical and Water Absorption Property of Micro-Sisal Fibre Reinforced Waste Low Density Polyethylene Composite Paper 13: Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management in Institutions of Higher Education in Zimbabwe DISCUSSION	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 Paper 2: Intellectual Property and Knowledge Management in Institutions of Higher Education in Zimbabwe Paper 3: Advanced Light Sources and Cryo-Electron Microscopes at Africa’s Universities as Centres of Structural Biology and Materials Research for Global Health and Bioeconomics Paper 4: The Psychological impact of COVID-19 change management strategies on working-studying parents Paper 5: The Proliferation and Propensity of Publications in Predatory Journals among Academics in Institutions of Higher Education in Ethiopia: Implications for SDG Paper 6: Engendering Sustainable Development Competencies in Higher Education: The Case of Egypt DISCUSSION	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 Paper 2: Endowment funds in Zimbabwe state universities- What is the missing link? Paper 3: A Review of Funding Patterns For Higher Education Institutions In Lesotho DISCUSSION	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 Paper 2: An assessment of factors contributing to a digital divide in Mainstreaming E Learning in Higher Education, a selected case of a University in Bulawayo Province, Zimbabwe Paper 3: Leveraging on Technology in Managing Student Affairs Paper 4: E-Learning Platform Preferences of Graduate Students of the University of Education, Winneba-Ghana Paper 5: Using emoticons to reduce transactional distance; navigating the contextual complexities of COVID-19 imposed virtual learning spaces Paper 6: Mainstreaming E-learning across the Digital Divide in Africa DISCUSSION	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 Subtheme 2: Contributions of African Higher Education Institutions to Addressing the Challenges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic Subtheme 3: Contributions of African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Subtheme 4: Funding of African Higher Education Institutions in the face of unpredictable Economy Subtheme 5: Mainstreaming e-learning and the digital divide Subtheme 6: Contributions of the Diaspora to African Higher Education	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