Education and development in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa
Shared solutions for common challenges in the context of the African Year of Education 2024
July 23 – 25, 2024 – Addis Abeba (Ethiopia)
AGENDA
15:30h – 18:00h
Registration desk open at the Radisson Blu Hotel lobby
Political Dialogue
Venue: OLD Plenary Hall, Old Conference Center, AUC
08:00h
Meeting point at the Radisson Blu Hotel lobby
08:15h
Transfer to the African Union Commission Headquarters
09:00h
Registration of participants
09:30h
Official opening and welcome
– H.E. Prof. Mohammed BELHOCINE, Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, African Union Commission (AUC)
– H.E. Yesenia OLAYA, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Republic of Colombia
-H.E. Prof. Berhanu NEGA, Minister of Education, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
– Denise CARVALHO, President CAPES, Federative Republic of Brazil
– Nicolas PATRICI, Director for Development and Strategy, OBREAL
Moderator: Sophia Ndemutila ASHIPALA, Head of Education, AUC
10:00h
Political dialogue – Roundtable: “African, Latin American and Caribbean priorities on education and development”
Introductory remarks:
– H.E. Yesenia OLAYA, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Republic of Colombia
– Saidou MADOUGOU, Director ESTI, African Union Commission
– Adilson DE CARVALHO, Director of Higher Education, Ministry of Education of Brazil
Commentators:
– Natalia MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ, Director, Ministry of Higher Education, Cuba
– Carlos QUENESSE MATARUCA, Executive Director for External Evaluation, CNAQ, Mozambique
– El Moctar HENDE, Secretary General of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Founder Association of Educational Studies and Research, Mauritania
– Pergentino Esandi ONDO, Director of Higher Education, Equatorial Guinea
– Ignacio ROCCATAGLIATA, Ambassador of Argentina to Ethiopia and the African Union
– Sinikka ANTILA, Ambassador of Finland to Ethiopia and the African Union
– Ben Marc DIENDÉRÉ (tbc), Ambassador of Canada to the African Union
– Laurent BOCHEREAU, European Union Delegation to African Union
Moderator: Marina LARREA, OBREAL
11:30h
Coffee break
12:00h
Roundtable “Promoting interregional collaboration between higher education systems – regional priorities”
– Olusola OYEWOLE, Secretary General, Association of African Universities (AAU)
– Elizabeth BERNAL, ASCUN – Latin America and the Caribbean Higher Education Space (ENLACES)
– Stephen SIMUKANGA, Executive Director, Southern African Universities Association (SARUA)
– Luis Armando GONZÁLEZ PLACENCIA, Executive Secretary General, National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (ANUIES) – Mexico
– Gaspard BANYAMKIMBONA, Secretary General, Inter University Council for Eastern Africa (IUCEA)
– Souleymane KONATÉ, Secretary General, Conseil Africain et Malgache pour l’Enseignement Supérieur (CAMES)
Chair: Nicolas MAILLARD, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
13:00h
Lunch
14:00h
Roundtable “Funding priorities and opportunities”
– Rui OPPERMANN, Director of International Cooperation CAPES – Brazil
– Stefan BIENEFELD, Head of Division Transnational Education and Cooperation Programs, DAAD – Germany
– Huba BOSHOFF, Director NUFFIC South Africa
-Jan KENNIS, VLIR-UOS, Belgium
– IIna SOIRI, Education and Science Counsellor and Team Finland Knowledge Network expert in Southern Africa, Embassy of Finland in Pretoria
– Katie BRYANT, Program Officer, International Development Research Center (IDRC) – Canada
– Keiko TAKEI, Chief Education Analyst, Education and Skills Development Division, African Development Bank
Chair: Elizabeth COLUCCI, OBREAL
15:00h
Roundtable “Internationalization of higher education: opportunities for cooperation”
– James Otieno JOWI, Founding Executive Director, African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE)
– José Celso FREIRE, President, FAUBAI, Brazil
– Andrés SABELLA, President, International Affairs Commission – National Inter-University Council, Argentina
– Abdoulaye SALIFOU, Chief of Education, UNESCO Liaison Office to the AU
Chair: Apiyo OKWIRI, OBREAL
15:45h
Coffee break
16:15h
Roundtable “Youth, Women and Skills for Employability and Development”
– Loretta IKOME, Country Head, Commonwealth Businesswomen for Africa – Cameroon
– Rose OMARI, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-STEPRI), Ghana
– Mariana SANTA CRUZ, Professor, Bolivian Catholic University of San Pablo
– Tonya BLOWERS, Programme Coordinator, The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
– Keagetswe Alex KGOTLAETSILE. Education Lead – Women Gender and Youth Directorate, AUC
Chair: Emmanuel Chigozie OKONKWO, AUC
17:15h
Transfer to the Argentinean Residency of the Ambassador
18:30h
Cocktail – offered by the Republic of Argentina
20:30h
Transfer to Radisson Blu Hotel
Higher Education Policy Development
Venue: OLD Plenary Hall, Old Conference Center, AUC
08:00h
Meeting point at the Radisson Blu Hotel lobby
08:15h
Transfer to the African Union Commission Headquarters
09:30h
Inaugural remarks
– H.E. Yesenia OLAYA, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Republic of Colombia
09:45h
Plenary Session: Higher education as a tool for regional integration and development
Keynote speaker
– Jean KOULIDIATI, Rector, Pan African University (PAU)
Comments
– Paulo SPELLER, Rector, Afro-American University of Central Africa (AAUCA) Equatorial Guinea
Chair: Kibrome HAILE, OBREAL
11:00h
Coffee break
11:30h
Breakout Thematic Sessions
Breakout Session 1
Venue: Old Plenary (Old Conference Centre)
Topic Innovating innovation: engaging institutions for sustainable development
– Stephen SIMUKANGA, Executive Director, SARUA
– Luisa ECHEVERRÍA-KING, Director of Diplomacy and international scientific cooperation, University of Simón Bolívar, Colombia
– Carlos GRECO, Rector, University of San Martín, Argentina
Chair: Elizabeth COLUCCI, OBREAL
Breakout Session 2
Venue: Committee Meeting Room 1
Topic Education and work: the role of TVET
– Nicholas Omondi OUMA, Senior Youth Advisor at the African Union Commission (AUC)
– Joseph COSAM, Coordinator of the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), IUCEA
– Andrea POTES, Academic Coordinator, SENA, Colombia
Chair: Marina LARREA, OBREAL
13:00h
Lunch
14:00h
Breakout Thematic Sessions
Breakout Session 3
Venue: Old Plenary (Old Conference Centre)
Topic: Food security and health
– Adewale OBADINA, Program Officer, AAU
– Gezahagn BERECHA, Director International Coffee Research Institute, Jimma University, Ethiopia
– Lucy GUERRERO LINDARTE, EAN University, Colombia
Chair: Huba BOSHOFF, NUFFIC South Africa
Breakout Session 4
Venue: Committee Meeting Room 1
Topic Digitalization for inclusion
– Ben RUHINDA, Coordinator of the Digital Skills Project for an innovative East African Industry, IUCEA
– Antonio COPETE, Vice rector, EAFIT University, Colombia
– Indira GUZMAN, Equality in Leadership for Latin American STEM (ELLAS Network)
Chair: Jan KENNIS, Global Network Manager, VLIR-UOS, Belgium
15:30h
Coffee break
16:00h
Breakout Thematic Sessions
Breakout Session 5
Venue: Old Plenary (Old Conference Centre)
Topic: Energy, climate change and sustainable development
– Gujba Haruna KACHALLA, Advisor – Global Energy, Department of Infrastructure and Energy Development
– Paola VASQUEZ, University Autónoma de Occidente, Colombia
– Christine OUINSAVI, University of Parakou, Benin
Chair: Stefan BIENEFELD, DAAD, Germany
Breakout Session 6
Venue: Committee Meeting Room 1
Topic Teacher training for basic education
– Saliou SALL, International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa, IICBA-UNESCO
– Rui OPPERMANN, Director of International Relations, CAPES, Brazil
– Katie BRYANT, Program Officer, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada
17:30h
Conclusions and closing remarks
Rapporteurs
Day 1: Marina LARREA, OBREAL
Day 2: Emmanuel Chigozie OKONKWO, AUC
Conclusions and closing remarks
– Prof. Mohammed BELHOCINE, Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
African Union Commission (AUC)
– Denise CARVALHO, President CAPES, Federative Republic of Brazil
– Nicolas PATRICI, Director for Development and Strategy, OBREAL
18:30h
Transfer to the Radisson Blu Hotel
NETWORKING DAY
Venue: Medium Conference Hall, AUCC
08:00h
Meeting point at the Radisson Blu Hotel lobby
08:15h
Transfer to the African Union Commission Headquarters
09:00h
Consultation on African Union strategies for higher education and TVET under the CESA 2016-2025 and the Continental TVET Strategy in the context of the 2024 African Union Year of Education Roadmap
11:00h
Coffee break
11:30h
Side events
Towards a Team Africa, Latin America and Europe on higher education
management? Increasing quality and impact together
Setting the scene – Higher Education Management good practices
– OBREAL: Elizabeth COLUCCI
– VLIR-UOS: Jan KENNIS
– DAAD: Stefan BIENEFELD
– NUFFIC: Huba BOSHOFF
– Finland MOFA: Iina SOIRI
Advancing Policies that Drive Gender Equity in Science and Higher Education Institutions
– Dominica CHINGARANDE, Vice Chancellor of the Women’s University in Africa (WUA)
– Florah KARIMI, Head of Research and Related Capacity Strengthening (RRCS) at the African Population and Health Research Centre
– Esther MATEMBA, Co-Lead, Engineering Education Research Network-Africa (EERN-Africa)
– David NAVARRETE, Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology, Mexico
– Indira GUZMAN, Equality in Leadership for Latin American STEM (ELLAS Network)
Chair: Katie BRYANT, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Building resilient skilling systems for the future of work: From evidence gaps to policy development
– Veronica MILLENAAR, Institute for Economic and Social Development (IDES), Argentina
– Stephanie ALLAIS, South African Research Chair of Skills Development
Chair: Ramiro ALBRIEU, Sur Futuro, Argentina
13:00h
Lunch
14:00h
Bilateral and parallel meetings
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