Bostwana, Gaborone
1 - 5 December 2025
Theme : “Positioning Africa’s Universities and the Higher Education Sector to effectively impact development processes on the continent”
Programme
Pre-AGM Activities and main event
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plenary session 1: Africa-China High Level Dialogue on Higher Agricultural Education, Science and Technology | 08:00 - 10:30 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 2 | Health Break | 10:30 - 11:00 | ||
| 3 | Official opening of the 21st RUFORUM AGM by Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of Botswana | 11:00 - 13:00 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 4 | Lunch Break | 13:00 - 14:00 | ||
| 5 | Official viewing of posters and exhibitions | 14:00 - 15:00 | GICC | |
| 6 | Plenary session 2: Africa-Europe High Level Dialogue on Higher Agricultural Education, Science and Technology | Prof. Patrick Okori | 15:00 - 16:00 | GICC Main Hall |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plenary session 3: Official launch of the RUFORUM Nodes | 08:00 - 10:30 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 2 | Health Break | 10:30 - 11:00 | ||
| 3 | Plenary session 4: Africa-North America High Level Dialogue on Higher Agricultural Education, Science and Technology | 11:00 - 13:00 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 4 | Lunck Break | 13:30 - 14:00 | ||
| 5 | RUFORUM and Partner-led Side Events | 14:00 - 16:30 | GICC |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parallel Scientific Sessions | 08:00 - 10:30 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 2 | Health Break | 10:30 - 11:00 | ||
| 3 | Parallel Scientific Sessions | 11:00 - 13:00 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 4 | Lunch Break | 13:00 - 14:00 | ||
| 5 | RUFORUM Board Meeting | 14:00 - 16:30 | Okavango, GICC | |
| 6 | Agripreneurship Alliance side event | 14:00 - 16:30 | Serondela 1 | |
| 7 | RUFORUM and Partner-led Side Events | 14:00 - 16:30 | GICC |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plenary Session 5: Capacity sharing to train the next generation | 08:00 - 10:30 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 2 | Health Break | 10:30 - 11:00 | ||
| 3 | RUFORUM Annual General Business Meeting | 11:00 - 13:00 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 4 | Lunch Break | 13:00 - 14:00 | ||
| 5 | AGM Closing Ceremony | 14:00 - 16:30 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 6 | Gala Dinner | 19:00 - 22:00 |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tours and Networking | 08:30 - 17:00 | Field |
Prof. Ketlhatlogile Mosepele
Vice Chancellor - BUAN
Prof. Theresia Nkuo-Akenji
RUFORUM Board chair
Prof. Patrick Okori
Executive Secretary, RUFORUM
Prof. David Norris
Vice Chancellor, University of Botswana
Hosting Institutions
