Lusaka, Zambia · all times local (CAT)
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| 14:00 - 17:00 |
Readiness Preparation of Junior Scientists: Zambia and Africa
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Join online | Virtual |
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| 08:30 - 17:00 |
Research-Ready Human Capital: Equipping Zambia's Next Generation of Scientists
12 - 13 Nov
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GSB Main Lecture Theatre, TLC Lecture Theatre 1 and TLC Lecture Theatre 2 Join online |
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| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
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| 08:30 - 17:00 |
Research-Ready Human Capital: Equipping Zambia's Next Generation of Scientists
12 - 13 Nov
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GSB Main Lecture Theatre, TLC Lecture Theatre 1 and TLC Lecture Theatre 2 Join online |
Blended |
| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 17:00 |
Online Zambia Scientific Conference: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists
16 - 17 Nov
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Join online | Virtual |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | Online Zambia Scientific Poster Session: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists 16 - 17 Nov | Join online | Virtual |
| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
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| 08:30 - 17:00 |
Online Zambia Scientific Conference: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists
16 - 17 Nov
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Join online | Virtual |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | Online Zambia Scientific Poster Session: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists 16 - 17 Nov | Join online | Virtual |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Competence-Based Education Delivery and Assessment Strategies | Join online | Virtual |
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| 08:30 - 17:00 |
Online Regional Scientific Conference: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists Across Africa
18 - 20 Nov
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Join online | Virtual |
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| 08:30 - 17:00 | Nurturing New Entrepreneurs: Science to Enterprise Bootcamp (Getting Match-Fit) | Join online | Virtual |
| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
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| 08:30 - 17:00 |
Online Regional Scientific Conference: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists Across Africa
18 - 20 Nov
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Join online | Virtual |
| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
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| 08:30 - 17:00 |
Online Regional Scientific Conference: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists Across Africa
18 - 20 Nov
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Join online | Virtual |
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| 14:00 - 17:00 | Education and Skilling to Livelihood Pathways for Forcibly Displaced Women and Youth in Africa | Join online | Virtual |
| Side events & meetings | |||
| 08:30 - 17:00 | From Content to Competence: Diagnosing CBET Readiness and Training Needs at Zambia's Flagship Universities 23 - 26 Nov | UNZA TLC Boardroom, CBU, KMU and MU | In person |
| 08:30 - 13:00 | Online Regional Scientific Poster Session: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists Across Africa 23 - 27 Nov | Join online | Virtual |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | African Women in Food Security Forum 23 - 29 Nov | Radisson Blu Hotel | In person |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Regional Scientific Conference for Senior Scientists: Turning Scientific Evidence into Decisions for Continental Impact 23 - 27 Nov | Join online | Virtual |
| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 17:00 | From Content to Competence: Diagnosing CBET Readiness and Training Needs at Zambia's Flagship Universities 23 - 26 Nov | UNZA TLC Boardroom, CBU, KMU and MU | In person |
| 08:30 - 13:00 | Online Regional Scientific Poster Session: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists Across Africa 23 - 27 Nov | Join online | Virtual |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | African Women in Food Security Forum 23 - 29 Nov | Radisson Blu Hotel | In person |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | Mentoring Young Leaders Who Create Change in Society 24 - 27 Nov | GSB Tutorial Room 1 | In person |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | Science to Enterprise: Building Ventures That Create Jobs by Young People 24 - 28 Nov | TLC Tutorial Room 2 | In person |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | TAGDev 2.0 Annual Review Meeting 24 - 28 Nov | Confucius Hall | In person |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Regional Scientific Conference for Senior Scientists: Turning Scientific Evidence into Decisions for Continental Impact 23 - 27 Nov | Join online | Virtual |
| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 17:00 | From Content to Competence: Diagnosing CBET Readiness and Training Needs at Zambia's Flagship Universities 23 - 26 Nov | UNZA TLC Boardroom, CBU, KMU and MU | In person |
| 08:30 - 13:00 | Online Regional Scientific Poster Session: Science Exposure and Mentoring Emerging Scientists Across Africa 23 - 27 Nov | Join online | Virtual |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | African Women in Food Security Forum 23 - 29 Nov | Radisson Blu Hotel | In person |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | Mentoring Young Leaders Who Create Change in Society 24 - 27 Nov | GSB Tutorial Room 1 | In person |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | Science to Enterprise: Building Ventures That Create Jobs by Young People 24 - 28 Nov | TLC Tutorial Room 2 | In person |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | TAGDev 2.0 Annual Review Meeting 24 - 28 Nov | Confucius Hall | In person |
| 08:30 - 17:00 | Growing Gazelles: Innovation Transfer Partners as Last-Mile Business Partners 25 - 28 Nov | Confucius Institute CR 1 / IITA | In person |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Regional Scientific Conference for Senior Scientists: Turning Scientific Evidence into Decisions for Continental Impact 23 - 27 Nov | Join online | Virtual |
| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
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| 08:30 - 17:00 | African Women in Food Security Forum 23 - 29 Nov | Radisson Blu Hotel | In person |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | RUFORUM Board Committee Finance and Administration Meeting | Sarova Hotel | Blended |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | RUFORUM Board Technical Committee Meeting | Sarova Hotel | Blended |
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| 08:30 - 10:30 | Plenary 1: Securing Sustainable Educational Transformation through Regional and Global Partnerships - What We Have Learnt | Main Auditorium Join online |
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| 11:00 - 13:00 | Official Opening and Scientific Exhibition | Main Auditorium (Exhibition: Conference Facility 2) Join online |
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| 14:00 - 16:00 | Plenary 2: Empowering Africa's Workforce to Underpin Economic Growth and Development | Main Auditorium Join online |
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| 16:00 - 17:00 | In-Person Senior Scientists Poster Session and Scientific Exhibition | Conference Facility 2 | In person |
| Side events & meetings | |||
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Vice-Chancellors Forum | Room AG09 | Blended |
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| 08:30 - 10:30 | Plenary 3: Building Resilient and Productive African Economies | Main Auditorium Join online |
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| Parallel sessions14:00 - 17:00 | |||
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Parallel Scientific Session 1: Transformative Education and Digital Skills | Banquet Hall 2 Join online |
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| 14:00 - 17:00 | Parallel Scientific Session 2: Agronomy, Crop Improvement and Land Management | Banquet Hall 3 Join online |
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| 14:00 - 17:00 | Parallel Scientific Session 3: Food Safety and Nutrition | Room AG09 Join online |
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| 14:00 - 17:00 | Parallel Scientific Session 4: Agricultural Economics, Extension and Social Inclusion | Room AG04 Join online |
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| 14:00 - 17:00 | Parallel Scientific Session 5: Livestock, Fisheries and Natural Resources | Media Room Join online |
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| 14:00 - 17:00 | Parallel Scientific Session 6: Digital Agriculture, Energy and Environment | Banquet Hall 1 Join online |
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| Side events & meetings | |||
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Science-Policy Interphase: The New AU-EU FNSSA Roadmap 2027-2036 and the Role of Research and Education Institutions in Implementing It (CEA-FIRST) | Room AG02 Join online |
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| 11:00 - 13:00 | Harnessing the Technology Revolution: Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Education and STI | Banquet Hall 1 Join online |
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| 11:00 - 13:00 | From Science to Scale: The Circular Bioeconomy, Biosecurity and Increased Productivity of Agrifood Systems | Banquet Hall 2 Join online |
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| 11:00 - 13:00 | Open Space for Deal Making by Universities and Partners | Rooms A106 and A107 | Blended |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | TAGDev 2.0 Partnership Council Meeting | Room AG08 | In person |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | Climate Intelligence and Digital Systems | Room AG03 | Blended |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | Transformative Education Models for Improving the Quality of Teaching and Learning in Africa | Room AG01 | Blended |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | TVET, University and Industry Partnership Dialogue | Room AG05 | Blended |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | New Universities and Academic Programme Futures - Bunyoro University, Uganda | Room AG04 | Blended |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Building Back Strong: Higher Education in Sudan, South Sudan and the DR Congo | Room AG09 Join online |
Blended |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Connecting Scientific Evidence with Policy and Practice for Agroecology Research in Africa | Room AG02 | Blended |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Vice-Chancellors and High-Level Delegates Experience Sharing Visit to the IITA Southern Africa Hub | IITA Southern Africa Hub | In person |
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| Main programme | |||
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Plenary 4: Africa's Staple Crops in a Changing Climate - Setting the Food and Nutrition Security Agenda | Main Auditorium Join online |
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| Side events & meetings | |||
| 11:00 - 17:00 | Agroecology: DeSIRA-LIFT Science-Policy Dialogue on Strengthening Agroecology Transitions through Innovative Curricula | Banquet Hall 2 | Blended |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Communication for Impact: Communication Training for Zambia | Room AG02 | Blended |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | From Research to Policy: Best Practices in Science Outreach | Media Room | Blended |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Global Partnerships for STI and Education: Africa-Europe-North America Partnerships to Underpin Africa's STI Ambitions and Agricultural Development Agenda | Room AG01 | Blended |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | From TVET to Enterprise: An Innovative Model for Transforming Technical and Vocational Education Graduates into Agribusiness Entrepreneurs in Africa | Room AG08 | Blended |
| 11:00 - 17:00 | Board Meeting | Room AG09 | Blended |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Strengthening Africa's Agri-Science Human Capital: Africa-Rice, WUR and RUFORUM Partnership for Training Scientists for Africa | Banquet Hall 3 | Blended |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | High-Level Policy Dialogue on Competence-Based Education and Training in Ugandan Universities | Room AG08 | Blended |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | The African Agricultural Research, Innovation and Education Institutions (AARIEIs): Leveraging Continental Science Capacity for Agricultural Development | Media Room | Blended |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences (GCHERA): Promoting Collaboration among Higher Education Institutions in Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Life Sciences | Room AG01 | Blended |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Inclusion and Diversity: Education-to-Livelihood Pathways for Forcibly Displaced Women and Youth in Africa | Room AG02 | Blended |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Pooling Strengths for Young Africa Works: Shared Resourcing and Science-to-Enterprise in Agrifood Systems | Banquet Hall 1 | Blended |
| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
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| Main programme | |||
| 08:30 - 10:30 | Plenary 5: Reimagining Universities as Engines of Enterprise, Innovation and Economic Growth | Main Auditorium Join online |
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| 14:00 - 17:00 | Official Closing | Main Auditorium Join online |
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| Side events & meetings | |||
| 11:00 - 13:00 | AGM Business Meeting | Main Auditorium Join online |
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| 11:00 - 13:00 | Executive Roundtable of African Agricultural Research and Development Leaders: Shared Resourcing and Science-to-Enterprise for Mission Delivery | Room AG09 | In person |
| Time | Session | Venue | Format |
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| 08:30 - 17:00 | Education Learning Exchange for Conference Participants | TBD | In person |
| Side events & meetings | |||
| 08:30 - 17:00 | Inception Workshop of the Technical Support Team: Launching the RUFORUM Science Leadership Strategy | TBD | In person |
| 08:30 - 10:30 | LOC Zambia-ROC-Uganda Triennial | UNZA Senate Boardroom | In person |