Main Programme
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transformative Education and Ecosystem engagement | Dr. John Nkengasong | 08:00 - 10:30 | Tsodilo Suite |
| 2 | Health Break | RUFORUM Secretariat | 10:30 - 11:00 | |
| 3 | Official opening of the 21st RUFORUM AGM | Honorable Prince Maele | 11:00 - 13:00 | Tsodilo Suite |
| 4 | Lunch Break | RUFORUM Secretariat | 13:00 - 14:00 | |
| 5 | Official viewing of posters and exhibitions | Professor Patrick Okori | 14:00 - 15:00 | GICC Hallway |
| 6 | Africa-Europe High Level Dialogue on Higher Agricultural Education, Science and Technology | Professor Richard Tabulawa | 15:00 - 16:30 | Okavango Suite |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa Regional Meetings (Nodes) | Dr. David Chikoye | 08:30 - 10:30 | Tsodilo Suite |
| 2 | High Level Dialogue On Unlocking Higher Education For Africa’s Young Refugees And Displaced Persons | Professor David Norris | 08:30 - 10:30 | Okavango Suite |
| 3 | Health Break | RUFORUM Secretariat | 10:30 - 11:00 | |
| 4 | Africa-North America High Level Dialogue on Higher Agricultural Education, Science and Technology | Prof. Kenneth Matengu | 11:00 - 13:00 | Okavango Suite |
| 5 | Centers of leadership for the folllowing centers-Blue economy, crop improvement, Climate Science, policy, futures and economy, Digital economy | Professor Richard Tabulawa | 13:00 - 14:00 | Fifth Floor B/R |
| 6 | Lunch Break | RUFORUM Secretariat | 13:00 - 14:00 | |
| 7 | Vice Chancellors Forum | Professor Ketlhatlogile Mosepele | 14:00 - 17:00 | Okavango Suite |
| 8 | Cross learning among higher education collaboratives | Dr. Aster Addamu | 14:00 - 17:00 | BOMA |
| 9 | Food systems resilience in protracted food crises | Prof. Lise Korsten | 14:00 - 17:00 | Moremi 1 |
| 10 | Nurturing women talent for development in Africa | Esther M. Dassanou | 18:30 - 20:00 | Botswana Craft |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resilient agrifood systems transformation | Prof. Chandra Madramooto | 08:00 - 09:50 | Tsodilo Suite |
| 2 | Artificial intelligence, data science and emerging technologies | Professor Loannis N. Athanasiadis | 11:30 - 13:00 | Tsodilo Suite |
| 3 | Access, inclusion, and competitiveness to promote equity among underserved populations | Dr. Aster Addamu | 14:00 - 15:30 | Tsodilo Suite |
| 4 | TAGDev Partnership Coucil meeting | 14:00 - 16:40 | TBC | |
| 5 | Transformative education models for success | 14:00 - 16:30 | Okavango 1 | |
| 6 | AICCRA side event | 14:00 - 16:30 | Moremi 1 | |
| 7 | Communication for impact side event | 14:00 - 16:30 | Moremi 2&3 | |
| 8 | Strategic high level policy meeting addressing University TVET-education Challenges | 14:00 - 16:30 | GICC: Serondela B2 | |
| 9 | Nurturing talent | 15:30 - 17:00 | GICC: Serondela B3 |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University-TVET engagement and reporting back (general discussions and resolutions) | 08:30 - 10:30 | GICC Main Hall | |
| 2 | Board Meeting | 08:30 - 10:30 | Okavango Suite | |
| 3 | TAGDev Partnership Council meeting | 08:30 - 10:30 | GICC: Moremi 1 | |
| 4 | Tree planting at chosen schools in and around Gaborone | 08:30 - 10:30 | Gaborone | |
| 5 | Health Break | 10:30 - 11:00 | ||
| 6 | RUFORUM AGM Business Meeting | 11:00 - 13:30 | Tsodilo Suite | |
| 7 | Lunch Break | 13:30 - 14:30 | ||
| 8 | AGM Closing Ceremony | 14:30 - 16:30 | Tsodilo Suite | |
| 9 | Gala Dinner | 19:00 - 22:00 | TBC |
| # | Topic | Speaker | Time | Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open day for Tourism | 08:30 - 17:00 | Field | |
| 2 | LOC-ROC-Zambia Neeting | 11:00 - 13:30 | TBC |