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THE 7TH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION WEEK AND RUFORUM TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE

Dr. Anne Karuma from the University of Nairobi’s  LARMAT Department is attending the 7th African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference in Cotonou, Benin from 6th – 10th December 2021. The conference brings together diverse and key stakeholders for academic development.

10 FULLY FUNDED AFAS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AFRICANS STUDENTS: NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION

This initiative is part of the Global Centres for Climate and Environment program of the German Academic Exchange Service DAAD

AFAS will link with the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences (which hosts the ICCA) MSc program on Climate Change Adaptation by adding an additional focus on the potential of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to address climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation in West and East Africa’s savannas. For this MSc program UoN and AFAS are inviting applications for students from Africa for a total of 10 fully funded fellowships.

WEBINAR: HIGH YIELDING, CLIMATE-RESILIENT BEANS KICK-START BUSINESS IN ZIMBABWE

Pulses are legumes that play part in nutrition but to what extend does bean contribute in nutrition to African Continent? How about it’s for business. Join the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) in knowledge sharing on impact of Bean in research and development.

Core main objective of the webinar will be;