Invitation to a webinar on Entrepreneurial Skills Development for Africa
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Greetings from the Association of African Universities and we are pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar on “Entrepreneurial skills development for Africa – A new focus and impetus”. The webinar will happen as below:
DATE: 25 May 2022
TIME: 13:00-14:30 GMT | 2pm Nigeria |3pm Southern Africa | 4pm East Africa
REGISTER: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AnhX00SsQrGKzdvqttP8Aw
DOWNLOAD PROGRAM: https://obsglob.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Africa-EU-Summit-and-the-Higher-Education-sector_Webinar-2-Programme.pdf
This webinar will explore one of the main focal points of the Africa-EU Summit, the importance of investing in and developing relevant skills for entrepreneurship, and the links between the higher education sector and entrepreneurial jobs. It will examine current EU and other EU member states programmes that support this sector, and shed light on new African initiatives and alliances working towards the entrepreneurship agenda.
This webinar will be chaired by Professor Olusola Oyewole, the Secretary General, Association of Africa Universities (AAU). The distinguished panelists will include:
- Ms. Carla Giulietti, Education, Audio-visual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission
- Mr. Samuel Matonda, CEO of Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI)
- Prof. Slim Khalbous, Rector of the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
- Dr Rosemond Aboagyea Boohene, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development of the Cape Coast University
- Prof. Utz Dornberger, Professor of Development Economics
About the webinar series
This virtual webinar series is being organised as an immediate follow-up to the Africa-EU Summit. It is intended to provide an opportunity for the higher education sector in Africa and Europe to understand better the commitments made by the Summit, to debate specific topics and share initiatives that would contribute to reaching the goals set and to create opportunities in line with the Summit’s emphasis on higher education, skills and research. It is organised collaboratively between AAU, the coordinator of the ‘Cluster’ for Higher Education of the African Union’s Continental Strategy for Education (CESA) and OBREAL Global, with support and input from important regional higher education associations in Africa and Europe.
English-French – Portuguese interpretation will be provided by the HAQAA2 Initiative and funded by the EU in support of the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership.
