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This webinar aims to launch a process of seeking sustainable solutions to weak data-driven policies in Africa, to document case studies of exemplary practices in the collection of reliable data and to contribute to the establishment of a Policy-Data Unit, supported by the Association of African Universities and other important African higher education associations at regional level.

This webinar is based on the report of an Online survey of  “Challenges, Prospects and Good Practices in Reliable Data Collection for Education Development and Policy Formulation in Africa”, which has been conducted to prime this event.  

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The presentation and small group discussions will explore what the age of COVID is teaching us about rethinking and reimagining higher education at every level, from institutional structures all the way down to the course modules we teach, the tasks we assign and the problems we pose on assessments? What, finally, do we need to do if we are to develop graduates who have the abilities—and the motivations—to take thoughtful risks as they tackle the complicated problems of a dynamic world? The target audience is higher education practitioners, including academics and students.

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The Expert Consultative Roundtable, which is expected to be the first of five regional webinars with a current focus on West Africa, will bring together stakeholders in Higher Education to discuss strategies for transitioning from the current distance learning practices to eLearning and blended learning modes post-COVID. A minimum of 150 participants is expected for the webinar with translation provided in English, French and Portuguese. The final report on the webinar will be delivered at the COREVIP in July, 2021.

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This webinar aims to contribute towards the strengthening of student affairs practice and its offerings in higher education, in order to enhance student success, critical civic engagement, and personal and leadership development of African graduates. Key questions to explore include: (1) how far are Student Affairs practitioners in African Universities using other sites of learning to develop African graduates and to prepare them for critical and engaged citizenship. And, (2) how do we take advantage of the latest technological advances to design, implement and recognise learning and development outside the formal classroom?

This webinar which is targeted at the leaders and other stakeholders in the academia and the industry, is aimed at discussing collaborations between the academic and the industry and how to improve it. It will involve a presentation on Industry-Academia Collaboration and Technology Transfer by Prof. Olusola Oyewole, followed by a Round Table discussion, involving representatives of the Industries and University from South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria, on the expectations of the universities from the industries and vice-versa. The discussion will also address the needs, availability and sources of data to better support policy decisions related to enhanced university-industry cooperation.

This webinar is intended to create an opportunity for executive and senior institutional leaders and managers to share their experiences and sound practices in managing their institutions in the aftermath of Covid-19. It also attempts to identify leadership and management opportunities in Africa and explores their profile and implications in a comparative global perspective.