AAUN Steering Group member Hackett Professor Kadambot Siddique, director of The University of Western Australia (UWA) Institute of Agriculture, is the first Australian to be elected fellow of The African Academy of Sciences (AAS). The AAS is the only continental academy in Africa, and provides advisory and think-tank functions for shaping Africa’s Science, Technology and Innovation strategies and policies addressing
Read moreThe Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) Annual Forum and AGM, held in Perth on 27 August 2018, brought together more than 100 Australian and African experts from academia, government, diplomats, business and agencies. The purpose was to examine the strengths of AAUN and to further explore ways to extend its impact at this pivotal time for Australian and International policy
Read moreThe Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) has farewelled its Co-Chair for Africa confident that the network’s leadership model has worked well and will continue to ensure its equal partners can address mutual challenges. On August 27, at its annual forum in Perth, retiring Co-Chair Professor Cheryl de la Rey said that since AAUN was established in 2012 its founding principles
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