Three keynote speakers addressed the theme Water for Life: Australia Africa Challenges and Solutions in an AAUN forum session on September 2 – which was also filmed as part of a TEDxUWASalon event. Professor Basant Maheshwari (WSU) revealed the rapid urban expansion of Jordan Springs in Sydney and Kampala in Uganda between 2002 and 2019 to highlight the impact rapid
Read moreMore than 100 hundred leaders from academia, government, business, the diplomatic corps, development agencies and NGOs from across Africa and Australia met in Perth on September 2 to help shape the impact of the Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) and to build on its 53 seed-funded research programs established since its launch in Canberra in 2012. Co-chair of AAUN, Professor
Read moreEmpowering African women at work Professor Prem Ramburuth (UNSW), during an AAUN forum session on teamwork, innovation and communication on September 2, shared progress of her research into the empowerment of women in the workforce in Africa. Catalytic funding from AAUN in 2018 enabled researchers from Australia, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda to gather significant data to stimulate discussion
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