“If you’re not thinking about Africa, you’re not thinking about the future,” said HE Isaiya Kabira, Dean of the African Heads of Missions (Kenya), in the AAUN Forum’s opening session on September 2, which explored how to strengthen Africa-Australia links through knowledge diplomacy. By 2050, there would be 2.2 billion people in Africa, Mr Kabira said, and 1 billion of
Read moreThree 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
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