The Sixth African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Biennial Conference 2018 DRAFT PROGRAMME DAY WEDNESDAY 17 MORNING SESSIONS AND SIDE EVENTS Local Organising Committee (LOC) and RUFORUM staff meeting BREAK MID-MORNING SESSIONS AND SIDE EVENTS Local organising Committee (LOC) and RUFORUM staff meeting LUNCH AFTERNOON SESSIONS AND SIDE EVENTS BREAK EVENING SESSIONS AND EVENTS THURSDAY 18 Arrival of Arrival of EU- Consultation (Venue: Hilton Hotel) FRIDAY 19 Principals and Deans Principals and Deans Interactive meeting with Secretariat staff SATURDAY 20 October, 2018 Principals and Deans ( ( ( 1645-1730 IFPRI-ReSKASS Event with Principals and Deans RUFORUM Technical Committee Meeting (Lillian Towers) RUFORUM Technical Committee Meeting (Lillian Towers) WUN Side event WUN Side event WUM Side event Students Social Media Training Students Social Media Training Students Social Media Training Page 1 of 6
SUNDAY 21 October, 2018 Leadership and Management Skills Training for Academic Leaders () Personal Mastery for students Forum for Women Vice Chancellors in Africa (Venue: Radisson Blue) WUN: Implementing the SDGs in East Africa Leadership and Management Skills Training for Academic Leaders () Personal Mastery for students Forum for Women Vice Chancellors in Africa (Venue: Radisson Blue) WUN: Implementing the SDGs in East Africa RUFORUM International Advisory Panel Meeting Leadership and Management Skills Training for Academic Leaders () Forum for Women Vice Chancellors in Africa (Venue: Radisson Blue) WUN: Implementing the SDGs in East Africa 1630-1700 1800- Vice Chancellors and other invited guests Dinner: I(ntercontinental) Hotel Women Vice Chancellors Dinner (Radisson Blue) Students evening Carnegie Post-Doc Students side event Carnegie Post-Doc Side Event Poster set-up Page 2 of 6
MONDAY 22 October, 2018 RUFORUM Board Meeting RUFORUM Meeting (Outcome evaluation of RUFORUM) RUFORUM Board Meeting RUFORUM Meeting (Closed door meeting) RUFORUM Annual General Meeting (University of Nairobi Towers) Welcome to Nairobi Cocktail (Chief Guest, Hon. Najib Balala, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Tourism- (TBC) Virginia Tech CESAAM (ACE-II) side-event (Partnership for Change) Virginia Tech - CESAAM(ACE-II) side-event (Partnership for Change) Students field visit Students field visit Africa-Australia Network (AAUN) side event ICRISAT: Consumption as a driver for Agri-food System transformation Students field visit Africa-Australia Network (AAUN) side event ICRISAT: Consumption as a driver for Agri-food System transformation Africa-Australia University Network (AAUN) side event Exhibition & Poster set-up Carnegie Post-Doc Students side Event Carnegie Post-Doc Students side event Korea-AfDB-RUFORUM Side event Korea-AfDB-RUFORUM Side event Page 3 of 6
TUESDAY 23 October, 2018 Breakfast meeting of Governors with Vice Chancellors (TBC) Official Opening Ceremony of the Sixth African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Biennial Conference Sponsored Dinner (TBC) Ministerial Round Table Ministerial Round Table Official opening and tour of Exhibitions & posters Poster and Exhibition Viewing AAP Side event AAP Side event side event ASAF/TWAS Side Event ASSAF /TWAS Side Event IP dialogue with Vice Chancellors IP dialogue with Vice Chancellors Virginia Tech - CESAAM(ACE-II) side-event (Partnership for Change) Virginia Tech - CESAAM(ACE-II) side-event (Partnership for Change) WEDNESDAY 24 October, 2018 Plenary Session Parallel Plenary 1: AUC-Ministers-Vice Chancellors dialogue Page 4 of 6
Theme: Towards Agenda 2063: Catalyzing university role in influencing policy and setting development agenda Converging the power of investment in Higher Education to transform Africa Parallel Plenary 2: Harnessing regional and global partnerships for higher education innovation in Africa FAO Academia-Parliamentarians side event Parallel Sessions Poster and Exhibition Viewing THURSDAY 25 October, 2018 Plenary Session Theme: Building high level skills to deliver on African Agenda 2063 Parallel Plenary 3: Unravelling University, Community and Private Sector Engagement for agricultural transformation in Africa Parallel Plenary 1: Skilling Africa s youth: the role of TVETS Parallel Plenary 2: Harnessing the Africa Youth bulge: Innovation, entrepreneurship and agribusiness incubation Parallel Plenary 3: Increasing the pool of women scientists in Africa Young Innovators side event Development Partners meeting Virginia Tech CESAAM (ACE- II) side-event (Social Safeguards :- Campus Policies to reduce sexual harassment) Parallel Sessions GRA ( Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Green Gases-New Zealand)- Principals and Deans Dialogue Poster and Exhibition Viewing FRIDAY 26 October, 2018 Plenary Session Theme: Moving Africa s development agenda forward: Ingredients for success Parallel Plenary 1: Harnessing the digital potential to drive agricultural/higher education transformation in Africa Parallel Plenary 2: Building foresight capacity to guide Africa s development Parallel Plenary 3: Strengthening food and nutrition security in Africa Closing Ceremony & Prize awards for Young Innovators Gala Dinner Page 5 of 6
SATURDAY 27 October, 2018 Post Conference Events Post Conference Events Post Conference Events 1645-1730 Meeting of LOC, ROC, and Ghana 2019 AGM Committee (Lillian Towers) Meeting of LOC, ROC, and Ghana 2019 AGM Committee (Lillian Towers) Page 6 of 6