The Association for African Universities (AAU) instituted African University Day, 12 November, in 2005 to commemorate its creation in 1967. Since then, it has been celebrated by higher education institutions across the continent, including SU. The day allows us to reflect on the progress, challenges and opportunities of the higher education sector in Africa.
Read more about the AAU's activities here:
https://www.aau.org/
On 12 November 2020, Stellenbosch University held second African University Day seminar, this year as a virtual seminar.
The programme for the day was as follows.
| Time (Central Africa Time - CAT) | Description | Person |
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Welcome and introductions | Dr. Nico Elema |
| 09:05 – 09:20 (15 mins) | Word of welcome | Prof Hester Klopper DVC: Strategy and Internationalisation |
| 09:20 – 09:50 (20 mins) | Sustainable Partnerships. Perspectives from Makarere University, Uganda
| Prof Barnabas Nawangwe
Vice-Chancellor
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| 09:50 – 10:10 (20 mins) | Setting the scene - status of partnerships with other African institutions | Dr. Nico Elema |
| 10:10 – 10:25 (15 mins) | Presentation 1: Collaboration for Evidence-based Healthcare and Public Health: building capacity and fostering collaboration across partners in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda | Dr Anke Rohwer |
| 10:25 – 10:40 (15 mins) | Presentation 2: Capacity strengthening of biomedical research within the framework of South-South collaboration between bilateral University partnerships of Cameroon and South Africa | Dr Graeme Jacobs |
| 10:40 – 10:50 (10 mins) | Q&A | |
BREAK (15 mins) |
| 11:05 – 11:20 (15 mins) | Presentation 3: African University Research Alliance (ARUA) Centre for Excellence in Energy | Dr. Neill Goosen |
| 11:20 – 11:35 (15 mins) | Presentation 4: Partners Enhancing Resilience for People Exposed to Risks – PeriPeri-U | Mr Alberto Francioli |
| 11:35 – 11:45 (10mins) | Q&A | |
| 11:45 – 12:00 (15mins) | Presentation 5: Partnering with African Universities to investigate Media Multitasking, Online Vigilance and Academic Performance among University Students | Dr Daniel le Roux |
| 12:00 – 12:15 (15 mins) | Presentation 6: NetAct - Network for African Congregational Theology | Prof Jurgens Hendriks |
| 12:15 – 12:25 (10 mins) | Q&A | |
| 12:25 – 12:40 (15 mins) | Summary and closing | Mr. Robert Kotze
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