Engaging Universities in African Development

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Summary Sentence: Hosted by the Georgia Tech Initiative for African Education and Development (GT-IDEA)

Full Summary: The Georgia Tech Initiative for African Education and Development (GT-IDEA) present an Afric@Tech speaker series program, on the role of the university in their countries' plans and the role of academic collaboration with peer Western universities such as Georgia Tech.

The Georgia Tech Initiative for African Education and Development (GT-IDEA) present an Afric@Tech speaker series program:

Panelists
- Honorable Jennifer C. Jenkins 
Honorary Consul, Republic of Botswana 
- Honorable Chudi N. Okafor
Consul General, Federal Republic of Nigeria 
- Honorable Cynthia B. Nash 
Honorary Consul General, Republic of Liberia 
- Honorable Dr. Al H. Anderson 
Honorary Consul, United Republic of Tanzania  

Hosted by:
- Dr. Susan E. Cozzens
Associate Dean of Research, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Moderated by:
- Dr. Michael L. Best
Assistant Professor 
Sam Nunn School of International Affairs & School of Interactive Computing


Africa's development is an exciting challenge where African Universities play a vital role. Much like in Western countries, African universities have the great opportunity to shape the minds of those who will bring innovation and development to the continent. Afric@Tech is excited to be a forum where this topic can be discussed and where Africans can be inspired to make positive change. Afric@Tech is also excited to use this forum as an means to facilitate collaboration and exchange of knowledge between Georgia Tech and African universities.

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Keywords
Afric@Tech, Africa, GT-IDEA, International Affairs, ivan allen college
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  • Created By: Michael Hagearty
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Nov 16, 2009 - 5:27am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:49pm