ANSTI emphasizes the pooling of resources available in the region so as to provide quality training and research in various scientific disciplines. In order to achieve this objective, ANSTI is engaged in numerous activities which can be grouped into four programme areas: Training; Seminars & workshops; publications; and promotion of research.
Joint ICTP/IAEA Training Workshop
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy, in co-operation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, is organizing a Training Workshop on Technology and Performance of Desalination Systems, to be held at ICTP, Trieste, from 11 to 15 May 2009.
The third edition of the ANSTI organized Conference of Vice-Chancellors and Deans of Science, Engineering and Technology (COVIDSET 2009) will be held in Kampala Uganda in November 2009, and will be hosted by Makerere University. The theme of COVIDSET 2009, feeds on the logic of the first two previous conferences, which were held on the issues of education, specifically the “State of Science and Technology Training Institutions” (COVIDSET 2005) and “Science and Engineering Education for Sustainable Development” (COVIDSET 2007).
12th Meeting of the ANSTI Governing Council 26-27 November, Mombasa.
The Last GC meeting in South Africa
The ANSTI GC will be holding its 12th meeting in Mombasa, Kenya from 26 to 27November 2008. The Governing Council is the organ responsible for policy formulation and fund sourcing for ANSTI. It is made up of 15 members including representatives of ANSTI Member institutions, The African Union (AU), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), UNESCO, Association of African Universities (AAU), UNDP, the Network’s donors, African Biosciences Network (ABN), Federation of African Organization of Engineers (FAOE), Female Scientist/Engineers, and the host country. The Chairman of the Governing Council is elected by members of the Council and is normally affiliated to a member institution. The 12th annual meeting will be used to report on activities of ANSTI for the period covering October 2007 to November 2008 and to approve the work plan and budget for 2009.
Global Perspective on Higher Education
Universities as Centres of Research and Knowledge Creation: An Endangered Species?
Today, unprecedented emphasis is being placed on research as key motor for advancing the knowledge society and its offspring, the knowledge economy. Consequently, “research on the state of research” has moved high on the priority agendas for governments, for their specialized agencies and bodies devoted to this area, and for higher education institutions.
Against this background, the central premise of the 2006 Global Colloquium of the UNESCO Forum for higher education Research and Knowledge “Universities as Centres of Research and Knowledge Creation-An Endangered Species” was that research is a key ingredient in the institutional identity of universities and an indispensable prerequisite for a successful programme of teaching and public service. Based on contributions to this Colloquium authors from twenty countries from all regions of the world analyse aspects related to the research function of universities. The book primarily addresses the variety and gaps in higher education across the globe, concentrating on the challenges to transitional and developing countries. It addresses the related issues of research capacity, research productivity and research relevance and utility. Research capacity appears as a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for research productivity; and research productivity must be assessed in terms of utility and relevance. This book provides a global range of insights both for policy makers and for higher education and research communities.
To read Prof. J.G.M Massaquoi’s contribution to this book, Science and Technology Human Resource Capacity Building in Africa-The Role of Regional Cooperation, click on the book thumbnail above.
Support for Female DAAD Alumni
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), through African Network of Scientific and Technological Institution (ANSTI), is offering support to DAAD women alumni scientists, to participate at scientific events such as conferences and workshops, under its DAAD Alumni Programme. An application with information on the event, programme, and budget should be sent to ANSTI Secretariat on this email
This support will only cater for travel expenses, accommodation and meals of the scholars.
