STEM III: Effective U.S. Strategies for African STEM Collaborations, Capacity Building, and Diaspora Engagement
- Conferences and Workshops
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- STEM V: Innovation and Appropriate Technology in Africa
- STEM IV: Africa-US Frontiers in Science
- STEM III: Effective U.S. Strategies for African STEM Collaborations, Capacity Building, and Diaspora Engagement
- STEM-Africa Collaborative Faculty Seed Grant
Effective U.S. Strategies for African STEM Collaborations, Capacity Building, and Diaspora Engagement
April 1-4, 2014 | Rackham Amphitheater; Michigan League
Keynote Addresses by Makhtar Diop and Paul Zeleza:
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STEM-AFRICA III - COLLABORATIONS AND CAPACITY BUILDING
Tuesday, April 1 - Rackham Amphitheatre
8:30 AM – Welcome and Opening Keynote Address by Makhtar Diop, Vice President for Africa Region, World Bank | Introduction by Ken Kollman, Director, International Institute; Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor, Political Science, University of Michigan
10:30 AM – STEM-Africa Policy Round Table
Moderator: Anne Petersen, University of Michigan
Panel: Makhtar Diop, Vice President for Africa Region, World Bank; Jacques Fame Ndongo, Minister of Higher Education, Republic of Cameroon; Mary Teuw Niane, Minister of Higher Education and Research, Republic of Senegal
1:30 PM – STEM Capacity Building
3:30 PM – Emerging STEM Centers of Excellence in African Higher Education Institutions
Wednesday, April 2 - Rackham Amphitheatre
8: 30 AM – Biomedical Sciences and Public Health
10:30 AM – Manufacturing, Design, and Innovation
1:30 PM – Environmental Research
3:30 PM – Instrumentation and Infrastructure
STEM-AFRICA III - DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
Thursday, April 3 - Rackham Amphitheatre & Michigan League
8:30 AM – Keynote Address by Paul Zeleza, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Quinnipiac University | Introduction by Kelly Askew, Director, African Studies Center; Associate Professor, Anthropology, Afroamerican, and African Studies, University of Michigan
10:30 AM – Exemplars of African STEM Diasporas in U.S. Higher Education Institutions
1:30 PM – Mathematical Sciences
3:30 PM – Distance Education
Friday, April 4 - Michigan League
8: 30 AM – African STEM Associations and Networks
10:30 AM – Science Diplomacy and African Diasporas
1:30 PM – Institutional Partners for African STEM Diaspora Engagement
3:30 PM – Resources for Engaging U.S. African STEM Diaspora
