Organized by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), this second version will happen from July 18 to 19, 2024, in Libreville, Gabon.
Heads and presidents of universities and administrators of member establishments of the AUF from 10 international locations specifically: Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Chad, gathered in Libreville, Gabon as a part of the twoth Central African and Nice Lakes Leaders Convention (C2R ACGL). In accordance with a press launch from the AUF, the assembly plans discussions on strengthening regional cooperation between establishments, members of the AUF, round the principle missions of universities. And the preparation of the AUF technique for the interval 2025-2029, after the primary version in 2023, marked by the institution of the buildings and governing our bodies of the C2R ACGL.
Certainly, on account of the trade of data and these discussions, a report shall be adopted together with the varied proposals that shall be proposed through the two days of the convention. In 2022, larger training ministers from greater than forty international locations adopted the “Manifesto for French scientific diplomacy », which was launched by the AUF. This manifesto requires the mobilization of governments, universities and analysis establishments to strengthen French scientific cooperation and reply to present social challenges corresponding to world warming, the well being disaster and youth underemployment . We be taught within the press launch.
Observe that the primary version of the Central Africa and Nice Lakes (ACGL) Regional Convention of Regulators (C2R) was held in Kinshasa, establishing a mechanism for communication, session and trade between the very best college authorities within the area. Created greater than 60 years in the past, the AUF is right now the main college community on the planet with greater than 1000 members (universities, main colleges, and analysis facilities) in practically 120 international locations.
