INVITATION: Future Africa post COVID-19 (Webinar)

  • DATE

    29 May 2020

  • TIME

    13:00

  • VENUE

    Online

May is Africa Month and 25 May is Africa Day. As a University that aspires to be a leading institution in our country and our continent, internationally recognised and connected, we celebrate our Africanness. We take pride in that we can make a contribution to the creation of knowledge that matters, to solving complex issues and creating the Africa we want – prosperous and democratic, where all citizens enjoy their full human rights, including good health, and use natural resources sustainably.

The University of Pretoria’s Future Africa institute and campus aims to bring together global researchers, networks of scientists, and partners from many disciplines and sectors of the broader community to work on transformative research projects that will seek to resolve some of Africa's complex problems, thereby contributing to Africa's sustainable development.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental effects on societies across the globe and our continent. While there are challenges in some areas, it is encouraging to note that African universities are putting their research skills to good use in the fight against COVID-19. Universities across the continent are committing their research and innovation interests into all aspects of managing the pandemic, from creating masks to developing hand sanitisers to working on developing vaccines and protocols. COVID-19 is indeed giving African universities a chance to open up their intellectual property and join the world in trying to fight the pandemic through research.

Please join University of Pretoria Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Tawana Kupe as he hosts a webinar to discuss what the future holds for our continent following the COVID-19 pandemic. The conversation will be moderated by Dr Joel Modiri, Senior Lecturer in the University of Pretoria’s Department of Jurisprudence. He will be in conversation with Professor Cheikh Mbow, Director of the Future Africa institute and campus, and Professor Wanda Markotter, Director of UP’s Centre for Viral Zoonoses.

Please register HERE.

Should you have questions for the panel, please send them before 13:00 on Wednesday 27 May to [email protected]

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