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Supporting women participation in higher education in Eastern Africa
8 March, 2022 hora: 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Join us for the celebration of International Women’s Day with the pre-launch of the report Supporting women participation in higher education in Eastern Africa: building sustainable and equitable higher education systems in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan, a joint project by UNESCO IESALC and the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa.
The objective of this study is to encourage policy debate and to map main global trends on women participation in higher education in the Eastern Africa Region, analysing participation in research, teaching, STEM, and management in Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan. The final report will be launched in the World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) to be held in Barcelona on 18-20 May 2022.
Register for this webinar: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IEiQdXFrRl2w8-snYOnzEQ
The event will be held in English.
Time of the webinar: 8:00h-9:30h UTC-4, Caracas | 15:00h-16:30h UTC+3, Nairobi / For other locations please check you local times
| Agenda | |
| 15:00-15:10
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Opening
Sara Maneiro, UNESCO IESALC Schéhérazade Feddal, UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa |
| 15:10-15:20
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Welcoming remarks
Francesc Pedró, UNESCO IESALC Director |
| 15:20-15:45
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Building sustainable and equitable higher education systems in Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda
Daniele Vieira, UNESCO IESALC / UFPE Saidou Sireh Jallow, UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa |
| 15:45-16:00 | Guest speaker
Margaret Jesang Hutchinson, University of Nairobi Deputy Vice Chancellor |
| 16:00-16:15
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Questions and exchange
Awol Endris Adem, UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa |
| 16:15-16:30
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Concluding remarks
Hubert Gijzen, UNESCO Regional Director for Eastern Africa |