RUFORUM Triennial Conference

The Official Opening Ceremony for the Seventh African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference on 08 December, 2021, Cotonou, Benin

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Delegates at the Official Opening Ceremony for the Seventh African Higher Education Week and RUFORUM Triennial Conference on 08 December, 2021, Cotonou, Benin

Content review and development of online course modules During Triennial Conference, 3rd, 4th and 5th December 2021

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Benin High Education's day

Held at University of Abomey - Calavi, on 2rd Dec 2021

High Education Day Report

Universities, Research Institutions and private sectors exhibiting their products during the Triennial Conference at Palais des Congres, Cotonou, Benin

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The Seventh African Higher Education Week & RUFORUM Triennial Conference 2021

Theme: “Operationalising Higher Education for Innovation, Industrialisation,Inclusion and Sustainable Economic Development in Africa:
A Call for Action”

Venue: Palais des Congres de Cotonou, Benin || Date: 06 – 10 December 2021

RUFORUM Triennial 2021

The ultimate aim of the First RUFORUM Triennial Conference and the 7^th Higher Education Week is to accelerate agricultural transformation. The Triennial conference will be unique in the sense that it will focus on university-science, technology and innovation for agricultural transformation. The proposed overall theme of the 2021 Conference is “Operationalising Higher Education for Innovation, Industrialisation, Inclusion and Sustainable Economic Development in Africa: A Call for Action”. Read More

Call for Scientific Sessions

As part of strengthening dissemination of research outputs and lesson sharing, RUFORUM invites interested authors (Researchers and scientists from national, regional and international research institutes, Higher Education stakeholders and beneficiaries of RUFORUM supported projects, including postgraduates students and their supervisors and development practitioners) to submit Research Application Summaries (Papers) of each maximum 10 Pages following the RUFORUM Working Document Series Guidelines and format. The deadline for submission is 30^th August 2021. Read More

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The First RUFORUM Triennial Conference, the 17^th Annual General Meeting and 7^th African Higher Education Week will be held in the Republic of Benin at Centre International de Conférences et Palais des Congres de Cotonou, Benin from 6th-10th December 2021. The five-day conference will bring together policy makers including Ministers and Technical Experts, Higher Education Leaders in Africa, development partners, private sector leaders, researchers, innovators, students, and farmer organisations, among others. Approximately 1000 delegates are expected from across the world

Keynote Speakers

Prof Coumba Toure Kane

Rector, USSEIN

Prof. Stephen Onakuse

President AGRINATURA

Prof. Avlessi Felicien

Rector, University of Abomey Calavi

Prof Abebe Haile-Gabriel

FAO Assistant Director General for Africa

Hon Gaston C.Dossouhoui

Min.of Agri, Livestock & Fisheries,Benin

Prof. Adipala Ekwamu

Executive Secretary, RUFORUM

Co-Organizers

Sponsors and Partners