Triennial Conference Official Opening
Date: 12th August 2024
Time: 10:30-13:00 CAT
Venue: Mercure hotel, Plenary Hall, Windhoek, Namibia
Contacts: Prof. Patrick Okori (p.okori@ruforum.org)
Prof. Nelago Indongo (nkanime@unam.na)
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Session Rapporteurs: RUFORUM & Local Organising Committee
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Time Item Responsible 10:30-10:40
Arrival of Guests /Entertainment by Namibia member universities
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Conference Welcome Remarks
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Time Item Responsible Entity 10:40-10:50
Namibia National Anthem, SADC Anthem and African Union Anthem LOC
10:50-10:55
Remarks on behalf of the Host Universities
Prof Kenneth Kamwi Matengu, Vice Chancellor, University of Namibia
10:55-11:00
Remarks by RUFORUM Executive Secretary
Prof. Patrick Okori, Executive Secretary, RUFORUM
11:00-11:05
Remarks by RUFORUM Board Chair
Prof. Theresia Nkuo-Akenji, RUFORUM Board Chair and Vice Chancellor, University of Bamenda
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Solidarity Statements from Visiting Dignitaries
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Time Item Responsible Entity 11:05-11:15
Partners representative
Dr. Peter Materu, Chief Program Officer, Mastercard Foundation
11:15-11:25
Foreign Governments representative
His Excellency Philip Hewitt, New Zealand High Commissioner to South Africa
11:25-11:35
Visiting African Governments representative
Honourable Janet Kataaha Museveni, First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Uganda
11:35-11:55
African Union Commission
H.E. Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner, Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, African Union Commission
11:55-12:00
RUFORUM Documentary
RUFORUM Secretariat/LOC
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Official Opening of Triennial Conference
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Time Item Responsible Entity 12:00-12:05
Remarks by Host Minister
Hon. Dr. Itah Kandjii-Murangi, Minister of Higher Education, Training & Innovation, Namibia
12:05-12:10
Introducing the Chief Guest
Rt. Hon. Dr. Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Prime Minister, Namibia
12:10-12:30
Address by the Chief Guest
His Excellency Nangolo Mbumba, President of Namibia
12:30-13:00
Official viewing of posters/exhibitions led by His Excellency Nangolo Mbumba, President of Namibia
LOC