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Application for Small Grants for Graduate Internship

Sat, 08/04/2017 - 12:18
The Association of African Universities (AAU) has intensified its advocacy for students from African universities to acquire employable skills for the world of work upon graduation from their universities. Through financial assistance from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the AAU has secured some funds to offer small grants of up to US$600 per person […] 0

Apply Now: Africa Center of Excellence (ACE) AFRICA for Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation

Fri, 07/04/2017 - 12:40
The recently established Africa Center of Excellence for Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation (Climate SABC) at Haramaya University in Ethiopia, with financial support from the World Bank, provides a new opportunity for African students to enroll in a transdisciplinary post-graduate study conducted by a truly global faculty in one of the following programs: MSc […] 0

Positioning Academia to response to Africa’s growing demand through Skills Development – The African Economic Platform

Fri, 07/04/2017 - 07:40
As part of implementing the Agenda 2063, the African Union Commission held its first African Economic Platform (AEP) in Port Louis, Mauritius 19 to 21 March, 2017. The Platform brought together Senior Africa policy makers, Academia, and Business as a means of gaining a collectively owned framework for supporting development in the continent with commitment […] 0

Call for Postgraduate students admission for 2017/2018: LUANAR

Thu, 06/04/2017 - 17:56
LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES Bunda Campus CALL FOR POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS ADMISSION FOR 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR Africa Centre of Excellence in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science (AquaFish) World Bank (WB) has embarked on a project which is called Africa Centre of Excellence (ACE II) whose aim is to strengthen selected Eastern and Southern Africa […] 0

Apply Now: Pro Vice Chancellor, Innovations and Business Development University of Zimbabwe

Thu, 06/04/2017 - 17:32
 The new closing date for receipt of applications is now 28 April 2017.  The Council of the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) invites applications to fill the position of Pro Vice Chancellor, Innovations and Business Development. The University of Zimbabwe is a comprehensive state supported institution located on a 220-hectare campus in Harare.  It has a […] 0

Building the Africa we want: Connect with us by sharing your story

Thu, 06/04/2017 - 11:59
RUFORUM is pleased to launch the Online Impact Platform which showcases your stories of Impact from the Continent. Join us by sharing your Impact stories by submitting them at http://ruforum.org/impact/ Filed under: News Tagged: African Communities, African Union Commission, African Universities, Agenda 2063, Capacity Building 0

Apply Now: Expression of Interest for Staff Exchange

Mon, 03/04/2017 - 10:43
Promoting Staff Academic Mobility from West Africa & Eastern Central and Southern Africa to Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a consortium of 66 universities operating in 26 African countries across the African continent is pleased to announce available Academic Staff Exchanges fellowship slots […] 0

Creating change agents through student-community engagement

Fri, 31/03/2017 - 17:32
Increasingly universities are under pressure to provide evidence of their contribution to society. This requires them to develop new models of engaging at various levels. In doing so, universities have to transition from merely teaching and research to include direct relations with society. University outreach has evolved and taken various forms to make university knowledge […] 0

Registration Now Open: Postharvest Pathology Symposium 2017

Fri, 31/03/2017 - 17:22
The IV International Symposium for the International Society for Horticultural Sciences (ISHS) and for the International Society for Plant Pathology (ISPP) will be hosted in the Kruger National Park at Skukuza camp from 28 May to 2 June 2017.  This is the first time that this prestige symposium will be hosted in South Africa. The symposium […] 0

Global Food Security Conference: Submission of Abstracts

Fri, 31/03/2017 - 15:29
Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 May 2017 Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the following themes and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system. Food creation Food safety and bio security Food loss and waste Food in a changing society Food utilization Download the thematic matrix Successfully submitted abstracts will be acknowledged with […] 0

Competition Announcement: IMPRESSA Awards 2017

Fri, 31/03/2017 - 15:04
COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT IMPRESSA AWARDS 2017 Recognizing outstanding university scientists making significant contribution in agricultural Research and Science for Development in Africa  Globally, about 700 million people are faced with inadequate food supplies, with more than 30% of the developing world’s populations living in extreme poverty. The need to enhance impact of agricultural research and development […] 0

PhD Training Opportunities under the RUFORUM : Graduate Teaching Assistantship Program

Thu, 23/03/2017 - 18:33
Announcement 2017  PhD Training Opportunities under the RUFORUM Graduate Teaching Assistantship Program Over the years, universities in Africa have sought opportunities to send their staff for post-graduate training abroad in a bid to strengthen research and training, at very high costs.   The loss of faculty for 4 to 5 years has negatively affected universities.  In […] 0

Empowering young intellectuals to tackle Tanzania’s agricultural development challenges-Case of Eliafie Mwanga

Thu, 23/03/2017 - 18:17
Mr. Eliafie Mwanga, a Tanzanian, completed his MSc in Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering in 2015 at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, with funding from the Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI). iAGRI is a USAID Feed the Future Project aimed at strengthening training and building collaborative research capacities of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and […] 0

New GFAR Steering Committee sets agenda to meet Sustainable Development Goals

Fri, 03/03/2017 - 16:32
During a two-day meeting on 8-9 February 2017, members of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) Steering Committee met at the GFAR host organization, FAO in Rome, to set the agenda for this global forum on agri-food research and innovation, towards helping to meet the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). GFAR has undergone […] 0

Skilling graduates to support multidisciplinary research – RUFORUM trains 100

Fri, 03/03/2017 - 16:19
The Master of Science Degree in Research Methods hosted by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) is one of the six collaborative regional master’s degree programmes established by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM). Launched in 2009, the programme was established in response to the large unmet demand in […] 0

A mathematician’s passion for simplifying science to catalyse innovation

Fri, 03/03/2017 - 15:37
By Savannah Nuwagaba, PhD student at Stellenbosch University My name is Savannah Nuwagaba, a PhD Student at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Throughout my university education, I have majored in Mathematics where expression is mainly through equations and calculus; not words, and certainly not stories. I did not understand the power of storytelling until I […] 0

Enabling rural women prosper from cassava bioethanol production through university-community engagement

Fri, 03/02/2017 - 17:09
By Settumba Mukasa and Deogracious Opolot, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University For decades, women in Apac District in Northern Uganda have produced bioethanol as a means of livelihood. In fact, some women in Chegere, Apac District confess to depending entirely on bioethanol as the source of income. Proceeds from the sale of […] 0

Call for Proposals 2017: RUFORUM Community Action Research Programme

Mon, 30/01/2017 - 09:20
Deadline: Submission of full proposals to RUFORUM Secretariat by 27th March, 2017 The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation is implementing an eight year programme “Transforming African Agricultural Universities to meaningfully contribute to Africa’s growth and development (TAGDev)”. The TAGDev Programme seeks to transform African agricultural […] 0

Call for Entries: The East Africa Postharvest Technologies Competition 2017

Mon, 30/01/2017 - 07:56
Read more at: https://younginnovatorsinagribusiness.com/post-harvest-2017/Filed under: Call for Applications / Proposals Tagged: Agri-business, EAPTC-2017, Postharvest, technologies, Young Innovators 0

The MasterCard Foundation supported TAGDev Project Website launched

Fri, 27/01/2017 - 12:23
In June 2016, the MasterCard Foundation signed agreement with the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) to strengthen efforts to connect university education to the needs of rural communities. The eight year project “Transforming African Agricultural Universities to meaningfully contribute to Africa’s growth and development (TAGDev)” is being implemented by RUFORUM and […] 0

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