Association of African Universities opens Invitations as Guest Speakers on AAU TV’s AAU Talks platform

21st August 2020

The Television Unit of the Association of African Universities (AAU TV) is inviting academic experts to serve as Guests on its flagship programme AAU Talks.

AAU Talks draws content from themes of African Union’s Agenda 2063; the 2016 – 2025 Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 16-25); the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA 2024); the African Union’s Continental Strategy for Technical and Vocational Education and Training; the Africa Education Innovations Handbook, 2018; the African Youth Charter, and the SDGs.

Themes and topics selected for the 30-minute discussions, which will stream at https://tv.aau.org/live-tv/ and on our social media platforms are listed as follows:

Theme 1: Resource Mobilization (CESA Pillar 4)

Developing Human Resources for Africa’s Development
The Diaspora as a Resource
Africa’s Self-Reliance
Africa’s Self Sustainability – Africa Beyond Aid
Financial Resource Mobilization
Funding for Higher Education in Africa
Domestic Resource Mobilization

Theme 2: Peace and Security in Africa (CESA SO 10)

The Role of the Youth in Peace Building
Employment, Employability and Social Security in Africa
The Youth and Conflict Resolution
Academic Freedom and Governance in Africa
Democratization of Higher Education
Education and Human Security

Theme 3: Women Emancipation/Empowerment (Agenda 2063, Aspiration 6; CESA SO 5)

Women in Agriculture
Women Entrepreneurs
Feminization of Poverty
Women as Change Agents in Climate Change Adaptation
Vertical Integration of Women in Academia
Releasing the Potentials of Women for Development
Promoting Female Academics for National Development

Theme 4: The Youth (Agenda 2063, Aspiration 6)

Academic Mentorship and Graduate Employability
Research and Employment
Entrepreneurial Education in Africa
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Policy Derivatives on Technical and Vocation Education in Africa
The Informal Education Sector in Africa
Equity Policies in Academic Programming in Africa
TVET opportunities
Developing Soft and Hard Skills
Internships and Experiential Learning

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Theme 5: Institutional Strengthening and Partnerships (Agenda 2063, Aspiration 7; CESA SO 2)

Owning the Global Sustainable Development Goals
Conducive Higher Education Learning Environment
Harmonization of Academic Programmes
Research Collaborations
Funding Issues in Higher Education
Academic Mobility

Theme 6: State of Higher Education in Africa

Reports of Annual Continental Activities (RACA)
Gender equity, equality and sensitivity
The Conducive Higher Education Learning Environment
Massification of Higher Education in Africa
Paradigms in the Internationalization of Higher Education
Private Universities/Privatization of Higher Education

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Theme 7: Quality Delivery of Education

Harmonization of Education and Training system
TVET opportunities
Academic Curricula
Pedagogical Delivery
Education Management and Training
Quality Assurance
Demystifying Mathematics
ODL
Massification of Higher Education in Africa
Investing in Quality Teaching

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Theme 8: Academic Relevance

Science and Technological Innovations
The Practicality of University Research
Patenting and Commercialization of Research Findings
Data Mining and Management
Unleashing S.T.E.M. on Society
University Branding

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