The Inaugural Canada-Africa Academic Collaborations Conference (CAACC) - 2025

The Africa Institute at ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ proudly hosted the Inaugural Canada–Africa Academic Collaborations Conference (CAACC), highlighting collaborative research projects and scholarly initiatives fostering academic partnerships between Canada and Africa.


 

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Theme: Academic Collaboration for Posterity

Sub-themes:

  • Education;
  • Policy; 
  • Climate and Environment; 
  • Indigenous Studies; 
  • Infectious diseases;
  • Non-Communicable diseases.
Opening Address:
Dr. Alan Shepard - President, ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ, Canada

Keynote: 
Dr. Abe Oudshoorn - ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ, Canada

Lunchtime Keynote: 
Daniel Kobei - Indigenous Ogiek Peoples' Development Program, Kenya

Closing/ Wrap-up Speaker: 
Dr. Hesham Gaafar - University of Chicago, USA

KEYNOTE SUMMARIES

 


 

 The Conference CommitteeHighlights

Policy ChairsPolicy

 

 Education HighlightsEducation

Climate ChairsClimate Presenters

Indigenous ChairsIndigenousInfectious Chairs

InfectiousNon-communicablde