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
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
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