A virtual workshop exploring priorities for joint work and innovative modalities for collaboration between US and African universities

About this event

The event will be broadcast live on the NASEM event page.

The workshop agenda is available online.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a dynamic virtual workshop on March 14-16, 2022, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT (2:00 - 5:00 GMT), featuring key, senior public officials, university leaders, and private sector champions from both Africa and the US, to review experiences, achievements, and best practices of recent large-scale initiatives to build STEM research and education capacity in materials research and other fields on the continent. It will also identify priorities for joint work and innovative modalities for collaboration between US and African universities.