Events

The Forum is organized as a key contribution to UNESCO’s work in higher education in Africa within the framework of the African Union (AU) Year of Education 2024.

Event

Higher Education in Africa: A Driver for Sustainable Development

Time: 10 December 2024 - 9:30 am - 11 December 2024 - 5:30 pm

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Rooms: Nairobi, Kenya

Type: Cat VIII - Symposia

Arrangement type: In-Person

The event will contribute to the vision outlined in Agenda 2063 – ‘The Africa We Want’. It is also guided by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its pledge to 'leave no one behind', while taking into consideration the report of the International Commission on the Futures of Education 'Reimagining our futures together: A new social contract for education'.  

The Forum will highlight the contributions of UNESCO’s Priority Africa Flagship programme ‘Campus Africa: Reinforcing higher education in Africa’ and the China Funds-in-Trust project (CFIT III), which supports higher technical education. 

The event is also an opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Revised Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and Other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in African States (Addis Convention). 

• Higher education
• Higher technical education in Africa: UNESCO-China Funds-in-Trust (CFIT) Projec…
• Education in Africa

URL: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/2024-unesco-forum-higher-education-africa-driver-sustainable-development?hub=87862