Building bridges: academic partnerships with Africa for a sustainable future

Join us for the Building Bridges: Academic Partnerships with Africa for a Sustainable Future seminar!

The seminar aims to provide an opportunity for Erasmus+ Global Mobility academic staff and students from four African countries (Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, and Mozambique) to present their institutions and research and education topics and discuss collaboration with Finnish and international partners. Participating in the seminar is a great chance to learn and discuss various topics, including sustainable natural resources management, environmental and climate-induced conflict resolution strategies, community resilience, inclusive education and cultural issues in Africa.

The seminar is organised by the UEF Responsive Natural Resource Governance Research Group and Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution Network.

Registration is open until 16 August. A Zoom link will be sent after the registration. Welcome!

Programme 

9:00–9:15 Welcome and introduction of the speakers
Irmeli Mustalahti, Professor, University of Eastern Finland

9:15–9:30 Opening address
Tapio Määttä, Professor, Academic Rector, University of Eastern Finland

9:30–9:45 International collaboration and research partnership
Edda Tandi Lwoga, Professor, Rector, College of Business Education, Tanzania 

9:45–10:15 Pan African University, Building bridges through internationalization
Elizabeth Abenga, Professor, Director, Pan African University, Institute for Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (Cameroon) and Christopher Nsoh, Professor, Academic Registrar, African Union, Pan African University, Institute for Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences, Cameroon

10:15–10:30 Enhancing graduate training in natural resource management: Tapping into ECCR resources 
Aganyira Kellen, Research Fellow, Makerere University, Uganda

10:30–10:45 Strengthening Community Resilience and Reducing Vulnerability to Flooding: A Case Study of Boane District, Mozambique
Leila Jossias, Lecturer, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique 

10:45–11:00 The agricultural sector and sustainable development in Mozambique 
António Mendes, Researcher, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique

11:00–12:30 Lunch break (self-covered)

12:30–13:15 5-min presentations:

• Intergeneration Collaborations in Eco-tourism for Livelihoods and Sustainable Natural Resources Governance in Amani Nature Forest Reserve. Amaniel Peter Athuman, PhD student, College of Business and Education (Tanzania) 

• Towards an inclusive higher education system for non-traditional students joining university in Uganda. Lwanga Jordan Byekwaso, PhD student, Makerere University (Uganda)

• Multilingual communication strategies in climate-induced conflicts between herders and farmers in Northern Nigeria and Cameroon. Carine Laure Djoumessi Tonle, PhD student, Pan African University Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (Cameroon)

• Public Participation and socio-economic resilience to climate-induced displacement for vulnerable populations in Phalombe, Malawi. Uchizi Munyenyembe, PhD student, Pan African University Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (Cameroon) 

• Effect of fire on the miombo tree Species composition and diversity. Victorino Américo Buramuge, Master student, Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique)

• Actions for Transformative Resilience under Climate Adversity in the Arid and Semi-Arid Limpopo Corridor: Dynamic System Modeling. Osório Eufrásio José Nhiuane, Master student, Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique)

• Learning to cope with cultural differences in marriages, Among Florence, Master student, Makerere University (Uganda)

13:15–13:30 Reflections and closing the seminar 
Irmeli Mustalahti, Professor, University of Eastern Finland 

 For further information, please contact Denis Dobrynin, email denis.dobrynin@uef.fi.