The 18th Annual General Meeting, 2022
This 18th AGM has a particular focus on engaging governments and development partners to support Higher Education in Africa.
The theme for this 18th AGM is ???Strengthening Africa???s Agri-food Systems in the Post COVID-19 Era ??? Opportunities and Challenges??? .As such the 18th RUFORUM AGM is convened with the following objectives:
Provide a forum for the RUFORUM Governance organs to reflect on progress made on the implementation of various programs and initiatives of the RUFORUM network;
Provide a platform for RUFORUM Secretariat to sensitize the Network members about the 2nd RUFORUM Operational Plan for the RUFORUM Vision 2030 Strategy (The African Universities??? Agenda for Agricultural Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation - AHESTI) which consolidates and builds upon the achievements of the first Operational Plan (2018-2022), which sought to attract and nurture (through the transformative process of learning and knowledge accumulation) superior postgraduate talent into agriculture in Africa to achieve significant economies of scope and scale in rigorous and relevant training;
Profile and inform the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe and other Development Partners and other stakeholders about RUFORUM engagements at regional and national levels, including, among others, RUFORUM support for Higher Education in Africa;
Provide opportunity for scientists, researchers and students to share their scientific findings and experiences
Provide a platform for RUFORUM members to establish partnerships and/or teams to respond to various opportunities; and
Engage governments to support Higher Education in Africa and reflect on progress made in the operationalization of the five (5) continental initiatives in various countries