University of Johannesburg Senior Leadership Team Visit

10.30am     

Arrivals and Coffee

11am     

Welcome by Deputy Director of Research Associate Professor Steve Puttick

11.10am       

Introductions

11.20am     

Reimagining African Higher Education and the Work of CGHE: Associate Professor David Mills

11.30am 

Welcome from Kevin Marsh, Director of AfOx (TBC) – Africa Oxford Initiative: 10 years of Building Equitable Partnerships

11.45am 

Professor Letlokwa Mpedi, VC, UJ: Public Lecture: Enhancing Pan-African Collaboration: Strategies for Access, Digital Inclusion, and Student Success in Higher Education, plus Q&A. This will also be streamed on Teams. Register here to attend online.

12.30pm   

Lunch Buffet and Networking

1.30pm   

Professor Juliet Thondlana, University of Nottingham: UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development: Promoting the African Charter and Building Effective Partnerships

2pm     

Professor Tingting Yuan, Professor of Education, University of Nottingham: The Past, Present and Future China-Africa Educational Partnerships

2.30pm   

Plenary Discussion and Reflections

3pm 

Tea and Close

This is a day-long seminar on African research collaborations and partnerships. If you plan to attend the day in-person, and would like to join the visitors for a light sandwich lunch, please RSVP to zhongyu.wang@education.ox.ac.uk