Science

Lessons from ADEA’s 3rd High-Level Policy Dialogue Forum on Higher Education and Scientific Research

ADEA, Friday, November 11, 2022 - 14:29

On 10th March 2022, ADEA hosted its 3rd High-Level Policy Dialogue Forum on “Higher Education and Scientific Research in light of Digitalization and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)” organised in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other partners.
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Achieving peace and development through scientific innovation

ADEA, Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 12:04

The first World Science Day for Peace and Development was celebrated worldwide on November 10, 2002 under UNESCO auspices. The rationale for celebrating that day has its roots in the importance of the role of science and scientists for sustainable societies and in the need to inform and involve citizens in science. This year’s theme is "Open science, leaving no one behind."
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Bridging the gender equality gap in STEM to fully transform Africa

ADEA, Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 21:43

Today we celebrate and recognize all women for their achievements without regard to divisions, and review why investing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics must go hand in hand with addressing the gender equality gap. Happy International Women’s Day!
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How science education can unlock Africa’s potential

ADEA, Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 21:36

The first World Science Day for Peace and Development was celebrated worldwide on November 10, 2002, under UNESCO auspices to ensure that citizens are kept informed of developments in science. This day highlights the significant role of science in our daily lives and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues.
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Our Common Voice, Our Common Success: ADEA launches new Strategic Plan and Inter-Country Quality Node on Higher Education and Scientific Research in Senegal

ADEA, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 22:16

On Friday 5 October 2018, the Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation of Senegal and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Hon. Prof. Mary Teuw Niane successfully launched ADEA’s new Strategic Plan (2018-2022) and the Senegal-led Inter-Country Quality Node on Higher Education and Scientific Research (ICQN-HESR).
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Pathways Into Science: Twinkl and ADEA Celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021

ADEA, Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 23:11

Implemented by UNESCO and UN-Women in collaboration institutions and civil society partners, February 11th is a day of celebration aiming to promote women and girls in science. This day is an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls.
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Using science to foster global understanding and peace

ADEA, Friday, March 15, 2019 - 13:21

Science is the key to a prosperous future. Since its proclamation by the UNESCO General Conference (Resolution 31C/ 20) in 2001, World Science Day for Peace and Development is celebrated all over the world to demonstrate why science is relevant to people’s daily lives and to engage them in debates on related issues.
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We cannot teach children science; we can only help them experience it!

ADEA, Monday, December 17, 2018 - 21:47

In the words of Henri Poincare, “An accumulation of facts is no more science than a heap of stones is a house”, the need to train teachers as agents of change is considered very crucial in the process of developing the science culture for national development towards peaceful societies.
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