Events

The theme of the Rsif Conference 2024 is  “Leveraging TVET in the Knowledge and Skills Ecosystem for Africa’s Industrialization”. With this theme, it is recognized that Africa, and the world at large, is looking for new ways to grow its economy, create employment for its young and rapidly growing population and generally improve living standards of its citizens, while reducing carbon emissions and conserving biodiversity. Also, the recent experience with COVID 19 pandemic, has awakened countries to the need for improved public health infrastructure and resilient supply chains. These development challenges call for nations to develop green economies but doing so requires a skilled scientific workforce, and use of science and innovation to find appropriate solutions.

The Rsif conference themed “Skilling for Africa’s Green Economy Future of Work” aims to bring together the Rsif community, leading academic scientists, researchers, policy makers, development partners and private sector to share their experiences and research results; and discuss concrete ways of enhancing the contribution of African higher education sector to Africa’s green economy future of work.

Relevant new findings from Rsif and partners’ research and technical developments in the thematic areas of climate change; renewable energy; sustainable food systems and agribusiness; Data science, including artificial intelligence; and minerals, mining, and materials engineering are expected to be presented and discussed. Presentations will be made orally and with posters.

African governments, through the PASET Rsif initiative are charting the path to Africa’s green economy future of work by supporting doctoral training, research, and innovation in 15 selected African host universities (AHUs) in collaboration with 29 international partner institutes (IPIs). There are currently 253 active Rsif doctoral students and 10 alumni from 24 nationalities (40% women) in sub–Saharan Africa, and 53 Rsif research and innovation projects. These students and scientists are developing skills, generating new knowledge, and developing technologies in thematic areas of climate change, renewable energy, sustainable food systems and agribusiness, digital technologies, including big data and artificial intelligence, and minerals, mining, and materials engineering. These sectors are central to Africa’s future green economy, which will require unique skills sets to adapt to the changing demands of the future of work.

The purpose of the Rsif Conference 2023/24 is to bring together the Rsif community, including scientists, policy makers, development partners and private sector to discuss concrete ways of enhancing the contribution of African higher education sector to Africa’s green economy future of work.

Rsif invites you to prepare to submit a paper or poster for presentation. You may view the guidelines for paper (oral) and poster presentations at this Link:  https://www.rsif-paset.org/event/rsif_conference_2024/

For information about the Rsif Conference and call for papers, visit https://www.rsif-paset.org/event/rsif_conference_2024/

Register for the Conference using this link: https://conference.rsif-paset.org