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Tuesday 26 November

Time Title Room
08.00 Registration and refreshments Ground floor foyer
10.30-11.00 Welcome and cultural presentation  Congress hall ballroom
11.00 - 12.30 PLENARY- The Future is Now: Realising the Vision of Africa’s Youth
 Congress hall ballroom 
12.30 Lunch; welcome and networking   
13.45 - 15.00 Maximising Impact through Tertiary Education Partnerships:  What does it take to make these truly transformational?
 Congress hall ballroom
13.45 - 15.00 Transitioning to the World of Work: The Importance of Career Services and Placement
 Kano hall
15.00 Break  
15.30 - 16.45 Advancing Higher Education Environments that support Competency Development
 Nasarawa + Ogun main hotel building - floor M2
15.30 - 16.45 The Changing Landscape of English Education (IELTS)
 Sokoto
main hotel building - floor M2
15.30 - 16.45 Preparing Young People for the Evolving World of Work: Employability, Entrepreneurship, and Enterprise Development
 Plateau + Niger + Enugu + Benue
main hotel building - floor M1
19.00 Garden reception - convene in hotel reception 18.15 - 18.30  

Wednesday 27 November

Time Title Room
08.30 - 09.15 Breakfast session- Catalysing system reform and innovation in Higher Education: Successes and lessons from the SPHEIR programme

Kano hall
Congress hall
09.15 - 09.30 Short Break  
09.30 - 10.30 Learning Labs: Unlocking Africa's youth potential through International Education Partnerships
 Niger + Enugu 
Main hall building - floor M1
09.30 - 10.30 Learning Labs: Knowledge diplomacy: Best practice in internationalisation Nasarawa + Ogun
Main hotel building - floor M2
09.30 - 10.30 Learning Labs: A Framework for Sustainable TNE partnerships in Africa Benue + Plateau
Main hotel building - floor M1
10.30 Break  
11.15 - 12.30 Plenary - Partnerships for Progress: Equipping young people to change the world
 Congress hall ballroom
12.30 Lunch  
13.45 - 15.00 Disability Inclusion in tertiary education at the heart of sustainable impact
 Benue + Plateau
Main hotel building - floor M1
13.45 - 15.00 Skills levies in Africa: Understanding the challenges and ensuring effectiveness (TVET) Nasarawa + Ogun
Main hotel building - floor M2
13.45 - 15.00 A collaborative approach to achieving excellence: the role of quality assurance and regulation within the Africa Centres of Excellence project  Niger + Enugu
Main hotel building - floor M1
15.00 - 15.30  Break  
15.30 - 16.45 Closing the gender gap in tertiary education in Africa Benue + Plateau
Main hotel building - floor M1
15.30 - 16.45 Climate change education for green jobs and climate responsive tertiary education institutions Niger + Enugu
Main hotel building - floor M1
15.30 - 16.45 Building relevant and mutually beneficial partnerships in tertiary education (TVET)  Nasarawa
Main hotel building - floor M2
15.30 - 16.45 What changes are needed for displaced populations to access tertiary education? Ogun
Main hotel building - floor M2
18.30 - 20.30 Connected Scotland Reception - Scotland meets Africa By invitation

Thursday 28 November

Time Title Room
09.30 - 10.45 International Student and Faculty Mobility; are benefits for all achievable and how?  Kano hall
Congress hall
09.30 - 10.45 Bridging the Gap between Higher Education and Industry in Africa Congress hall ballroom
10.45 Break  
11.15 - 12.30 Harnessing Edtech and AI for Inclusive Transformation in African Higher Education   Benue + Plateau
Main hotel building - floor M1
11.15 - 12.30 Actioning the African Union, Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy  Niger + Enugu
Main hotel building - floor M1
11.15 - 12.30 The Future of Lifelong Learning (TVET)  Nasarawa + Ogun
Main hotel building - floor M1
12.30 Lunch  
13.30 - 15.00

PLENARY - Navigating change and preparing for the future: Re-imagining tertiary education in 2050

Congress close

 Congress hall ballroom
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