World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) –
WAHED24 Conference
Theme: The impact of COVID-19 on Inclusion and Access in African
Higher Education
University of Nairobi, Kenya
Date: 17th November 2020
The University of Nairobi is celebrating 50 years of Academic Excellence this year. In this time the
University has produced 260,000+ graduates. It’s a time to reflect and interact with other partners,
like WAHED, to increase access to higher education.
Keynote speakers include:
Professor Stephen G. Kiama, Vice Chancellor, University of Nairobi
Ministry of Education, Kenya (invited)
Akaba James, Open Dreams
Naomi Alabi, Diaspora Relations, AASU
Professor Maud Kamatenesi Mugisha, Vice Chancellor, Bishop Stuart University
Mr George Ananga, East Africa Representative, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
To register for one or more of the WAHED24 events please go to:
https://worldaccesshe.com/events/world-access-to-higher-education-day-global-conference-series/
Full programme
10:00 am (local time) Overview of Access to Higher Anne Aseey PhD
Education during COVID 19 School of Open and Distance
07:00 am (GMT) Pandemic-WAHED 2020 Learning, University of Nairobi ,Kenya
and WAHED Convenor, Africa
10:15 am (local time) Welcome address and Introduction Prof. Stephen G. Kiama, Vice Chancellor,
07:00 am (GMT) to African leg of WAHED24 University of Nairobi, Kenya
10:30 am TBC Ministry of Education, Kenya tbc
10:50am A perspective from Cameroon – Akaba James, Open Dreams
Open Dreams Network
11:05 am Input from All African Students Naomi Alabi, Diaspora Relations,
Union (AASU) – Linked to AASU
International Students Day
11:20 am Partnerships: Access to IT materials Prof.Maud Kamatenesi Mugisha,
and infrastructure by students and Vice- Chancellor-Bishop Stuart
staff. Perspectives of Private University,Uganda
Universities during COVID 19
pandemic
11:45 am BREAK
11:50 am Session on Digital inclusion and George Ananga, Association of
access, drawing on ACU’s recent Commonwealth Universities
policy brief on ‘digital engagement (ACU),UK
in Commonwealth universities
during the COVID-19 pandemic’
12:20 pm Q&A Chris Bayes (National Education
Opportunities Network)/A. Aseey
12:45 pm Plenary session WAHED, Participants
13:00 pm Event close Prof. Samson Gunga , Dean, School
of Education, College of Education
and External Studies, University of
Nairobi, Kenya.
WAHED team
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