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Concept Note

The Zambia Association of Public Universities and Colleges (ZAPUC) will be hosting an international conference from 29 April to 3 May 2018 in the Zambia’s tourist capital, Livingstone at Avani Hotel, located at the banks of the Victoria Falls. The conference will bring together educationists, researchers, policy makers, government officials and industry to reflect on the role of Universities and colleges in sustainable national development. The conference will give an opportunity to the participants to gauge how higher education could be a key contributor to the realization of the sustainable development goals with the Agenda 2030 and beyond. The conference is co-sponsored by various partners

Background

The role of higher education in the socio-economic development of any nation cannot be overemphasized. Universities and colleges world over are viewed to be the major source of manpower to drive the nations’ development agendas. Universities and colleges are kind of global institutions that are durable and enduring. When wisely designed, governed and financed, they are unique entities which are neutral conveners, assemblers of talent, and unmatched idea factories where the creativity and idealism of great minds, young and old alike, can be applied to solve problems faced by society.

Most African countries are endowed with abundant natural resources but still remain amongst the poorest nations of the world. Zambia, for instance, is the 48th poorest nation in the world out of 189 countries captured according to the Global Financing Magazine of 13th February 2017. The Democratic Republic of Congo, rich in mineral resources, is the second poorest nation in the world. A lot of questions can be posed to find out where things are going wrong including questioning the calibre of manpower being trained to uplift the socio-economic status of respective nations and the type of research needed to provide lasting solutions, hence the need for this conference.

Conference Details

Objectives of the Conference

The main objective of the conference is to reflect on the role of higher education in sustainable national development with particular reference to the Sub-Saharan Africa. It is expected that the conference will bring out issues that our respective governments and higher learning institutions will consider for repositioning and transformation of higher education to effectively contribute to sustainable national development.

The theme of the conference is “Re-positioning the role of Universities and Colleges in Sustainable National Development”

Conference Guest of Honour

The Minister of Higher Education, Hon. Professor Nkandu Luo, MP.

Expected Benefits/ outcomes of the Conference

1. Share, experiences, information, research results and collaborate in solving challenges that cross borders; in unlocking and harnessing new knowledge; in building cultural and political understanding; and in modeling environments that promote dialogue and debate and positively contribute to national development.

2. Forge mutually beneficial partnerships and collaborations among higher education institutions and with industry and government. The borderless partnerships keep growing in nature and increasing in number of activities yielding several benefits for the higher learning institutions. For example, the collaboration between Harvard and the government of Botswana has over a decade and a half made significant progress in AIDS prevention and treatment. One of its greatest successes has been in all but eliminating mother-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in a study population.

These benefits which enhances collaborations and partnering would provoke a new way of co-financing and undertaking projects thereby improving utility of the limited government funding.

组委会

Execcutive Members of ZAPUC

 

Prof. H. C. Ngambi

Mulungushi University and Kwame Nkrumah University
Chairperson

 

Prof. L. Mumba

University of Zambia and Chalimbana University
Secretary

 

Prof. N. Ngoma

Copperbelt University and Mukuba University
Treasurer

Mr. P. Pilingana

Chinkankata Biomedical College
Board Member

Mr. H. Mwanga

David Livingstone College of Education
Publicity Secretary

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重要日期

2018-05-30
初稿截稿日期
2018-03-02
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Conference Modalities

We invite full papers for presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, or colloquia from universities, colleges, government ministries, industry as well as other relevant stakeholders, addressing one of the following sub-themes:

1. The relationship between the higher education and industry

This will be discussed under the following thematic areas;

  • Linking Higher Education to Industry/Private Sector
  • Industry Integration with Higher Education
  • The Role of Research in Industry
  • Entrepreneurship in Higher Learning Institutions
  • Evaluation of the Impact of Industry on the Curricula of Higher Education
  • The role of Higher Education in Policy analysis and Development
  • Relevance of internship/attachment/practical training in skills acquisition
  • The role of Government in promoting collaboration and partnerships between industry and Higher Education

2. Repositioning the role of Universities and Colleges for Sustainable National Development

This will be discussed under the following thematic areas;

  • Investment and sustainability for research in HE
  • Curriculum for Sustainable Development in HE
  • Financing Models for HE
  • Public and Private Partnerships ( PPP) policy in HE
  • Innovation and patents for sustainable development in HE
  • Leadership in Higher Education transformation
  • Policy influence on Higher Education re-positioning

3. ICT in Higher Education

This will be discussed under the following thematic areas

  • ICT in Counterfeit Management (e.g. Plagiarism, Cyber crime)
  • ICT in governance Systems (e.g. Electronic Voting System)
  • Commercialization of ICT for starter ups for National Development
  • Using ICT software in teaching and learning

作者指南

Format for Conference Paper submission

  • Full length papers must be limited to six pages A4 single-line spacing (10 point font size minimum) and formatted following the IEEE conference paper format.

  • Paper submission is via EDAS.

  • Authors should access EDAS through the conference site for all submissions and by all means do not email papers directly to Track or Conference Chair persons as this makes reviewing of your papers messy and difficult.

  • All papers submitted to the conference will be reviewed by at least two international reviewers.

  • Papers which are registered and presented during the conference will be included in the conference proceedings with an ISBN to facilitate access and referencing.

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重要日期
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    04月29日

    2018

    05月03日

    2018

  • 01月31日 2018

    提前注册日期

  • 03月02日 2018

    终稿截稿日期

  • 05月03日 2018

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  • 05月30日 2018

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