SCOP 2010 will deal with the theme of Bridging the Development Gap and will encompass key issues that emerged out of the latest UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education, as well as the ICDE World Conference in Maastricht, and Shanghai and Barcelona Standing Conference of Presidents meetings.
Host instititution, the University of South Africa (Unisa), will make available podcasts from the following sessions:
Tuesday 14 September
09.00 - 10.30 Welcome, Introduction to the keynote speaker, Keynote address
Wednesday 15 September
11.40 - 13.30 Working Group reports, Reflections from the Policy Forum, Closing remarks
Podcasts can be accessed on the SCOP 2010 website.
Further information:
- SCOP 2010 keynote speaker, Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki
- Welcome address to be given by Minister for Higher Education and Training
- Overview of the ICDE Policy Forum, 13 September
- SCOP 2010 and Policy Forum website
6 September 2010
Dr.IbrahimAssaneMayakioftheRepublicofNigeristheChiefExecutiveOfficeroftheNEPADPlanningandCoordinatingAgency(NPCA),previouslyknownastheNewPartnershipsforAfrica’sDevelopment(NEPAD)Secretariat),functioningastheInterimAfricanUnion(AU)OfficeinSouthAfrica,headquarteredinMidrand,SouthAfrica.
From2000to2004,DrMayakiwasaguestProfessorattheUniversityofParisXI,wherehelecturedoninternationalrelationsandorganizations;healsoledresearchattheResearchCentreonEuropeandtheContemporaryWorldwithinthatuniversity.In2004,hewasappointedastheExecutiveDirectorofthePlatforminsupportofRuralDevelopmentinWestandCentralAfrica,theRuralHub,basedinDakar,Senegal,fromwherehewasrecruitedasNEPADSecretariatChiefExecutiveOfficer.Hewasappointedfollowingaselectionprocessthattookseveralmonthstocomplete,undertheauspicesoftheAfricanUnionCommission.
TheappointmentofDr.IbrahimAssaneMayakiwasannouncedbytheChairpersonoftheAfricanUnionCommission,H.E.Dr.JeanPing,duringthe20thSummitoftheNEPADHeadsofStateandGovernmentImplementationCommittee(HSGIC),onJanuary31,2009inAddisAbaba,Ethiopia.TheappointmentwasformallyendorsedbytheNEPADImplementationCommitteeandsubsequentlybythe12thAUAssemblyonFebruary2,2009.InFebruary2010,NEPADSecretariatwasrenamedNEPADPlanningandCoordinatingAgency(NPCA),
Dr.Mayaki,istheauthorofthebook,entitled"Quandlacaravanepassé..."relatinghispoliticalcareer.
Dr.MayakitookuphisassignmentastheCEOintheNEPADAgencyofficeinMidrand,SouthAfrica,on1stofApril2009.
Dr.Mayakibornin1951holdsaMastersdegreefromtheNationalSchoolofPublicAdministration(Enap),Québec,Canada,andaPhDinAdministrativeSciencesfromtheUniversityofParisI,France.HeworkedasaProfessorofPublicAdministrationinNigerandVenezuela.During1996and1997hewassuccessivelyappointedMinisterinchargeoftheAfricanIntegrationandCooperation,andMinisterofForeignAffairs.InNovember1997,hewasappointedPrimeMinister,afunctionhehelduntilJanuary2000.InAugust2000,hesetuptheAnalysisCentreforPublicPolicy
From2000to2004,DrMayakiwasaguestProfessorattheUniversityofParisXI,wherehelecturedoninternationalrelationsandorganizations;healsoledresearchattheResearchCentreonEuropeandtheContemporaryWorldwithinthatuniversity.In2004,hewasappointedastheExecutiveDirectorofthePlatforminsupportofRuralDevelopmentinWestandCentralAfrica,theRuralHub,basedinDakar,Senegal,fromwherehewasrecruitedasNEPADSecretariatChiefExecutiveOfficer.Hewasappointedfollowingaselectionprocessthattookseveralmonthstocomplete,undertheauspicesoftheAfricanUnionCommission.
TheappointmentofDr.IbrahimAssaneMayakiwasannouncedbytheChairpersonoftheAfricanUnionCommission,H.E.Dr.JeanPing,duringthe20thSummitoftheNEPADHeadsofStateandGovernmentImplementationCommittee(HSGIC),onJanuary31,2009inAddisAbaba,Ethiopia.TheappointmentwasformallyendorsedbytheNEPADImplementationCommitteeandsubsequentlybythe12thAUAssemblyonFebruary2,2009.InFebruary2010,NEPADSecretariatwasrenamedNEPADPlanningandCoordinatingAgency(NPCA),
Dr.Mayaki,istheauthorofthebook,entitled"Quandlacaravanepassé..."relatinghispoliticalcareer.
Dr.MayakitookuphisassignmentastheCEOintheNEPADAgencyofficeinMidrand,SouthAfrica,on1stofApril2009.
Dr.Mayakibornin1951holdsaMastersdegreefromtheNationalSchoolofPublicAdministration(Enap),Québec,Canada,andaPhDinAdministrativeSciencesfromtheUniversityofParisI,France.HeworkedasaProfessorofPublicAdministrationinNigerandVenezuela.During1996and1997hewassuccessivelyappointedMinisterinchargeoftheAfricanIntegrationandCooperation,andMinisterofForeignAffairs.InNovember1997,hewasappointedPrimeMinister,afunctionhehelduntilJanuary2000.InAugust2000,hesetuptheAnalysisCentreforPublicPolicy
