PRESENTING

SOMPATT 2010 Academic Forum

Event Title: Challenges and Advances in Higher Education in Africa

When: Saturday 23, October 2010 – 9am-4pm

Where: Boston University College of Communications
630 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 101
Boston, MA 02215,

Panelists: < Moderator: Professor Willard Johnson, MIT
* Panel 1: Advances and Challenges in Higher Education in Africa
Chair: Dr. Timothy Longman, Boston University
Dr. Jemadari Kamara, UMass Boston
Dr. Fallou Ngom, Boston University

* Panel 2: Knowledge Production and Dissemination in Higher Education in Africa
Chair: Dr. Fallou Ngom, Boston University
Dr. Magueye Seck, Curry College
Dr. Linda Davis, Wheelock College

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Senegal

Afternoon Panels
Moderator: Ms. Kelley Chunn, Marketing & Media Consultant
* Panel 3: Collaborations in Institutions of Higher Education in Africa
Chair: Dr. Willard Johnson, MIT
Mr. Aboubacar Sedikhe Sy, President/Founder Sup de Co. School of Management (Senegal)
Dr. Jemadari Kamara, UMass Boston
Dr. Joyce Hope Scott, Wheelock College

* Panel 4: Innovations in Institutions of Higher Education in Africa
Chair: Dr. Fallou Ngom, Boston University
Dr. Linda Davis, Wheelock College
Mr. Alex Zito, Doctoral Candidate Boston University
Zachary Gersten, Student Boston University

Contacts:
sompattfestival@gmail.com
Tel: 617-652-0816

BU African Studies Center
abellows@bu.edu
Tel: 617-353-3674

Sponsored by Boston University African Studies Center To join the conference live - online please connect to Skype ID: “AfricanViews”

Visit: http://www.africanviews.org