Pre-AGM: University of Cape Town visit
12.00 - 16.30 | WUN-ARUA networking opportunities
Venue: Conference Hotel
16.30 - 18.00 | Informal cocktail reception for those who have arrived
Venue: Conference Hotel
OFFICIAL AGM PROGRAM BEGINS
09:00 - 17:00 | WUN Presidents Forum 2024
Venue: Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria
Addressing Global Research Challenges in an African Context
The WUN Presidents Forum 2024, organised jointly with the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), will characterize research challenges of importance in Africa. It will focus particularly on global challenges on which research in an African context can be particularly illuminating, and will highlight the research areas in which collaboration among members of an international/global network like WUN can be especially valuable.
17.00 - 17.45 | WUN Presidents Forum cocktail with ARUA
19.45 - 21.45 | Governance Group Working Dinners
- Partnership Board
- Academic Advisory Group
- Coordinators
09.00 - 12.00 | Welcome and Research Highlights
Venue: Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria
Welcome
Peter Lennie - WUN Executive Director
Themba Mosia – Acting Vice-Chancellor, University of Pretoria
WUN Research Highlights
13.45 - 16.00 | Governance Group meetings: special topic sessions
- Partnership Board
- Academic Advisory Group
- Coordinators
19.00 - 21.30 | WUN AGM Conference Dinner
09.00 - 12.15 | Governance Group business meetings
Venue: Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria
- Partnership Board
- Academic Advisory Group
- Coordinators
13.15 - 14.45 | Joint meeting & campus tour
- Partnership Board & AAG with ARUA Presidents: joint meeting
- Coordinators: special campus tour
Venue: Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria
15.30 - 16.00 | AGM Plenary Session
Venue: Conference Hotel
16.00 | End of program
Bus departs Conference Hotel for JNB airport
Cocktail reception at hotel for those staying on
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