Prof Adipala Ekwamu, the RUFORUM Executive Secretary, met with His Excellency Abdalla Hassan AlShamsi, the UAE Ambassador to Uganda, to explore opportunities for strengthening partnership between African and UAE Universities and development agencies in UAE. The two explored partnership in the areas of strengthening agri-food systems in Africa to serve both Africa and the Arab world, and indeed the global community. The other areas discussed included partnership to strengthen use of renewable energy and digital technology.
The UAE Ambassador urged for greater collaboration between Arab and African institutions to harness their natural resource base for sustainable development. The Ambassador also expressed interest to explore support for basic education in Uganda. His Excellency also offered to explore possibility of joint online teaching and learning between Africa and UAE institutions.
This meeting is part of RUFORUM efforts to promote Afro-Arab partnership in the field of higher education, science, technology and innovation.
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