Speaker
Description
Human capital development is essential to prepare expertise required for the 4th industrial revolution if Africa is to participate fully. The Pan-Africa Planetary Network for Space Science and Technology follows the path set by the successful project PAPSSN (Pan-Africa Planetary and Space Science Network), hence the legacy acronym PAP2SN that will sustain the brand created in the past 5 years. PAP2SN aims to support a mobility scheme for students, academic staff and support staff among partners from Ethiopia, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia within the thematic field: “Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and Information and Communications Technology (ICT)” with particular emphasis for Planetary and Space Sciences & Technology. PAP2SN aims at strengthening STEM in Africa Higher Education by promoting PSST for the sustainable growth and creation of jobs on a continent that is rapidly embracing the 4th industrial revolution. A crucial aspect of this mobility programme is to promote the standardization of PSST programmes throughout the consortium. This will, in turn, facilitate the internationalization of the partner HEIs. The PAP2SN will provide a critical venue to bridge the gap between countries with the same PSST agenda but different skills and infrastructure thereby delivering the most impactful HE in terms of economic, cultural and livelihood of the society. This project promotes a sustainable scientific and higher education strategy for developing PSST in Africa and attracts national and international funding for African research institutions through the development of new collaborations and the strengthening of existing ones.
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