INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM UNDER THE THEME: “AFRICA-ARAB COOPERATION IN EDUCATION, LEARNING, TRAINING, AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH” 27-28 June 2024, Tunis

The Africa-Arab Cultural Institute Organised

In collaboration with, The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, The World Islamic Call Society

Date: 27-28 June 2024, Venue: at the Headquarters of the ALECSO, Tunis – Tunisia

OBJECTIVES OF THE SYMPOSIUM

The symposium mainly aims to:

• Reviewing the most important features of Africa-Arab cooperation in the fields of education, learning, training and scientific research, past and present.

• Highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of this cooperation so far.

• Exploring the future prospects of Africa-Arab cooperation in the fields of education, learning, training and scientific research in light of the needs of the African and Arab sides and the available capabilities.

• Drafting pertinent recommendations to be submitted to the African Union, the League of Arab States, and to the relevant organisations and bodies to help develop cooperation in a way that address current challenges and achieves common ambitions.

THE THEMATIC OF THE SYMPOSIUM

• Africa-Arab cooperation in Education, Learning, Training, and Scientific Research until the end of the colonial period in the middle of the twentieth century.

• Africa-Arab cooperation in these areas since independence:

  1. Bilateral cooperation between Africans and Arabs in these fields: case studies and specific models.

  2. Multilateral cooperation within the framework of the African Union, the League of Arab States, and others: case studies and specific models.

• The strengths and weaknesses of Africa-Arab cooperation in these areas at the present time.

• The role of the private sectors in developing Africa-Arab cooperation in these fields: case studies and models (universities, higher institutes, training centres, research centres, etc.).

• How do Africans and Arabs advance cooperation in the fields of education, learning, training and scientific research?

• Plans and recommendations to develop Africa-Arab cooperation in these areas.