Call to create Europe-inspired African Research Council

Leading university networks in Africa and Europe say a body based on the European Research Council is needed to boost African research

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February 25, 2020
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February 25, 2020
Anna McKie
Africa, universities on the African continent need greater connections, a summit panel hears
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Print headline: African Research Council mooted on lines of ERC

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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by NJF on February 25, 2020 - 11:08am
Can the EU afford such expenditure?
#2 Submitted by RJFoote on February 26, 2020 - 5:49am
This proposed EU initiative is commendable and should be sustained. I would suggest that a multiplied approach be pursued with research being done in STEM areas, to promote education advances at primary, secondary and tertiary levels, job creation in trades (electrical, woodwork, machanics, architectural drawing, computer literacy building, agricultural education, engineering technicians, construction). This obviously must be immediately ironed out with various governments in Africa in terms and concrete in policy reforms. African leaders should be asked to contribution some of their corrupt earned money to this initiative.

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