Africa Union - European Union Summit: A Science Dialogue

Meeting
Date: 14-Feb-2022 9:00 CET to 18-Feb-2022 17:00 CET

Contact: John Dolan

The Africa Union – European Union Summit: A Science Dialogue will be taking place 17-18 February 2022.


The AERAP Africa-Europe Science Collaboration Platform will organise side events to the Summit, between 14-18 February 2022. The meeting will promote awareness of the contribution of collaborative research and development as a critical aspect of EU-Africa relations and collaborations, particularly in addressing global challenges together. It will also provide details on a range of policy initiatives that support EU-Africa science.


The side events will cover a range of topics and scientific disciplines, with talks from European Research Infrastructures and ESFRI. Similarly to the RI-VIS Africa – Europe Symposium on research infrastructures, the Summit side events will discuss how best to advance research collaborations between both regions.

  • 40 science and policy sessions: the draft programme is here;
  • Africa and EU high-level speakers;
  • Meet extraordinary people doing extraordinary things;
  • Discover new partners;
  • All sessions online;

Register for the AERAP Side Events here.