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UCL Africa & Middle East Regional Network Meeting

24 November 2020, 11:00 am–12:30 pm

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This meeting is open to UCL staff and partners from across the Africa and Middle East region

Event Information

Open to

UCL staff

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Funi Nemaheni, Senior Partnership Manager (Africa & Middle East) – Global Engagement Office

Hosted by the Global Engagement Office, the Africa & Middle East Regional Network Meeting brings together UCL staff from across the university with an interest in or links to the region.

This virtual meeting will be held on MS Teams and is also open to UCL's global partners in Africa and the Middle East. 

The meeting will be chaired by UCL Pro-Vice Provost (Africa & Middle East) Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu. Speakers include:

  • Lucy Crick (TBC), Project Manager, SDG Conference and Global Engagement Funds, GEO
  • Mr Robert Gerenge, Principle Advisor to Election Management Bodies (EMBs), Department of Political Affairs, African Union
  • Prof Paul Gilroy, Founding Director, Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Racism & Racialisation
  • Richard Grubb, Senior Policy Officer, Sub-Saharan Africa & International Development, UUKi
  • Helen Hopkins, Research Services Business Partner (SLMS)
  • Sam Mardell, Strategic Partnership Manager for AHRI/UCL

For more details on topics that will be covered in the meeting, please see the full agenda.


To join the UCL Africa and Middle East Regional Network and receive regular updates about UCL's activity and opportunities in the region, sign up here