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The Africa-UK Engineering for Development Partnership The Africa-UK Engineering for Development Partnership brings together the engineering community in Africa and the UK in a consortium led by the Africa Engineers Forum, Engineers Against Poverty, The Royal Academy of Engineering and Institution of Civil Engineers. The purpose of the Partnership is to strengthen the capacity of the African engineering profession and promote mutually beneficial links between engineers in Africa and the UK.
More information about the Partnership (459KB)
Report on engineering capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa The A-UK Partnership has
conducted research into capacity building needs in
the engineering sector in Sub Saharan Africa.
Through the use of interviews with key stakeholders
and widely distributed surveys, as well as a
literature review, this research aimed to gather
views of both professional engineers and the
decision makers who interacted with them on how the
formation, status and impact of engineers in Africa
can be improved. Events Engineering Education Workshop - Harare, Zimbabwe (16-17 November 2011) Click here for more information (208KB) Young Professionals Workshop - Gaborone, Botswana (13-16 September 2011)
This workshop gathered 36 young engineers from around Africa and gave them the opportunity to learn from each other, network, discuss different best practices and share their knowledge and experiences. Over the course of the workshop, delegates participated in a range of sessions on themes such as career development, ethics and opportunities and challenges peculiar to the engineer in Africa. Click here for more information (47KB) Rural Transport and Development Workshop - Arusha, Tanzania (29-30 November 2010)
The inhibiting effects of poor road infrastructure on the potential for economic growth and development in SSA were highlighted at the Pretoria Scoping Workshop. This event brought in senior speakers to share their knowledge and experience with the delegates. Click here for more information (129KB) Scoping Workshop - Pretoria,
South Africa (17 March 2010) South Africa Launch Event
On 16 March the Africa-UK Engineering for Development Partnership was launched at a ceremony in South Africa. Professor Peter Guthrie OBE FREng gave an address at the launch, which was also attended by delegates from the ICE and engineering institutions from 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Click here for more information (162KB) UK Launch Event
The Official UK launch for the partnership took place on 28 May 2010 in the presence of Rt Hon Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya and was held at the Academy’s premises at 3 Carlton House Terrace, London. Click here for more information (118KB) This site will be updated regularly as more information becomes available. In the meantime, please contact the programme manager, Holly Wright for further information. This initiative has been made possible by generous support from The Anglo-American Group Foundation, The David and Elaine Potter Foundation and Schlumberger.
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