I welcome you to RUFORUM’s 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held 25-27 October 2017 in Lilongwe, Malawi. Since the signing of the MoU between RUFORUM and the African Union Commission (AUC) in 2014, which requested RUFORUM to play a greater role and provide support at the continental level, particularly in the implementation of the Science Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA) 2024, RUFORUM has continued to grow.

The AUC requested RUFORUM initially through its then Chairperson, HE Madam Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and more recently through the current Chair, HE Prof. Moussa Faki Mahamat, to identify and implement strategies to increase the contribution of universities to delivery on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Agenda 2063 – The Africa We want, while recognising the principle of subsidiarity. The AUC was well cognisant that as a sector, universities hold the largest pool of trained professionals on the continent and should be the central component of implementing the STISA 2024. They also provide opportunity to take advantage of demographic dividends.

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