August 2015 Update
Greetings from Nairobi, Kenya! August has been a busy yet exciting month at PASGR:
- The Master of Research and Public Policy, a collaboration of 12 African universities and PASGR was officially launched – Read more
- The first ever National Forum on Harnessing Data for Sustainable Development was co-convened by PASGR in partnership with the Office of the Deputy President Kenya, Local Development Research Institute, Kenya Association of Manufacturers and other key stakeholders – Read more
Upcoming activities
The year is far from over. We are looking forward to a number of activities over the next few months, including:
- Selection of participants for two professional development courses that will be delivered in October and November (the application deadline was August 30)
- Work in progress review workshops for two ongoing research projects in urban governance and employment creation
- Review workshops for two ongoing publication projects on social protection in Africa
Keep in touch, real-time!
You can keep in touch with news, events and upcoming opportunities from PASGR and other organisations (some are posted below) by connecting on social media:
External opportunities
Please contact the relevant organisation directly in case you have any questions:
- Call for proposals, Going Global 2016 forum on international higher and further education – http://www.britishcouncil.org/going-global
- The 2016-2017 round of applications for City University of New York (CUNY) Distinguished Fellowships. Apply by October 26th, 2015. http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Degrees-Research/The-Advanced-Research-Collaborative/ARC-Applications