RUSTA
The Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (french: Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au Sud du Sahara) or RUSTA is a network of private institutions of higher education and research whose headquarters is located in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. History Founded in 2009, the RUSTA consists of universities and institutes of higher education located in sub-Saharan Africa who have come together to pool their capacities for teaching and scientific research. The board of the RUSTA is currently chaired by Frederic Dohou. Missions The RUSTA tasks: * Promote academic and scientific excellence by building a common policy on university education and scientific research, * Make available to member institutions of financial, human and material resources for their development, * Train future leaders of institutions and organizations capable of meeting the challenges socio-ec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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University Of Science And Technology Of Togo
The University of Science and Technology of Togo (french: Université des Sciences et Technologies du Togo (UST-TG)) is a private university in West Africa whose headquarters are in Lomé, the capital of Togo. History The Université des Sciences et Technologies du Togo is a university institution for scientific, cultural and professional character, enjoying corporate personality, pedagogical and scientific, administrative and financial autonomy. It contributes to the missions of higher education and scientific research through five Faculties and one University Institute for Technology. The UST-TG is a member institution of the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (french: Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au Sud du Sahara (RUSTA)). Organization The UST-TG has five faculties, one university institute for technology and one research center Center or centre may refer to: Ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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University Of Science And Technology Of Benin
The University of Science and Technology of Benin (french: Université des Sciences et Technologies du Bénin (USTB)) is a private university in Benin, whose headquarters are located in the district of Kpondéhou in Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin. History Founded in October 1996 by Professor Frédéric Dohou, the "Université des Sciences et Technologies du Bénin" is a university institution for scientific, cultural and professional character, enjoying corporate personality, pedagogical and scientific, administrative and financial autonomy. It contributes to the missions of higher education and scientific research through six faculties and five specialized higher schools. The USTB is a member institution of the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (french: Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au Sud du Sahara (RUSTA)). Organization The USTB has six faculties, five speci ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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COMREFAS
The Consortium for the Management of Basic and Applied Research in Africa south of Sahara (french: Consortium pour le Management de la Recherche Fondamentale et Appliquée en Afrique au Sud du Sahara) or COMREFAS is an international multidisciplinary institution whose purpose is to structure and enhance the basic and applied research in Africa in the following scientific fields: * Economics, * Management Science, * Public law, * Private Law, * Humanities, * Arts, * Social Sciences, * Applied Science and Technology. History Created in 2009 by the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (RUSTA), the COMREFAS is the research center common to all member institutions of the RUSTA (University of Science and Technology of Benin, University of Science and Technology of Togo, University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast, Higher Institute of Technology of Ivory Coast, etc.). Its head office is located in Abidjan, the econo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Frédéric Dohou
Frédéric Dohou (born 1961) is a political figure from Benin. He holds a PhD in Development Economics (1986) and he held several ministerial posts under the chairmanship of Mathieu Kérékou. Founder of the University of Science and Technology of Benin, it is currently the chairman of the board of the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (RUSTA). Political career Governmental functions : *Special Advisor to the President Mathieu Kérékou (2001-2003) *Minister of Culture, Handicrafts and Tourism (2003-2005) *Minister of Communication and Promotion of New Technologies (2005-2006) *Government Spokesman (2005-2006) *Minister of Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership organization and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and ... and African Integration, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CIFAD
The CIFAD (International Center for Distance Learning, or in french: Centre International de Formation à Distance) is a private institution in West Africa whose headquarters are in the district of Cocody in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. History and mission Created in 2010 by the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (french: Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au sud du Sahara (RUSTA)), the CIFAD is an establishment of distance higher education whose role is to disseminate Internet training programs and education resources in economics, management, electronics, mining engineering, civil engineering, etc. The CIFAD prepares graduates some of which are recognized by the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (french: Conseil Africain et Malgache pour l'Enseignement Supérieur (CAMES)). International cooperation The CIFAD is the result of an academic "Nor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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University Of Science And Technology Of Ivory Coast
The University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast (french: Université des Sciences et Technologies de Côte d'Ivoire (UST-CI)) is a private university in West Africa whose headquarters are located in the district of Plateau in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast. History Created by a group of Education in France, teachers-researchers, including Professor Frédéric Dohou, the "Université des Sciences et Technologies de Côte d'Ivoire" is a university institution for scientific, cultural and professional character, enjoying corporate personality, pedagogical and scientific, administrative and financial autonomy. It contributes to the missions of higher education and Scientific method, scientific research through five Faculty (division), Faculties and one University Institutes for Technology, University Institute for Technology. The UST-CI is a member institution of the RUSTA, Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Higher Institute Of Technology Of Ivory Coast
The Higher Institute of Technology of Ivory Coast (french: Institut Supérieur de Technologie de Côte d'Ivoire (IST-CI)) is a private institution of higher education and research whose headquarters is in the district of Plateau in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast. History Created by a group of teachers-researchers, the Institut Supérieur de Technologie de Côte d'Ivoire is a university institution for scientific, cultural and professional character, enjoying corporate personality, pedagogical and scientific, administrative and financial autonomy. It contributes to the missions of higher education and scientific research through five specialized higher schools. The IST-CI is a member institution of the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara (french: Réseau des Universités des Sciences et Technologies des pays d'Afrique au Sud du Sahara (RUSTA)). Organization The IST-CI has five specialized higher schoo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Multilateralism
In international relations, multilateralism refers to an alliance of multiple countries pursuing a common goal. Definitions Multilateralism, in the form of membership in international institutions, serves to bind powerful nations, discourage unilateralism, and gives small powers a voice and influence that they could not otherwise exercise. For a small power to influence a great power, the Lilliputian strategy of small countries banding together to collectively bind a larger one can be effective. Similarly, multilateralism may allow one great power to influence another great power. For a great power to seek control through bilateral ties could be costly; it may require bargaining and compromise with the other great power. Miles Kahler defines multilateralism as "international governance" or global governance of the "many," and its central principle was "opposition obilateral discriminatory arrangements that were believed to enhance the leverage of the powerful over the weak an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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College And University Associations And Consortia In Africa
A college (Latin: ''collegium'') is an educational institution or a constituent part of one. A college may be a degree-awarding tertiary educational institution, a part of a collegiate or federal university, an institution offering vocational education, or a secondary school. In most of the world, a college may be a high school or secondary school, a college of further education, a training institution that awards trade qualifications, a higher-education provider that does not have university status (often without its own degree-awarding powers), or a constituent part of a university. In the United States, a college may offer undergraduate programs – either as an independent institution or as the undergraduate program of a university – or it may be a residential college of a university or a community college, referring to (primarily public) higher education institutions that aim to provide affordable and accessible education, usually limited to two-year ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Regional Incubator For West Africa
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography). Geographic regions and sub-regions are mostly described by their imprecisely defined, and sometimes transitory boundaries, except in human geography, where jurisdiction areas such as national borders are defined in law. Apart from the global continental regions, there are also hydrospheric and atmospheric regions that cover the oceans, and discrete climates above the land and water masses of the planet. The land and water global regions are divided into subregions geographically bounded by large geological features that influence large-scale ecologies, such as plains and features. As a way of describing spatial areas, the concept of regions is important and widely used among the many branches of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha ( United Kingdom Overseas Territory).Paul R. Masson, Catherine Anne Pattillo, "Monetary union in West Africa (ECOWAS): is it desirable and how could it be achieved?" (Introduction). International Monetary Fund, 2001. The population of West Africa is estimated at about million people as of , and at 381,981,000 as of 2017, of which 189,672,000 are female and 192,309,000 male. The region is demographically and economically one of the fastest growing on the African continent. Early history in West Africa included a number of prominent regional powers that dominated different parts of both the coastal and internal trade networks, suc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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African Continent
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Af ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |