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    Redesigning Agricultural Hand Tools in Western Kenya: Considering Human-Centered Design in ICTD
    Human-centered design (HCD) is a creative approach to technology design that prioritizes users’ needs in the designprocess. It is characterized by three phases: understanding, ideation, and evaluation. Enthusiasm for using HCD persists among ICTD (information and communication technologies for development) researchers; funding agenciescontinue to support efforts to use the approach in development projects.   Read more about this topic in the link below.   https://itidjournal.org/index.php/itid/article/view/1731/603">https://itidjournal.org/index.php/itid/article/view/1731/603
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Redesigning Agricultural Hand Tools in Western Kenya: Considering Human-Centered Design in ICTD
    Human-centered design (HCD) is a creative approach to technology design that prioritizes users’ needs in the designprocess. It is characterized by three phases: understanding, ideation, and evaluation. Enthusiasm for using HCD persists among ICTD (information and communication technologies for development) researchers; funding agenciescontinue to support efforts to use the approach in development projects.   Read more about this topic in the link below.   https://itidjournal.org/index.php/itid/article/view/1731/603">https://itidjournal.org/index.php/itid/article/view/1731/603 Read more
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Metrics-based profiling of university research engagement with Africa
    Co-authorship data provides evidence of greater collaboration of MSU with non-African countries on African-focused research but a growing number of partner institutions from African countries. This growing collaboration provides significant benefits on strategic research conducted and its impact, as well as increasing the recognition of African researchers as contributors to impactful international research collaborations and improving the ability of MSU and its global and African partners to co-generate knowledge and innovation that can help solve global problems more effectively.   Learn more below.   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-019-03211-y">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-019-03211-y" rel="nofollow">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-019-03211-y
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Metrics-based profiling of university research engagement with Africa
    Co-authorship data provides evidence of greater collaboration of MSU with non-African countries on African-focused research but a growing number of partner institutions from African countries. This growing collaboration provides significant benefits on strategic research conducted and its impact, as well as increasing the recognition of African researchers as contributors to impactful international research collaborations and improving the ability of MSU and its global and African partners to co-generate knowledge and innovation that can help solve global problems more effectively.   Learn more below.   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-019-03211-y">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-019-03211-y" rel="nofollow">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11192-019-03211-y Read more
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Technology transfer for development in Nigeria: patterns, problems and prospects
    Technology is critical to industrialization and economic development of every country. The disparity in income gap between countries is largely explained by the differences in technological generation, application and diffusion.   Learn more by clicking on the link below.     https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Technology transfer for development in Nigeria: patterns, problems and prospects
    Technology is critical to industrialization and economic development of every country. The disparity in income gap between countries is largely explained by the differences in technological generation, application and diffusion.   Learn more by clicking on the link below.     https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03050718.2019.1689150 Read more
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Challenges of creating alliances across borders: midterm reflections from the AAP
    AAP reviews its two-year experience stressing lessons learned and shows how it has benefitted philosophically on the subject from recent linkage with the International Development Ethics Association, along with sharing the cross-border challenges faced.   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449626.2019.1641543">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449626.2019.1641543" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449626.2019.1641543
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Challenges of creating alliances across borders: midterm reflections from the AAP
    AAP reviews its two-year experience stressing lessons learned and shows how it has benefitted philosophically on the subject from recent linkage with the International Development Ethics Association, along with sharing the cross-border challenges faced.   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449626.2019.1641543">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449626.2019.1641543" rel="nofollow">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17449626.2019.1641543 Read more
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    ICABR 2020 Conference African Scholar Travel Grant Submission
    CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 2020   Prospective participants are encouraged to propose papers, symposia, or posters in any area of ​​applied bioeconomy research. Economists and other social scientists, biologists, policy makers, companies and students are encouraged to apply. The organizers are interested in proposals from Africa, China, India, the rest of Asia and Europe as well as the Americas. Proposals shall be submitted in any topic related to Bioeconomy. https://icabr.net/icabr-2020/call-for-abstracts-2020/">https://icabr.net/icabr-2020/call-for-abstracts-2020/" rel="nofollow">https://icabr.net/icabr-2020/call-for-abstracts-2020/   See eligibility criteria and learn about the application process in the link below! https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/513867?newtest=Y&lang=en">https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/513867?newtest=Y&lang=en" rel="nofollow">https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/513867?newtest=Y&lang=en
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    ICABR 2020 Conference African Scholar Travel Grant Submission
    CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 2020   Prospective participants are encouraged to propose papers, symposia, or posters in any area of ​​applied bioeconomy research. Economists and other social scientists, biologists, policy makers, companies and students are encouraged to apply. The organizers are interested in proposals from Africa, China, India, the rest of Asia and Europe as well as the Americas. Proposals shall be submitted in any topic related to Bioeconomy. https://icabr.net/icabr-2020/call-for-abstracts-2020/">https://icabr.net/icabr-2020/call-for-abstracts-2020/" rel="nofollow">https://icabr.net/icabr-2020/call-for-abstracts-2020/   See eligibility criteria and learn about the application process in the link below! https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/513867?newtest=Y&lang=en">https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/513867?newtest=Y&lang=en" rel="nofollow">https://survey.uvm.edu/index.php/513867?newtest=Y&lang=en Read more
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Call for the UASP Fellowships: Mid- to Senior-Level University Leaders
    The UASP Fellowships in Research Management support the development of university research management and knowledge transfer capacity through a six-week fellowship in the United States for mid- to senior-level university leaders. Two weeks of training in Washington, DC, a virtual learning environment, and a four-week placement at a respected U.S. university support participants to build their universities into leading research institutions that impact their communities. Following the placement, fellows are supported to implement reforms in their home institution.   Click the link to learn more! https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp" rel="nofollow">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp" rel="nofollow">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp" rel="nofollow">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Call for the UASP Fellowships: Mid- to Senior-Level University Leaders
    The UASP Fellowships in Research Management support the development of university research management and knowledge transfer capacity through a six-week fellowship in the United States for mid- to senior-level university leaders. Two weeks of training in Washington, DC, a virtual learning environment, and a four-week placement at a respected U.S. university support participants to build their universities into leading research institutions that impact their communities. Following the placement, fellows are supported to implement reforms in their home institution.   Click the link to learn more! https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp" rel="nofollow">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp" rel="nofollow">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp" rel="nofollow">https://www.irex.org/project/university-administration-support-program-uasp Read more
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    ASA 2020 Annual Meeting: Presentation Proposal Submissions are Open!
    Submissions are open for all presentation proposal types for the 2020 ASA Annual Meeting The Hour of Decision: Power, Persistence, Purpose, and Possibility in African Studies in Washington D.C. November 19-21 2020!   Click the link to read more! https://africanstudies.org/annual-meetings/2020-submission-guidelines/">https://africanstudies.org/annual-meetings/2020-submission-guidelines/" rel="nofollow">https://africanstudies.org/annual-meetings/2020-submission-guidelines/
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    ASA 2020 Annual Meeting: Presentation Proposal Submissions are Open!
    Submissions are open for all presentation proposal types for the 2020 ASA Annual Meeting The Hour of Decision: Power, Persistence, Purpose, and Possibility in African Studies in Washington D.C. November 19-21 2020!   Click the link to read more! https://africanstudies.org/annual-meetings/2020-submission-guidelines/">https://africanstudies.org/annual-meetings/2020-submission-guidelines/" rel="nofollow">https://africanstudies.org/annual-meetings/2020-submission-guidelines/ Read more
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Call for papers for 11th EOGAN Annual Conference Open!
    EOGAN is pleased to announce a call for papers for the 11th EOGAN Conference, the network of energy archives and researchers. This year the conference is organised in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen, and will take place in Wick (Scotland, UK), at the very special headquarters of NUCLEUS.   The theme for the 2020 Conference is ‘The role of energy archives in present & future energy policies’. As more and more States declare climate emergency, and energy shifts become impelling, long-term data and knowledge about the development of energy systems are more and more required. This conference aims to discuss how energy history and energy archives can inform present energy knowledge and energy policies.   Click the link to read more! https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Call for papers for 11th EOGAN Annual Conference Open!
    EOGAN is pleased to announce a call for papers for the 11th EOGAN Conference, the network of energy archives and researchers. This year the conference is organised in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen, and will take place in Wick (Scotland, UK), at the very special headquarters of NUCLEUS.   The theme for the 2020 Conference is ‘The role of energy archives in present & future energy policies’. As more and more States declare climate emergency, and energy shifts become impelling, long-term data and knowledge about the development of energy systems are more and more required. This conference aims to discuss how energy history and energy archives can inform present energy knowledge and energy policies.   Click the link to read more! https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020" rel="nofollow">https://www.eogan.org/nucleus-wick-2020 Read more
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    CFP: New Critical Currents in Global South Studies in CLS
    In recent years, the Global South has emerged as a predominant critical concept in academic circles and public discourse.The journal The Global South, founded in 2007, is entering its second decade. Global South centers and institutes have been established at academic institutions around the globe.   Click on the link to learn more https://globalsouthstudies.as.virginia.edu/cfp-new-critical-currents-global-south-studies-cls" rel="nofollow">https://globalsouthstudies.as.virginia.edu/cfp-new-critical-currents-global-south-studies-cls
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    CFP: New Critical Currents in Global South Studies in CLS
    In recent years, the Global South has emerged as a predominant critical concept in academic circles and public discourse.The journal The Global South, founded in 2007, is entering its second decade. Global South centers and institutes have been established at academic institutions around the globe.   Click on the link to learn more https://globalsouthstudies.as.virginia.edu/cfp-new-critical-currents-global-south-studies-cls" rel="nofollow">https://globalsouthstudies.as.virginia.edu/cfp-new-critical-currents-global-south-studies-cls Read more
    By: Elaina Lawrence
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    Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit Call for Papers
    The Faculty of Education of Beijing Normal University (BNU) is proud to announce that the Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit will be held in Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, during 23-26 October, 2020. The 2020 Summit is entitled “Policy, Research and Practice in Teacher Education and Teaching: Global perspectives”. With this announcement, we invite scholars, practitioners and students of education from all over the world to participate in the Summit, which promises to offer a feast of ideas and dialogues for the enhancement of teacher education and teaching in a global context. A dozen of key scholars in the fields of teacher education and teaching have been contacted to serve as keynote speakers of the Summit. The Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit is an international event that has been held every three years. Since 2011, when it was first convened by BNU’s Center for Teacher Education Research, a Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Science of the Ministry of Education, the Summit has produced scores of publications that were contributed by participating keynote and invited speakers and created a network of young scholars who have constituted the backbone of a new generation of inquiring minds for the fields.    Call for Papers: http://www.gtes2020.com/En/Menu/18">http://www.gtes2020.com/En/Menu/18 http://www.gtes2020.com/images/banner1.jpg" width="1302" height="467" />
    By: Amy Jamison
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    Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit Call for Papers
    The Faculty of Education of Beijing Normal University (BNU) is proud to announce that the Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit will be held in Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, during 23-26 October, 2020. The 2020 Summit is entitled “Policy, Research and Practice in Teacher Education and Teaching: Global perspectives”. With this announcement, we invite scholars, practitioners and students of education from all over the world to participate in the Summit, which promises to offer a feast of ideas and dialogues for the enhancement of teacher education and teaching in a global context. A dozen of key scholars in the fields of teacher education and teaching have been contacted to serve as keynote speakers of the Summit. The Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit is an international event that has been held every three years. Since 2011, when it was first convened by BNU’s Center for Teacher Education Research, a Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Science of the Ministry of Education, the Summit has produced scores of publications that were contributed by participating keynote and invited speakers and created a network of young scholars who have constituted the backbone of a new generation of inquiring minds for the fields.    Call for Papers: http://www.gtes2020.com/En/Menu/18">http://www.gtes2020.com/En/Menu/18 http://www.gtes2020.com/images/banner1.jpg" width="1302" height="467" /> Read more
    By: Amy Jamison
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    Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit Conference Call for Papers
    The Faculty of Education of Beijing Normal University (BNU) is proud to announce that the Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit will be held in Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, during 23-26 October, 2020. The 2020 Summit is entitled “Policy, Research and Practice in Teacher Education and Teaching: Global perspectives”. With this announcement, we invite scholars, practitioners and students of education from all over the world to participate in the Summit, which promises to offer a feast of ideas and dialogues for the enhancement of teacher education and teaching in a global context. A dozen of key scholars in the fields of teacher education and teaching have been contacted to serve as keynote speakers of the Summit. The Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit is an international event that has been held every three years. Since 2011, when it was first convened by BNU’s Center for Teacher Education Research, a Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Science of the Ministry of Education, the Summit has produced scores of publications that were contributed by participating keynote and invited speakers and created a network of young scholars who have constituted the backbone of a new generation of inquiring minds for the fields.    Call for Papers: http://www.gtes2020.com/En/Menu/18">http://www.gtes2020.com/En/Menu/18 http://www.gtes2020.com/images/banner1.jpg" width="1302" height="467" />
    By: Amy Jamison
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    Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit Conference Call for Papers
    The Faculty of Education of Beijing Normal University (BNU) is proud to announce that the Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit will be held in Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic of China, during 23-26 October, 2020. The 2020 Summit is entitled “Policy, Research and Practice in Teacher Education and Teaching: Global perspectives”. With this announcement, we invite scholars, practitioners and students of education from all over the world to participate in the Summit, which promises to offer a feast of ideas and dialogues for the enhancement of teacher education and teaching in a global context. A dozen of key scholars in the fields of teacher education and teaching have been contacted to serve as keynote speakers of the Summit. The Fourth Global Teacher Education Summit is an international event that has been held every three years. Since 2011, when it was first convened by BNU’s Center for Teacher Education Research, a Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Science of the Ministry of Education, the Summit has produced scores of publications that were contributed by participating keynote and invited speakers and created a network of young scholars who have constituted the backbone of a new generation of inquiring minds for the fields.    Call for Papers: http://www.gtes2020.com/En/Menu/18">http://www.gtes2020.com/En/Menu/18 http://www.gtes2020.com/images/banner1.jpg" width="1302" height="467" /> Read more
    By: Amy Jamison
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    CJAS: Call for Reviewers
    The Contemporary Journal of African Studies, published and managed by the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon, seeks reviewers for the following fields:   Anthropology Art History Communication Studies Health History International Relations Linguistics Literature Music Philosophy Political Science Popular Culture Psychology Sociology Urban Planning Women’s Studies   The Contemporary Journal of African Studies (CJAS) began its life as the Research Review in 1969 and was re-branded as the CJAS in 2012.  CJAS is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published twice a year. The Editorial Committee welcomes scholarly articles that set forth the findings of new research in any branch of African Studies, or papers that discuss and re-evaluate earlier research by others, or a combination of these approaches.http://ias.ug.edu.gh/content/contemporary-journal-african-studies-cjas">Contemporary Journal of African Studies (CJAS) Please visit our website to learn more about the journal. If you are interested in reviewing for the journal, please contact: cjasmanager@ug.edu.gh.
    By: Amy Jamison
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    CJAS: Call for Reviewers
    The Contemporary Journal of African Studies, published and managed by the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, Legon, seeks reviewers for the following fields:   Anthropology Art History Communication Studies Health History International Relations Linguistics Literature Music Philosophy Political Science Popular Culture Psychology Sociology Urban Planning Women’s Studies   The Contemporary Journal of African Studies (CJAS) began its life as the Research Review in 1969 and was re-branded as the CJAS in 2012.  CJAS is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal published twice a year. The Editorial Committee welcomes scholarly articles that set forth the findings of new research in any branch of African Studies, or papers that discuss and re-evaluate earlier research by others, or a combination of these approaches.http://ias.ug.edu.gh/content/contemporary-journal-african-studies-cjas">Contemporary Journal of African Studies (CJAS) Please visit our website to learn more about the journal. If you are interested in reviewing for the journal, please contact: cjasmanager@ug.edu.gh. Read more
    By: Amy Jamison
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