“Meeting with the teachers and the youth was equal parts heartbreaking and inspiring. The commitment to education and the role they see education playing in their lives is significant, though not without its challenges. One young man that we met from South Sudan had already completed primary education successfully in South Sudan, but since he had to flee without his papers, he is starting again in the Accelerated Education Programme. He appeared determined to persevere,” Prof. Mary Mendenhall says

This is part of the university’s continued objective to grow global representation on campus and enhance its role in addressing global challenges and seek global solutions and impact through education and research represented in the universities communities-faculty, students, staff and alumni.   

The session was an opportunity for key Africa’s researchers, academia, and development partners to share existing science, policy, and health projects in the region, identify linkages, and explore future collaborations to combat air pollution in the region