WORKSHOP: A Transformational Africa-US STEM University Partnership: A Workshop

美国国家科学院、工程院和医学院（NASEM）将举办为期3天的研讨会，主题是“非洲-美国STEM大学转型伙伴关系”。该研讨会将汇集来自非洲和美国的30-40名高级政府官员、大学和私营部门的领导人。研讨会将回顾最近在材料研究和其他相关领域（如粮食安全）建立STEM研究和教育能力的大规模举措的经验、成就和最佳做法；能源;非洲大陆的采矿、矿产和气候变化，并促进与美国同行的合作。该研讨会还将确定美国和非洲大学之间联合工作的优先事项和创新合作模式。会议记录将由美国国家科学院出版社出版并传播。研讨会将包括不同群体的与会者，包括代表性不足的少数民族和早期职业专业人士。讲习班得到数学和物理科学理事会材料研究司、地球科学理事会和国际科学与工程办公室的支持。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will hold a 3-day workshop on “A Transformational Africa-US STEM University Partnership". The workshop will bring together 30-40 senior public officials, and leaders from university, and the private sector from both Africa and the US. The Workshop will review experiences, achievements, and best practices of recent large-scale initiatives to build STEM research and education capacity in materials research and other related fields such as food security; energy; mining, minerals, and climate change on the continent and to promote collaboration with US counterparts. The workshop will also identify priorities for joint work and innovative modalities for collaboration between US and African universities. The proceedings will be published by the National Academies Press and disseminated. The workshop will include a diverse group of attendees, including underrepresented minorities and early career professionals. The Workshop is supported by the Division of Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, the Directorate for Geosciences, and the Office of International Sciences and Engineering.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.