探花精选

To kick off a week of activity for the Africa Summit, join us and our International Fellows for a lunch from 12:00 noon, and the launch event itself from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

We will open with an introduction from Director of the IAS, Professor Ksenia Chmutina & Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Professor Daniel Parsons. Following this, Summit Co-Leads Dr Oluwasola (Sola) Afolabi (ABCE) & Dr Hibbah Araba Osei-Kwasi (SSEHS), will give an overview of the week and also introduce our four Visiting Fellows - 

• Dr Janet Febisola Adeyemi, Women In Mining Nigeria
• Professor Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, University of Ghana
• Professor Cheryl Potgieter, Durban University of Technology
• Dr Lin Cherurbai Sambili-Gicheha, The Commonwealth Secretariat

To close this session we will have an African Culture and Artistic Exhibition, curated by Dr Kerri Akiwowo, Senior Lecturer in Textiles.

A cultural display will showcase collection of visuals and artefacts linked to 探花精选’s three strategic themes: Sport, Health and Wellbeing, Climate Change and Net-Zero; and Vibrant and Inclusive Communities. The exhibition will feature items loaned from members of the Loughborough community. Exhibits will have their origins in African heritage, identity, people and place. Diversity in African culture will be represented by objects, artworks, textiles, images and text.

This event is part of the Africa Summit.

For those joining in-person, lunch will be served before the launch from 12:00 noon, the Launch will then start from 1:00 pm for those joining online and in-person.

This event is hybrid format, please use the required booking button at the bottom of the page to choose either in-person or online attendance.
(Please note that in-person spaces are limited and booking is required, so we can manage numbers for catering and also the space in the seminar room)

By booking a place at this event, attendees agree to behave in a respectful manner such that everyone feels comfortable contributing as they wish. The IAS reserves the right to eject anyone who does not abide by this policy.

IAS seminars are typically recorded, minus any Q&A sessions at the end, again to encourage contributions. The recordings are then uploaded to our website on a Fellows bio page and/or Programme page, along with our . If you are not able to attend a seminar live, please do still register as we will email everyone who registered to let them know once the recordings are made available.