March 20, 2024 Partner shares insights on e-learning implementation under the ADC project The University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Benin, a key partner in the e-learning implementation, has shared the lessons learned from their work package under the Africa Digital Campus (ADC) project. During a presentation at the Digital Education Day (a side... Read More
February 12, 2024 WACREN, ICTP and Nigerian university in joint efforts to monitor surface water pollution using IoT-based sensors WACREN, ICTP and the Solid Waste, Water, and Environmental Chemistry (SwWECh) Research Group of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies (IEES) at Obafemi Awolowo University are collaborating to conduct real-time monitoring of surface water pollution through the deployment of Internet-of-Things based sensors on... Read More
February 8, 2024 Collaborative efforts to Strengthen Diamond Open Access Publishing in Africa start with surveys As part of efforts to strengthen and scale Open Access publishing platforms in Africa, WACREN, together with its partners EIFL and AJOL invites all researchers, publishers and editors to partake in two new surveys to understand the status of the... Read More
February 7, 2024 Exploring Open Science in Japan: NII-WACREN MOU Workshop at the National Institute of Informatics The bustling city of Tokyo provided the backdrop for a transformative journey as participants from the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) gathered at the prestigious National Institute of Informatics (NII). The occasion was a workshop to... Read More
January 30, 2024 LIBSENSE Workshop illuminates Ghanaian research community on RDM To foster national collaboration and enhance capacity building In Research Data Management (RDM) practices and governance, WACREN, through LIBSENSE, organised a novel workshop, bringing together stakeholders in academia and industry, including librarians, researchers, and research administrators. Under the theme, "National... Read More
January 15, 2024 WACREN CEO welcomes new interns The CEO of WACREN, Dr. Boubakar Barry has welcomed the first cohort of participants in the WACREN Graduate Internship Programme. The primary objective of the WACREN Graduate Internship Programme is to provide recent graduates with a unique opportunity to gain... Read More