TWAS: RISE in Africa

The Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) is building strong scientific networks in Africa with the aim of helping to train the next generation of academics on the continent.

One of the most critical challenges in science and technology in Africa today is strengthening and replacing the continent's aging population of faculty and researchers. Another critical challenge, which it plans to address in the years ahead, is turning scientific research into products and services that benefit society.

These are the critical missions of RISE – the Regional Initiative in Science and Education. RISE pursues this goal through its support of institutional networks.

The initiative – which is funded by the Carnegie Foundation and administered by the Science Initiative Group (SIG) at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study in the USA – held its annual meeting in Kampala, Uganda, on 14 and 15 October. TWAS was invited to attend the RISE meeting to discuss possible avenues of collaboration. Article here.