CEMASTEA will be participating in this conference that will be held from 25^th – 27^th April 2018 at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.  The conference theme is “Bridging continental and global education frameworks for the Africa We Want.”  This is a collaboration of UNESCO and the Government of Kenya  who agreed to convene a Pan-African High-level Conference on Education (PACE 2018), in collaboration with the African Union as well as other key partners including ADEA  and the SDG4 co-conveners (ILO, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNHCR, UN Women and the World Bank).

CEMASTEA will present a paper under Theme I: Building skilled African citizenry as agents of change through leveraging the Demographic Dividend in Africa – that will address the sub-theme;  Towards knowledge-based societies through the advancement of higher education, sciences, technology and innovation in Africa with a special focus on research and STEM education.

CEMASTEA will also showcase their innovations to the conference participants in the exhibition areas.

The objectives of the conference are:

1. Take stock of the progress made in aligning national plans policies and systems, including management and monitoring mechanisms with SDG4-Education 2030 and  CESA 16-25 targets and commitments to inform further priority actions at country, regional or continental levels.
2. Exchange on key issues and innovative practices in the continent for knowledge sharing, peer learning and prioritization in view of accelerating the implementation of the Education 2030 and CESA 16-25 Agendas at country, regional and continental levels.
3. Review existing mechanisms for coordination and monitoring of the SDG4 and CESA 16-25 agendas at sub-regional and regional level with a view of strengthening synergy and articulation between global, continental and regional education frameworks.
4. Agree on key recommendations for developing Africa’s human and social capital through an education and skills revolution emphasizing science and technology within the context of the implementation of SDG4 and CESA 2025 to contribute to the realization of Agenda 2063 vision of a prosperous and more equitable Africa based on inclusive growth and sustainable development.