Extraordinary meeting - Promoting European African scientific partnerships: the case of radio astronomy in Brussels, Belgium

The European Parliament Delegation for relations with South Africa is holding an extraordinary meeting chaired by Michael Cashman, MEP and Chair of the South Africa Delegation, with Ms Naledi Pandor, Minister for Science and Technology of South Africa.

Promoting scientific cooperation between the EU and Africa is a key objective of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy adopted at the 2010 Africa-EU Summit. Minister Pandor will address the unique opportunities that radio astronomy presents for mutually beneficial EU-Africa scientific cooperation and how this cooperation can also contribute to socioeconomic development in Africa, building the continent’s research and innovation capacities.

Other speakers include:
• Dr Bernie Fanaroff, Director of South Africa's Square Kilometre Array Project Office "Building on what is there: Existing portfolio of African radio astronomy initiatives"
• Prof George Miley, Vice President of the International Astronomical Union "Africa – a privileged astronomy partner for Europe”

More information and registration: http://www.astroafricaeu.com/event.php?id=10

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, United Kingdom