Regional nodes

Functions of regional NELGA Nodes

  • Management: the nodes act as the Secretariat to the regional NELGA network by hosting NELGA regional staff, reporting on project activities, and managing knowledge generation and dissemination platforms.
  • Facilitation: initiating NELGA activities in the region, training for NELGA students, implementation of the NELGA scholarship programme, advocating and facilitating delivery of training courses for scholars and policy makers in the region, and work with the RegRECs and other regional/national stakeholders to generate data.
  • Coordination: overseeing the regional activities involving NELGA member institutions and linking them to other NELGA regional networks for joint activities and knowledge sharing; reporting and consultations, and partnership building.

Central Africa: University of Yaoundé I

The Department of Geography of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences offers courses in the areas of rural and urban dynamics, environmental dynamics, and global development strategies.

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Southern Africa: Namibian University of Science and Technology

Known for being a trendsetter in higher education and international applied research, the Namibian University of Science and Technology (NUST) aims to become a leading African university.

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East Africa: Ardhi University

Ardhi University (ARU) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is one of the leading training and research institutions in the areas of land and built environment in East Africa.

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North Africa: Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II

The “Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II” (IAV), based in Rabat, Morocco, is one of the leading training and research institutions in the domain of land governance in Northern Africa.

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Anglophone West Africa: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), is the Premier Centre of Excellence in Ghana for teaching and training education in Science and Technology.

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Francophone West Africa: Universite Gaston Berger

Gaston Berger University of Saint-Louis is the second largest public University in Senegal.

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Technical node

How do we solve Africa’s land predicament? This is a question the Institute of Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) aims to answer through its collaboration with the Network of Excellence on Land Governance in Africa (NELGA).

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