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Chemistry in Africa's Least Developed Countries - An Overview of Capacity Building and Research Support

Report prepared by C. F. Garbers, Foundation for Research Development, South Africa (1998)

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1 BACKGROUND TO THIS OVERVIEW

2 INFORMATION GATHERING

3 AFRICA: THE UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT

3.1. Revitalization of African Universities

3.2. Africa Education: Rising Enrollment and Stagnating Budgets

3.3. Research in African Universities

3.4. Official Development Assistance in Africa: The Position of Chemistry

3.5. Donor Agencies and the African Research Effort

3.6. Information Technology and Libraries

3.7. Networking

3.8. Salaries and Subvention

4 FOSTERING SCIENCE (INCLUDING CHEMISTRY) :

DONOR ACTIVITY IN AFRICA

4.1. General

4.2. Examples of Donor Involvement in Chemistry

4.2.1 International Programme in the Chemical Sciences (IPICS)

4.2.2 International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD)

4.2.3 Newcomer: Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)

4.3. Donors: Extent of Financial Support

4.4. Detail to be Requested: Application for a Grant

5 IUPAC (ICSU) ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA

5.1. The Foundation for Research Development, Pretoria, South Africa

5.2. IUPAC-CTC/UNESCO/RADMASTE/CIFFERSE

5.3. IUPAC - Macromolecular Division/UNESCO 6 THE AFRICAN VIRTUAL

UNIVERSITY PILOT PHASE

7 CONCLUDING REMARKS

8 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE 1 Africa: Enrolled Students; Graduates in Natural Science and Research Output in Chemistry

TABLE 2 Africa: Public Expenditure on Education and Index Numbers for Enrolment by Level of Education

TABLE 3 Collaboration of African Countries with Other Countries in the World: Joint Articles in Chemistry - 1995

REFERENCES

ADDENDUM A: UNESCO/IUPAC INITIATIVE ADDRESS LIST

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