Ife Institute of Advanced Studies holds 2020 summer programme
Ife Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) is holding the 4th edition of its summer institute programme.
The programme, themed “Exploring New Frontiers: Knowledge Creation, Collaboration and Dissemination”, is scheduled to hold from July 20 to August 1.
It is holding virtually for the first time as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacob Olupona, the convener, said in a statement that the two-week event aims “to deepen the understanding of research and teaching mission in the academy”.
“This year’s IIAS’s summer programme will be anchored by an impressive number of senior scholars from Nigeria and abroad engaging a wide range of themes and issues,” the statement read.
“The objective of the Summer Institute is to facilitate and foster innovative research of young scholars in the academy, particularly those in the humanities and social sciences, by exposing them to relevant theoretical and methodological tools in their respective disciplines.
“We envisage that the 2020 Summer Institute will generate new ideas, invigorate new opportunities for learning, teaching and research thereby enabling social progress and inspiring a rejuvenation of the academic space.”
The organisers further added that the programme “will focus on new avenues for knowledge creation with attendant consequences for national, social and economic development of African communities; building platforms for knowledge sharing and dissemination among pre and postdoctoral scholars, and encouraging collaborative research and teaching as a means to educational and intellectual growth”.
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