The first-ever African conference on Research In Chemistry
Education [ACRICE-1] will be hosted by
the Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, in December 2013, reports NaijaAgroNet.
President of the Federation of African Societies of
Chemistry (FASC)
Dr. Temechegn Engida, confirmed this to NaijaAgroNet, saying that FASC and Addis
Ababa University, Ethiopia, will be co-host at the event. He noted that at the
occasion of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the African Union (AU)
the conference has become imperative and has been scheduled for December 5-7,
2013.
ACRICE-1, Dr. Engida said, will bring together university
staff members, chemistry educators and chemistry teachers from across African
continent and the world at large and provide a unique pan-African forum for the
sharing ideas and new findings to solve education problems in African
countries.
Participants at the confab with the theme: Chemical
Education for the Human Development in Africa, FASC president said, will
examine a wide range of pedagogical best practices that address local and
global issues in educating African students for total quality in the global
age.
Therefore, ACRICE conference, Dr. Engida pointed out, is
intended as a platform for understanding and enriching education for
preparation of African citizens who are able to deal with local and global
challenges.
To this end, FASC is calling on educators and researchers at
all levels to share vital knowledge and strategies for teaching and learning in
culturally responsive ways, capable of boosting chemistry for sustainable
development in Africa.
Remmy Nweke
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