MUBS Ag. Principal, Prof Moses Muhwezi was in China on September from 6-8, 2024 to attend the First Exchange Mechanism Conference of China-Africa Consortium of Universities and China-Africa Higher Education Dialogue, at Beijing International Convention Center.
He was also in China to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between MUBS- China Agricultural University, Tencent Holding Limited and Tanzania’s Mzumbe University creating a China-Africa joint Rural Youth Entrepreneurship Research Institute/model village.
The initiative is intended to promote China-Arica educational cooperation, advance agricultural development, rural entrepreneurship and facilitate rural transformation and knowledge sharing. This will be done through rural development programs and poverty reduction initiatives and training.
The model village will be set in the Busoga region and it comes after a long-term research engagement of the Dean, Faculty of Management Dr. Joshua Mugambwa regarding China-Uganda relations.
The Conference, held under the theme “China-Africa Higher Education Cooperation and Development in the Digital Age”, intended to foster a high- level Sino-African community with a shared future through collaboration in the higher education sector, amplifying the voice of the Global South. The conference created an opportunity for University Leaders from China and Africa to exchange views and shared experiences on educational cooperation and knowledge sharing in the digital age, digital education and cross-cultural communication, China-Africa cooperation and talent development in the digital age.
The conference attracted Representatives from 35 Universities across 19 African countries, including, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Ghana, Rwanda, Cameroon, Malawi, Benin, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique and Somalia, together with delegates from over 50 Chinese Universities in attendance.