Our Webinars

The MIT Center for International Studies (CIS) and the MIT Africa Program has partnered with TRUE Africa University (TAU) to host its second annual webinar series focusing on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Starting March 3 for seven weeks on Thursdays at NOON ET, TAU founder, MIT alumnus, and CIS research affiliate Claude Grunitzky, will interview the thinkers, shapers and doers who he sees as the inventors of the future of Africa.

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The Great Green Wall screening and discussion

The first webinar in an eleven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa's Information Technologies

Africa’s Cultural Industries

What kind of value do we place on African stories?

Africa’s New Technologies

Which are the initiatives and investments transforming Africa?

Africa’s Economic Power

What types of new partnerships can lead to African development?

Africa’s Expertise

How is Africa’s place in the world negotiated and articulated?

Africa’s New Cities

The sixth webinar in an eleven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa’s New Leadership

What are the new solutions for education and improved governance?

Africa’s Art Scene

What is the market for contemporary art from Africa?

Africa’s Innovation

How does one go about investing in African technology companies?

Africa’s Agricultural Reinvention

The tenth webinar in an eleven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa’s Future Government

How much progress has Africa made in its march towards democracy?

Africa’s Innovation in Education

Africa’s Growth Prospects

Africa’s New Models for Education

Africa’s Future Leadership

Africa’s Cultural Force

The Africa We Want

Africa's New Narratives

The first webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa's E-Governance

This special event is part of the MIT X TAU webinar series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa’s Next Startups

The second webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa’s New Development Models

The third webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa’s New Activists

The fourth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa’s Forgotten Heroes

The fifth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa’s Future Leaders

The sixth webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.

Africa’s New Data

The final webinar in a seven-part series focused on various aspects of sustainable development in Africa.