Sponsors
Click on the links below to go to the pages of the major sponsors of the Forum.
Open University - University of London External Programme - AusAID
Other sponsors
Support and sponsorship is also being provided by:
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945.
Today, UNESCO functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. UNESCO promotes the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge – while helping Member States to build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields. In short, UNESCO promotes international co-operation among its 192* Member States and six Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication. Through its strategies and activities, UNESCO is actively pursuing the Millennium Development
Goals.
*As of March 2007
www.unesco.org/education
UNESCO and Education For All
Established in 1913, the Association of Commonwealth Universities is the oldest inter-university network in the world. Today's ACU combines the expertise and reputation of over ninety years' experience with new and innovative programmes designed to meet the needs of universities in the 21st century. Key activities include: capacity building; enabling exchanges and movement of academic and administrative staff and students across Commonwealth countries; consultancy and information services.
Athabasca University
Athabasca University (AU) is Canada’s leading distance-education and online university: Canada’s Open University. Currently serving about 32,000 students per year, the University has experienced a period of rapid growth which has seen student numbers double over a six-year period. Since the University was created by the Government of Alberta in 1970 approximately 260,000 students have registered in Athabasca’s individualised courses and programmes.
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
FARA is the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, an umbrella organisation bringing together and forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa. FARA’s Mission is the creation of broad-based improvements in agricultural productivity, competitiveness and markets by supporting Africa’s sub-regional organisations in strengthening capacity for agricultural innovation.