Date
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Time
Venue
Riverside Hotel, Vanderbijlpark
Description
The NWU Language Directorate, School of Languages, and AGOPA warmly invite you to attend the AFROGM Conference. This conference seeks to advance dialogue and scholarship on Afrocentric governance and multilingualism as pathways to sustainable development and social justice.
Theme: Afrocentric Governance, Multilingualism and Transformation as pathways to sustainable development and social justice.
Objectives are to:
- Critically examine indigenous and decolonial approaches to governance in Africa.
- Explore multilingualism as a resource for equity, participation, and pedagogical innovation.
- Align public policy and institutional transformation with Afrocentric ideals of justice and inclusivity.
- Position afrocentric and multilingual perspectives within global knowledge networks for sustaibale development and social justice in Africa.
Conference Sub-Themes:
- Theorising Afrocentric Governance for sustainable development and social justice
- Multilingualism In Academic Spaces
- Afrocentric Governance, Equity, and Social Justice Policy, Law, and Institutional Transformation
- Technology, Innovation, and Multilingual Futures
- Global Perspectives and African Futures
Convenient accommodation near the Riverside Hotel for attendees:
- The View on Vaal Resort
- Emfuleni River Lodge and Cafe
- Troas Boutique Hotel
- La Vita Dreams Guesthouse
- 12 On Vaal Drive Guesthouse
- Little Eden Guest Lodge
- Sunset View Boutique Resort
- Emerald Resort & Casino
- Asante Guesthouse
Contact Details
Enquiries about abstract submissions/ any conference related information should be sent to the conference adminstrator.