Yale University President Peter Salovey was hosted in Nigeria to discuss activities aimed at developing greater bi-directional partnerships with African institutions in the area of research and capacity building.

The meeting was part of the president's outing with the university's collaborators in events, tours, and other activities aimed at building and strengthening Yale's research and educational partnerships across the continent.

On his part, Prof. Salovey said that the university is ready to develop greater bi-directional partnerships with African institutions in the area of research and capacity building.

"With this visit, I hope to build on Yale's robust relationships in Nigeria and other nations in Africa to strengthen education, research, and scholarship in the global community,” He added.

While in Nigeria, Prof. Salovey and his faculty members will deliver on the promise of the Yale Africa Initiative, a long-term university-wide commitment to enhance Yale's ongoing bilateral engagement with African institutions, and to bring African scholarship, research, and education at Yale into sharper focus. In 2018 he visited university partners in Ghana and Kenya.

The Yale Africa Initiative is a commitment announced by Salovey in his inaugural remarks in 2013 to foster new directions in research on Africa and to identify new partnerships and deepen current ones, all while transforming the educational experiences and career opportunities of students at Yale and in Africa.

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Article by Jedidah Mwangi

Source;https://news.yale.edu/2020/01/15/yale-president-peter-salovey-visits-nigeria-expand-partnerships