Timetable & learning outcomes

Course content will provide participants with a critical and complementary analysis of the evolution of populations in Africa over the past 20 years, as well as the challenges and opportunities for the next 30 years in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda.

Tentative programme

Please note: sessions will take place between 13.00 and 18.00 CEST each day (Central European Summer Time). Some self-guided work may be required throughout the summer school. Lectures and discussions will be held both in French and English.

Monday June 24th	Tuesday June 25th	Wednesday June 26th	Thursday June 27th	Friday June 28th
14.00 - 14.30 Introduction - obejctives of the summer school Joanna Orne-Gliemann	13.00 - 14.00 Tutored group work	13.00 - 14.00 Tutored group work	13.00 - 14.00 Tutored group work Country hubs/get together	13.00 - 14.00 Presentation of tutored group work Debrief
14.30 - 15.15 Demography, migration, education Christophe Bergouignan	14.00 - 14.30 Food production Tanguy Bernard	14.00 - 17.15 NEET and young (eduacted) adults' employment: trends and issues Eric Rougier             Unemployment among recent graduates Julien Guillot (TBC) Political sciences and sociology contributions (TBC) Speakers from Côte d'Ivoire and Ethiopia	14.00 - 17.15 Exposure to pollution in African children and adolescents/economics aspects Thomas Thivillon Food policies at school/youth health Tim Dorlah Feeding and preventing malnutrition for better development and prevention of early mortality Nigel Rollins Research to public policy for children health (e.g. pollution) Eva Rehfuess
15.15 - 16.00 Education in Africa: an overview Christophe Bergouignan	14.30 -15.00 Food trade Souleymane Sadio Diallo
	15.00 - 15.15 Coffee break
16.00 - 16.45 Le Paradoxe jeunes (keynote) Francis Akindes	15.15 - 15.45 Food consumption: nutrition and health Kaleab Baye
16.45 - 18.00 Tutored group work Country hubs/get together	15.45 - 16.15 Food policies Zineb Omary
	16.15 - 17.15 Roundtable	17.15 -18.15 Roundtable

Tentative programme

Session 1: Population dynamics in Africa

• Demography, migrations

• Education

• Le Paradoxe jeunes (keynote)

Session 2: Populations and food systems

Access to a healthy, diversified and safe diet remains a major challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. Whatever the indicators considered, the situation is alarming: in 2023, undernutrition will affect nearly 25% of individuals, severe food insecurity will affect nearly 30% of households, and micronutrient deficiencies nearly a third of children under five. By 2050, the region’s population is expected to double, while its food production is predicted to be one of the most impacted by climate change. Under current scenarios, the future of food security in sub-Saharan Africa lies amongst the most important challenges of our times. This seminar will discuss current situations, perspectives and policies along the food continuum: from production and trade, to nutrition and health. It will describe these issues for the region as a whole, along with more detailed focuses on Côte d’Ivoire and Ethiopia.

On the four following topics, each lecture will provide overview of current state and perspectives in the region as a whole, along with a specific focus on Côte d’Ivoire and Ethiopia.

• Food production

• Food trade

• Food consumption: nutrition and health

• Food policies
  

Session 3: Population, youth and informality, access to employment

• NEET and young (educated) adults' employment: trends and issues

• Unemployment among recent graduates

• (TBC) Political sciences and sociology contributions
  

Session 4: Tackling health issues in children to allow African adolescents and young adults to reach their full potential in 2050

By 2050, Africa’s population will have doubled (2.4 billion inhabitants) and more than 50% of this population will be aged <25 years. Adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 24 in 2050 will have been born between 2025 and 2035. This generation will play a key role in the development of the continent and its future. Health issues, whether they result from infectious, non-communicable, or environmental threats or agents, can hamper proper development and prevent this generation from reaching its full potential. This seminar will discuss different health issues at stakes in African children, ways to tackle these issues, and provide an overall perspective on this global health problem by interdisciplinary discussions.

Proposed talks:

• Feeding and preventing malnutrition for better development and prevention of early mortality.

• Food policies at school/youth health.

• Exposure to pollution in African children and adolescents/economic aspects

• Research to public policy for children health (e.g. pollution)
  

Expertise upon completion 

Throughout the course, participants learn in a variety of ways thanks to:

› Lectures and discussions with experts on major development and sustainability issues for African cities over the next thirty years;

› Multi- and interdisciplinary discussions and debates on diverse policy and development sectors (health, food security, urban gouvernance, technology, climate and environment, etc.) and on interventions towards reaching the SDGs in these fields;

› Collaboration within a multidisciplinary group on an interdisciplinary project (health, demographics, economics, political approaches) that addresses a key topic for sustainable African cities. 

Participants will have access to the most recent data and knowledge, as well as fresh insights into public policy processes, development challenges, and interdisciplinary interventions aiming to reach the SDGs in African contexts. They will also have the opportunity to interact and connect with the experts, researchers and professors present.

A certificate of participation will be awarded to students upon completion of the course.