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Université de Bordeaux
 

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.







Tuesday
May 30
th

Wednesday
May 31
st

Thursday
June 1
st

Friday
June 2
nd 

14.00 - 14.30

Introduction - obejctives of the BSS

Joanna Orne-Gliemann

13.00 - 14.00

Tutored group work


13.00 - 14.00

Tutored group work

 

13.00 - 14.00

Tutored group work

14.30 - 15.15

Demography, migration, education

Christophe Bergouignan

14.00 - 14.30

Food production

Tanguy Bernard 

14.00 - 14.30

Youth and demonstrations in Guinea

Joschka Phillips

14.00 - 14.30

Exposure to pollution in African children and adolescents/economics aspects

Thomas Thivillon

15.15 - 15.30

Coffee break

14.30 -15.00

Food trade

Souleymane Sadio Diallo


14.30 - 15.00

Education and language

Mathilde Col

14.30 - 15.00

Protecting African children from tuberculosis and other infectious respiratory diseases, what should be improved in public health policies?

Patrick Lungu

15.30 - 16.15

Education in Africa: an overview

Christophe Bergouignan

15.00 - 15.15

Coffee break

15.00 - 15.15

Coffee break

15.00 - 15.15

Coffee break

16.15 - 16.45

Introduction to group work

Joanna Orne-Gliemann

15.15 - 15.45

Food consumption: nutrition and health

Kaleab Baye

15.15 - 15.45

NEET and young (eduacted) adults' employment

Eric Rougier

15.15 - 15.45

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

Nigel Rollins

16.45 - 18.00

Tutored group work

15.45 - 16.15

Food policies

Zineb Omary

15.45 - 16.15

Work, employment and youth

Haoussetou Traoré

15.45 - 17.00

Table ronde


16.15 - 17.15

Table ronde

16.15 -17.15

Table ronde



Tentative programme

Session 1: Population dynamics in Africa

Demography, migrations, topics and speakers to be listed

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 (TBC)

Programme in progress.

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 (TBC):

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

  • Exposure to pollution and respiratory health in African children and adolescents.

  • Protecting African children from tuberculosis and other infectious respiratory diseases, what should be improved in public health policies?

  • Education, schooling, mental health, and adolescence.

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.





Programme may be subject to change.