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Welcome to the Indaba! Following an introduction by current HALI Chair Efua Adabie, Indaba participants will get to know one another in a "speed dating" format.
For this session, you will need to bring a red item that you can hold in front of your webcam.
Date: September 16, 2020
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EAT
2020 has been a year of ups and downs, successes and setbacks. Reflect and engage with fellow Indaba participants.
Date: September 16, 2020
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EAT
This session will begin as a panel discussion examining recent adaptations of admissions offices to the COVID pandemic, shed light on how admissions offices hope to continue to emphasize 'access' in the admissions process, and offer insights on how to best advise students applying to universities this year; a special emphasis will be made on university admissions in the United States and Africa. After listening to this moderated discussion, viewers will have an opportunity to ask questions to the panelists.
Date: September 16, 2020
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM EAT
The Breakout Forum will consist of small group discussions focused around different topics of interest for HALI organizations. They will be an opportunity for brainstorming ideas, creating communities, and crowdsourcing solutions to tackle challenges that we are all facing in the new reality of 2020. There will be no "experts" in these discussions, just an opportunity to gather with colleagues and take advantage of the extraordinary depth of knowledge within HALI to create solutions to the hurdles in front of us.
Date: September 16, 2020
Time: 5:20 PM - 5:55 PM EAT
Join us for a fireside chat with founder and President of Ashesi University Patrick Awuah. Moderated by Rebecca Zeigler Mano..
Date: September 16, 2020
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EAT