ANU International Strategy: Africa and the Middle East

Updates in Bold

The Town Hall Meeting on the ‘Introduction to the Regional Plan for Africa & the Middle East’  was held on May 28th, 2020 (See the post on this weblog dated 26 May). This was part of  of the ANU’s Regional Plans Consultation process. See https://www.anu.edu.au/events/anu-regional-plans-consultation

Questions on Zoom were answered by Associate Professor Jo Ford, Associate Dean (International), ANU College of Law, Daniel Brown, Manager, International Partnership Development, International Strategy & Partnerships, and Professor Sally Wheeler, Pro Vice Chancellor, International Strategy. Most questions, asked by academic staff and one PhD student, concerned Africa.

REMINDER. On Friday, 12 June 2020 4:04 PM you may have  received  a message from Intl Strategy Regional Plans <Regional.Plans@anu.edu.au> signed by Anne Kelly, Executive Officer, Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (International Strategy). 

This email encouraged written feedback on the regional plan discussion papers through the Regional Plan SharePoint Site which is https://anu365.sharepoint.com/sites/ISPTest-RegionalPlans

It also encouraged recipients to  forward this link to any ANU staff member who may have an interest in participating in this consultation process. (It might be easier to forward the email). Feedback can be submitted up to 30 June 2020, that is until Close of Business, Tuesday.

Professor Wheeler has advised that anyone in the ANU community can comment on the plans by either emailing the ‘regional.plans@anu.edu.au’ address or by emailing the panel chair, Jo Ford, or herself. 

Bryce and Gillard on Women and Leadership by Gillard and Okonjo-Iweala

ANU/CANBERRA TIMES MEET THE AUTHOR

‘In this virtual Meet the Author live event, Julia Gillard and Quentin Bryce discuss Julia’s new book, co-authored with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Women and Leadership.

An inspirational and practical book written by two high-achieving women, sharing the experience and advice of some of our most extraordinary women leaders, in their own words.
 

Jul 15, 2020 06:00 PM in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney’

To register see  https://www.anu.edu.au/events/virtual-live-event-in-conversation-with-julia-gillard

 OR https://anu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nGk8DDYyR0yLvAnBz-lKFA

Dr Okonjo-Iweala’s 2017 MITCHELL ORATION at ANU 

“Development: towards 21st century approaches

Head of the ANU’s Department of Demography.