Meeting of the Academic Community Network Participants: The Role of the Academic Community Network in Strengthening Regional Cooperation

The Academic Community Network (ACN) of Central Asia promotes interaction and knowledge exchange among representatives of educational institutions involved in environmental management, as well as water, land, and energy resource management in the context of climate change.

Date: November 24, 2023
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan

The ACN provides universities with opportunities to collaborate with international and regional experts, develop new or improve existing educational courses, prepare necessary methodological materials, and train their faculty in new approaches and modern tools.

Objectives of the ACN meeting on November 24, 2023:

I. Discuss the development of the ACN and collaboration among its members

II. Present the results of the Practitioner-Researcher Community under the Blue Peace CA project

III. Introduce new opportunities from development partners for engaging with the academic community in Central Asia

Expected participants:

  • Representatives of Central Asian universities – ACN members
  • Team of the USAID Regional Water and Environment Project
  • Representatives of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
  • CAREC team