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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, “We know that economic diversification is go...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, “We know that economic diversification is go...

Combining lectures, hands-on activities and YouTube screencasts, students engage more and have higher grades Civil engineering technology students prepare their structural model for a “shake-up” on test equipment designed to assess how buildings can withstand movement and vibrations. The project was part of a fall 2019 class in the College of Engineering Technology. Transitioning demanding engineering classes to the online environment throughout the pandemic was a challenge, but Amanda Bao adjusted by supplementing lectures with a series of interactive and accessible materials that enha...

705 A former President of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE), Mrs Carlien Bou-Chedid, has been appointed the fifth President of the Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO). A press statement from the GhIE said Mrs Bou-Chedid was the first female and the first Ghanaian to hold the office of the president of the continental body. She was also the first woman to hold the office of President of the GhIE. Established in 2011 with headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria, the FAEO is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) with the umbrella body in Africa that represents ...

Caption: Along with his inherent kindness and his dedication to teaching and mentorship, the interplay between humanity and technicality that permeated every facet of his life is what will be remembered most by Professor Emeritus John Dugundji's loved ones, colleagues, students, and friends. Credits: Photo courtesy of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Caption: In a 1970s photo, Professor Emeritus John Dugundji explains the impact of vibration on a model of an airplane wing as a gradua...