The HBCU Africa Homecoming initiative is a 10 year agenda setting, dealmaking, opportunity unleashing convening platform for highest decision making bodies of HBCUs and African Institutions, Student Leaders, Alumni Presidents, Industry, Legislators, C-Suite executives, investors and philanthropists to enter into an unprecedented scale of collaborative partnerships that deal with:

• Moving the dial on the representation of HBCU and PBI student in study abroad/international programs from less than 6% to at least 10% by 2024 and 15% by 2030

• Launch of HBCU Africa Engagement Report

• The History of HBCUs and Africa

• Best Practices in fostering successful transatlantic educational partnerships

• Connecting with Alumni

• Recruitment of Students and Career prospects for HBCU Students

• Student and faculty exchange

• Strategic Research, Innovation and Technology Partnerships

• HBCU Africa Innovation/Entrepreneurship Center

 

The media launch took place in Atlanta on March 6th, 2020 with Ambassador Andrew Young and Dr. David Wilson, the President of Morgan State University. The initiate also has the moral support of Dr. Glenda Glover, President of  Tennessee State University and Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College.

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