About The Conference
The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for various influential figures from the academic community, business sector, research institutes, and development agencies to discuss strategies for implementing interdisciplinary approaches to address the diverse issues facing Africa. The talks will focus on the role that interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary partnerships may play in developing new development and existential paradigms that can help Africa solve its problems.
Theme
Objectives
- To bring together scholars and partners in industrial/professional bodies from different geographical locations to share common ideas.
- To showcase ground-breaking research presentations.
- To create a perfect atmosphere for fresh thought, ideas, and insight.
- To create an atmosphere through which KIU, other institution's Postgraduate students, and the research community can interact.
Sub-Themes
Submissions are welcome from academic disciplines as well as from industry and development partners concerning:
STEM
- Applying new ICT tools for Development
- Climate change & Natural Disasters
- Tourism, inclusive Biodiversity and Ecosystem Conservation
- Big data Application Challenges and Opportunities
AGRICULTURE
- Food Security and Management
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Agronomy and Crop Sciences
- Farm Tools and Machinery
HUMANITIES
- Gender Roles & Development
- Humanities and Relation to the African Development
- Participatory Communication
- Information Dissemination and Management
ECONOMICS
- Sustainable Development
- Entrepreneurship Economics and Management
- Intra- African International Trade/Foreign Investment trade in Africa
- Digital Innovations in Business and Economy.
ARTS & CULTURE
- Indigenous language & culture identity
- Indigenous Music & Dance
- Cultural Artifacts
- Poetry
HEALTH SCIENCES
- Modern Medicine and Nonorthodox
- Emerging Health Challenges
- Public Health Care
- AI in Healthcare delivering
EDUCATION
- Pedagogy
- Funding Research and Education
- Afrocentric Education and Sustainable Development
- Immigration and Brain drain Education
ENGINEERING
- Sustainable Infrastructural Development
- Renewable Energy
- Blockchain Technology
- Big data Analytics
PUBLIC POLICY & GOVERNANCE
- Conflict and Conflict Management mechanism in Africa
- Law Guidance & Government
- Development Processes
- Corporate Governance
ANY OTHER RELATED FIELD
Important Dates and Deadlines
- Early Bird deadlin: 1st August 2024
- Late registration: 1st September 2024
- Deadline for abstract submission: 2nd September 2024
- Deadline for full paper submission: 14th September 2024
- Arrival of participants: 14th October 2024
- Opening ceremony: 15th October 2024
- Plenary and Technical sessions: 16th – Friday, 18th Oct., 2024
- Closing: 18th October 2024
- Departure: 19th October 2024
Registration Details
Conference Registration Fee
- Local Participants/EAC UGX 200,000
- Students UGX 150,000
- International participants (Physical) USD 100
- International participants (Online) USD 50
Early bird: All payment categories are eligible for a 20% discount.
Additional paper (Abstract): A presenter must pay 50% of the registration fee for each additional paper (note that conference kits are not available over this amount).
Papers presented at the conference will be published at no cost in related journals.
News and Updates
Message!
No update has been published yet.Conference Activities
Abstract Submission Guidelines
- Title of papers: Uppercase
- Font type; Times New Roman
- Font size: 12
- Line spacing: 5
- Keywords; 3 – 7
- Word count; Not more than 250
- Contributing authors’ Affiliation
- Corresponding author’s e-mail & phone number
The abstract and full paper should be sent to irde.conference@kiu.ac.ug
KEYNOTE/PLENARY SPEAKERS
Accommodation Information
Available Hotels around Kampala International University, Uganda are between 10 US dollars to 100 US dollars per night.
- Infinity Hotel
- African Tribe Hotel
- Hotel Diplomate
- Dolphin Suite
- Shine Hotels
Kindly note that the conference Committee has arranged for airport and hotel pickup during the conference.
For booking kindly call this number: +256772957295
KIndly click here for choice of hotel around Kampala
Contacts
