SPU’s School of Humanities received funding from the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to host Prof Jean-Jacques Ngor Sène.

Prof Sène is an Associate Professor of History; Cultural Studies; Conflict Studies and Global Focus Coordinator from Chatham University in the United States.

While at SPU, he worked with colleagues from the School of Humanities to develop a programme in Conflict Management & Peace Studies. 

A draft Memorandum of Understanding between Chatham and SPU is underway for the development of collaborative research projects,  organisation of joint academic and scientific activities such as courses, conferences, seminars, symposia and lectures, the exchange of research and teaching personnel, the exchange of publications and other materials of common interest and the exchange of students.

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