Venue: Lake Side Lecture Theatre, building 1253, room 211
Organizers: Gritt B. Nielsen, AU, Karen Valentin, AU & Thierry Luescher, HSRC, South Africa
13.00-13.10: Welcome and Opening (Gritt Nielsen, Karen Valentin, Thierry Luescher)
13.10: Adressing climate justice and epistemic justice in CATER PhD‐Schools for African and European PhD‐scholars – does it work?
Erlend Eidsvik – Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
13.30: Concepts, Collaborations, and Careers: The Decoloniality of Engaged Research and Joint Learning
Sten Hagberg – Uppsala University
13.50: The Use of Narrative Inquiry as a Decolonial Methodology in Social Justice Research
Asiphe Mxalisa – Rhodes University
14.10: History teaching and school segregation – examples from Eastern Cape in South Africa and Malmö in Sweden
Jonas Sjölander – Linnaeus University
14.30: Paulo Freire as an Epistemologist of the South and His Influence in Africa
Juha Suoranta – Tempere University
Wednesday 15.30-17.00
Theme: Policy/SDGs/ ed systems
15.30: Reimagining Educational Frameworks: A Decolonial Approach to Sustainable Development.
Jose Frantz, Pearl Erasmus, Tamara Goliath – University of the Western Cape
15.50: Deimperializing Europe: Legacies, Stakes, and Pathways for Renewal
Wesley Maraire – University of Bergen
16.10: Epistemic politics of the SDGs
Teppo Eskelinen – University of Eastern Finland
10.30: Decolonization of African Language Instruction in South Africa: A Systematic Review of Its Impact on Student Readiness for University and Global Knowledge Participation
Pontsho Gloriah Molefe, Lentswe Mosweunyane, Yekela Salusiwe – Central University of Technology Free State
10.55: FROM TURFLOOP TO TRANSFORMATION: THE UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO’S ROLE IN BUILDING EQUITABLE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMIES
Buliswa Msana – University of Limpopo
11.20: Technological courses in addressing inequalities through universities as agents for change
Nobert Jere, Tanaka Jere – University of Fort Hare
11.45: Economic (de)growth: About Epistemic Curriculum Delinking
Suriamurthee Maistry - University of KwaZulu-Natal,
Erlend Eidsvik, Irene Tollefsen - Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
Q&A
LUNCH 12.30-13.30
13.30: Institutional Strategies for Decolonising Higher Education in Eswatini: A Case Study Analysis of Selected Institutions
Solomon Makola, Goodness Tshabalala, Mbuso Tshabalala – Central University of Technology
13.50: AN EVALUATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CURRICULA TO THE CALL FOR DECOLONISATION AND TRANSFORMATION AT NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY
Mahlatse Malatji, Amina Jakoet-Salie, Guswin De Wee – Nelson Mandela University
14.10: Exploring the Impact of Decolonizing Agricultural Knowledge on Sustainable Agricultural Development in Zimbabwe: A Critical Analysis of Equity, Power Dynamics, and Knowledge Systems
Edith Matema - Women’s University in Africa and University of the Free State
Coffee/Tea break 14.30-15.00
15.00: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE CURRICULUM FOR THE POST COLONIAL ERA IN ESWATINI
Tsikati Alfred Fana – University of Eswatini
15.20: DECOLONISING PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES IN TEACHER TRAINING: RETHINKING CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS
Medwin Sepadi, JM Masenya – University of Limpopo
Q&A
