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About the NHEF Symposium
On November 13, 2008 leaders of the five NHEF Universities as well as renowned scientists, policymakers and business professionals in the diaspora will discuss the challenges and opportunities in education and socio-economic development in emerging economies with a special focus on the case of Nigeria.
Featuring a keynote address by Jeffrey Sachs, PhD, Director, Earth Institute, Columbia
University, the symposium will highlight the contributions made by prominent experts and
researchers to help Nigeria attain Millennium Development Goals.
BEYOND THE IVORY TOWERS:
THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The Case of Nigeria
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Low Library, Faculty Room, Columbia University
116th Street & Broadway
New York, NY
8am-3pm
event management by dilday meyer & associates