Liu Institute Network for Africa- Call for Members 

Africa is tackling various global issues, including peace and security, human rights, health, sustainable development, climate change, big data and many more. Stakeholders within and outside Africa continue to discuss and shape this transformation through diverse platforms. 

Liu Institute Network for Africa (LINA) has been formed to be a diasporic, scholarly platform, operating from UBC that contributes to issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. We aim to create an active forum for research on global issues as applicable to Africa and the rest of the world. Relevant activities will include facilitated dialogues (conferences, workshops, seminars, etc.) and writing (working papers, periodic volumes, etc.). We hope this initiative will contribute to shaping Africa’s transformation through high-impact academic and community research that has policy significance. 

Current members are from academic units across UBC, but there is room for more. Membership is open to both African and non-African graduate students, post-graduate and post-doctoral fellows, and faculty members with research interests that align with our aim. 

To be a member, please send your (1) name, (2) field, (3) affiliation (student or faculty, and the department) and (4) primary contact email to Tebby (tebbylee27@gmail.com) and/or Temi (temitopeonifade@gmail.com).  

The deadline for responding to this call is Wednesday 31 October 2018 (for planning purposes). We will send a welcome email to all members in November, and the first general meeting is tentatively planned for December 2018. 

Regards, 

Temi Onifade and Tebogo T. Leepile