This new fellowship will provide deeper training experiences that create capacity for both African and Canadian institutions across disciplines of law, economics, management, political science and more. The funding will be used to expand Open AIR鈥檚 research to be able to focus on gender, equity, and empowerment, but will also be inclusive of candidates interested in conducting research through the lenses of race or culture.
鈥This new research funding will provide emerging academic leaders with opportunities for one-on-one mentorship and active collaboration with the network鈥檚 renowned experts,鈥 explained Professor Jeremy de Beer, a co-founder and Director of the Open AIR network. Queen Elizabeth
Scholars will be integrated into the Open AIR network鈥檚 , providing funds for international scholars from Canada and different countries in Africa 鈥 including Ph.D. candidates, Postdoctoral Fellows, and early career researchers 鈥 to conduct research at any of Open AIR鈥檚 hubs. Emerging researchers will also contribute to an audacious new inter-faculty initiative at the University of Ottawa on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Appropriate Technologies (EIA&T), and help Open AIR expand our partnerships with institutions in Francophone African countries.
Professors de Beer and Oguamanam, Faculty Members of the Centre for Law, Technologie and Society, are leaders the Open AIR network, through which they works with dozens of researchers from 15 African countries, Canada and elsewhere in rigorous action research. Open AIR seeks to improve our understanding of the ways knowledge-based businesses can scale up to take advantage of global opportunities, while simultaneously ensuring that the social and economic benefits of innovation are shared throughout society as a whole.
The Canadian aim to activate a dynamic community of young global leaders across Canada and the Commonwealth to create lasting impacts both at home and abroad through cross-cultural exchanges encompassing international education, discovery and inquiry, and professional experiences. They are managed through a unique partnership between , the , , and Canadian universities, made possible with financial support from the and the .
Open AIR is funded by the and the . Open AIR has support from the , the at the American University in Cairo, at Strathmore University, the at the University of Cape Town, and the .