Inventory of Education and Training facilities in Africa in the area of spatially referenced Information

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is mandated by its member states to establish, maintain and disseminate a database of educational and training facilities and programs in Africa in the area of spatially referenced information technologies.

Country University/Institute Department in Focus
Egypt Ain Sham University Geography Department
Assuit University Civil Engineering Department
Cairo University Geography Department
Ethiopia Addis Ababa University Department of Geography
Ghana

 

 University of Ghana Department of Geography and Resource Development
University of Cape Coast Department of Geography and Tourism
Kenya University of Nairobi Surveying Department
Morocco Royal Center For Remote Sensing Training Program Royal Center For Remote Sensing Training Program (CRTS)
Namibia University of Namibia Geography And Environmental Sciences
Nigeria Regional Center for Training in Aerospace Survey Regional Center for Training in Aerospace Survey (RECTAS)
University of Lagos Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics
Mauritius University of Mauritius Department of Geography
South Africa University of Cape Town Department of Geomatics
University of Durban~WestVille Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
University of Natal Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences
Department of surveying and mapping
University of Pretoria Center for Environmental and Geographic Information Sciences
University of Rhodes Geography Department
University of South Africa Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
University of Stellenbosch Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences
University of the Witwatersrand Department of Geography and Environmental Studies
Tanzania Open University of Tanzania Geography Department
University of Dar es Salam Institute of Resource Assessment
Uganda Mekerere University Geography Department
Zambia University of Zambia Department of Geography
Zimbabwe University Zimbabwe Geography Department

The inventory is, at this point in time, far from being complete. Its compilation has been basesd on a survey carried out during 1998 to 2001 whereby more than two hundred learning institutions were contacted in Africa. Unfortunately, the majority of them failed to return the questionnaires - and some who did replied only partially - in spite of several reminders. Our intention is, however, to pursue our efforts during the 2002-2003 biennium to extend its quality and completeness and can serve the objectives set up by the member  States.

Write us at onino@uneca.org for commments and inputs.