Flensburg, 15/02/2025: Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebing will participate as a speaker at the event “SMART VILLAGES” on February 25, 2025 at the renowned Gregorian University in Rome. The event is dedicated to rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a special focus on increasing access to basic infrastructure such as water, energy, sanitation and internet for women in rural areas.
The event is organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Pontificia Università Gregoriana and brings together high-profile speakers from different fields to discuss solutions for the sustainable development of rural regions.
Speakers
- Prof. Dr. Peter Lah SJ, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences
- Prof. Dr. Martin Nkafu Nkemnkia, President of the Nkemnkia Community Development Empowerment International Foundation
- Dr. Pauline Kashale Muanji, President of the Fondarc Réseau Association
- Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebing, Honorary Consul of Hamburg and the Republic of Cameroon, former president of the German-African Business Association
- Dr. Liliane Babin, President of Mwasi – African Women in the World Association
- Prof. Dr. Matthias Theodor Vogt, Director of the Saxonin Institute for cultural Infrastructures, Visiting professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Pontifical Gregorian University
- Prof. Dr. David Simo, Professor at the University of Yaoundé
The event will end with an open debate in which participants will have the opportunity to exchange views with the speakers and contribute their perspectives.
Further information
The event will take place on February 25, 2025 from 15:00 to 19:00 in the Aula Tesi C012 of the Gregoriana University. Admission is free, but places are limited. It is possible to participate online via the digital space “Gregoriana SMART VILLAGES”: Link to the livestream.
We invite all interested to join this exciting event and learn more about the challenges and opportunities of rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa!