On January 25-27, 2010, Tsinghua University, "China's MIT", held a China-Africa Knowledge Exchange Workshop in Kampala (Uganda). The purpose for the workshop was to help the university faculty better understand Africa’s development context and challenges and promote partnerships with African education and research institutions.

Organized by the World Bank Institute (WBI) and the Uganda Management Institute (UMI) --a GDLN partner institution-- the workshop brought together a group of professors from Tsinghua University with African public policy researchers and practitioners to discuss, among other things: China’s development assistance to Africa; lessons from China’s development path and its implications for Africa; as well as the role of government in education and social development. Read more...