ANIE has extended the submission of Conference abstracts from August 15, 2010 as indicated earlier, to August 30, 2010. This is due to increased requests by interested participants who failed to beat the first deadline. There is no change in the deadline for submitting workshop proposals and it remains August 30, 2010. The conference and workshop details are still available on our website (www.anienetwork.org) and everyone is encouraged to apply. All successful applicants will be notified by September 30, 2010. In case of any enquiries do not hesitate to contact us on sec@anienetwork.org.

THEME: Internationalization of Higher Education and Research in Africa: Responding to Opportunities and Challenges.
DATES: November 4th -5th, 2010 (arrival is Wednesday, November 3rd 2010)s.
VENUE: Speke Resort, Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda.

Background
Internationalization of higher education presents several challenges and new developments to higher education in Africa. The Association of African Universities (AAU), after the conference on WTO/GATS in Accra, Ghana in 2004, identified the need to promote greater availability of information on the international dimension of higher education in Africa, promote more debate and increase the understanding of this aspect of higher education.

THEME: Internationalization of Higher Education in Africa and its Role in Promoting the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Background
The African Network for Internationalization of Education (ANIE) is a non-profit, nongovernmental, membership-based organization committed to the advancement of high quality research, capacity building and advocacy on internationalization of higher education with prime focus on Africa.

THEME: Developing and Utilizing Open Education Resources for Research and Information Sharing on International Education in Africa.
DATES: November 2nd-3rd, 2010 (immediately preceding the ANIE conference).
VENUE: Speke Resort - Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda.

Background
Capacity building for research on internationalization of higher education is one of the core mandates ANIE. The importance of capacity building for research is based on the evident lack of African academics with strong expertise and experience in the internationalization of higher education