3rd Land Governance and Societal Development Conference

NUST, HTTPS building, 13 Jackson Kaujeua Street, Windhoek. Virtual participation available.

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) together with the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in China and University of Bayreuth (UB) in Germany, with the usual support of the HSF Shandong office in China are in collaboration to host the 3rd Land Governance and Societal Development Conference.

Theme: Land and Societies in the context of Innovation, consolidation and revitalization.

The hybrid conference would convene on the following dates and times: 12th to 13th December 2023, from 8 am – 11 am German; 9 am – 12 pm Southern African Time; 3 pm – 6 pm Chinese time of each day.

The 2-day Conference will engage global stakeholders and further the discussion on land governance within societal development discourse to continue to diagnose and promote knowledge exchanges on societal concerns and explore solutions for improvements within the land sector in urban, peri-urban and rural areas.

Virtual and physical participation available.

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