Mission Statement
PACS also facilitate links with external collaborations including Universities and organizations that enhance research growth and experience. PACS is committed to optimizing partnerships between educational institutions locally, within Africa and overseas, particularly with involvement of other African scientists. PACS develop practical individual Projects within African countries by tailoring each project to the countries needs.
PACS seeks to enhance the support for higher education in science and technology, while keeping a focus on local community needs. A priority is to provide tuition support for as many students as possible based on academic merit, financial need and commitment to a project in their home community.
Our Goals
PACS aims to generate sustainable international and local partnerships that will provide financial and technical support in three principle directions:
- Increase student participation in science and technology at the Universities
- Improve scientific training and the development of appropriate African technologies
- Generate projects that transfer this Knowledge to individual communities.
Goal 1: Establish a mechanism to provide support for economically disadvantaged students at all levels of the educational process that will be linked to their participation in a project in their local community.
The types of community projects include, but are not be restricted to:
- Sustainable engineering for water transfer, electricity generation, and waste management
- New agricultural (farming, gardening) and livestock breeding methods
- Educating women on small scale business development strategies and micro-credit support
- Public health education, disease prevention, and toxicology
- Adult education programs to promote literacy and technology skills
Goal 2: Contribute to an improved research and education environment in Africa including enhancing the competitiveness for extramural funding.