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Friday, 7 September 2012

Helping to bring African universities online

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Today, over 30 universities across Africa are partnering with Google to bring students, faculty and staff online to help them work better together. Through initiatives like the Google Apps Supporting Programs (GASP) and attendance at events like the 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers, Google is working with Sub-Saharan and South African universities to improve Internet access, strengthen campus infrastructure, and adopt Google Apps for Education through a combination of grants, technical consulting and training. 

The GASP program is partnering with African universities in a variety of ways, including offering 65,000 University of Pretoria students (South Africa) a university Gmail account for life through Google Apps for Education. Makerere University Business School (MUBS) in Uganda also integrated Google Apps for Education into their core processes such as the payroll system, and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya, the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, and the University of Ghana adopted Google Apps for Education to improve cross-campus collaboration. And Inoorero University in Kenya extended their campus network infrastructure through grants and technical consulting offered through the GASP program. 

At Google, we’re firm believers that we can work better together on the web. We’re excited to continue to partner with universities around the world to build out their infrastructure and get their students, faculty and staff online. Learn more about Google Apps Supporting Programs.

Posted by Ego Obi, Program Manager – Google Apps Supporting Programs, Sub-Saharan Africa


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Les universités africaines accèdent à Internet 

Aujourd'hui, une trentaine d'universités à travers l'Afrique travaillent en partenariat avec Google pour permettre aux étudiants, aux facultés et aux personnels des universités d'accéder à Internet et les aider à mieux travailler ensemble. Par le biais d'initiatives telles que les programmes GASP (Google Apps Supporting Programs) et la participation à des événements tels que la 18ème Conférence des ministres de l'Education du Commonwealth, Google travaille en collaboration avec les universités sub-sahariennes et sud-africaines pour améliorer l'accès à Internet, renforcer les infrastructure des campus et faire adopter les outils Google dédiés aux établissements scolaires ("Google Apps for Education"), grâce à des subventions, des conseils techniques et des formations.

Le programme GASP apporte son aide aux universités africaines de différentes façons, par exemple en offrant aux 65.000 étudiants de l'Université de Prétoria (Afrique du Sud) un compte universitaire Gmail à vie dans le cadre des "Google Apps for Education". La MUBS ("Makerere University Business School") en Ouganda a également intégré l'offre "Google Apps for Education" dans ses processus notamment pour les systèmes de gestion de la paie. La JKUAT ("Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology) du Kenya, l'Université de Ibadan au Nigeria et l'Université du Ghana ont aussi adopté "Google Apps for Education" pour améliorer la collaboration inter-campus. De plus, l'Université Inoorero au Kenya a étendu l'infrastructure réseau de son campus grâce aux subventions et aux conseils techniques obtenus par le biais du programme GASP. 

 Chez Google, nous sommes convaincus des bienfaits du Web pour travailler mieux ensemble. Et nous sommes ravis d'étendre nos partenariats avec d'autres universités à travers le monde pour contribuer à bâtir leur infrastructure et à offrir une accès en ligne à leurs étudiants, leurs facultés et leurs personnels. Venez découvrir les GASP

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