Welcome Message By Prof Jerry John Kponyo - Network Coordinator
It gives me great pleasure as the Network Coordinator of the West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) to welcome you to the Network’s official website. This website has been developed in the hope that it will become a valuable source of information for stakeholders linked by a common desire to see the strengthening of postgraduate engineering education in the Africa sub-region.
The website will provide visitors with the current news and reports under the WASEND which is made up of the
- College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
- International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Burkina Faso
- University of Science Engineering, and Technology (USET), Gambia
- College of Engineering, University of Abomey Calavi, Benin
About WASEND
The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) is made up of the four Colleges of Engineering in West Africa under the Africa Centers of Excellence (ACE) Impact Project, which are:
- College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana
- International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Burkina Faso
- University of Science Engineering, and Technology (USET), Gambia
- College of Engineering, University of Abomey Calavi, Benin
The ACE Impact Project is a joint initiative of the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) in collaboration with African governments to strengthen postgraduate education and research. WASEND is working to address developmental challenges related to the low human resource capacity in sub-Saharan Africa in science and technology fields. WASEND seeks to address low productivity due to a shortage of high-level skills and limited applied research in priority sectors – energy (generation, transmission, and mini-grids for solar energy) and information and communication technology (ICT).
Participating Universities
News & Events
Invitation to WASEND’s 5TH Symposium
Invitation to WASEND’s 5TH Symposium 🥳🥳🥳 The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) presents its 5th Symposium with the theme “Development of Solar Water Heating Technology in West Africa, Challenges and Prospects” Date: Friday, 19th January 2024 Time: 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm…
Report on WASEND 6th SEMINAR
The Impact of the Informal Economy, Climate, Migration, and Rising Temperatures on Energy System Planning The 6th West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) seminar was held virtually on the 29th of November, 2023, with the theme “Energy System Modelling for the Real World:…
Invitation to WASEND’s 6th Seminar
Invitation to WASEND’s 6th Seminar 🥳🥳🥳 The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) presents its 6th Seminar with the theme “Energy System Modeling for the Real World: Transforming Modeling Approaches for Sustainable and Resilient Urban Development” Wednesday, 29th November 2023 |12:30pm – 2:00pm…
Call for Applications
Call for Applications The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) is a World Bank-designated African Center of Excellence (ACE) network in engineering education and research. WASEND is made up of four World Bank-designated African Centres of Excellence (ACEs) in Engineering, namely: • The…
ARTICLE ON 5TH WASEND SEMINAR
The 5th WASEND Seminar Exposes the Status of Energy Access in Africa. The 5th West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) seminar was held virtually on the 14th of April, 2023, with the theme “Institutional and Legal Environment for the Development of the West…
Invitation to WASEND’s 5TH Seminar
Invitation to WASEND’s 5TH Seminar ???????????? The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) presents it’s 5th Seminar with the theme “Institutional and Legal Environment for the Development of the West African Electricity Sector” Date: Friday, 14th April 2023 Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm (GMT)…
ARTICLE ON WASEND 4TH CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP
Engineers Urged to Develop Innovative Projects at the 4th WASEND Capacity Building Workshop The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) held its fourth capacity-building workshop on ” Managing Engineering Innovations and Incubators in West Africa.” The workshop was hosted by the College of…
WASEND’s 4TH CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP IS HERE
WASEND’s 4TH CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP IS HERE ???????????? The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) presents it’s 4th capacity building workshop with the theme “Managing Engineering Innovations and Incubators in West Africa” Date: Friday, 10th March 2023 Time: 10:00am – 11:15am (GMT) Resource…
ARTICLE ON 4TH WASEND SEMINAR
The 4th WASEND Seminar Exposed the Status of Energy Access in Africa. The 4th West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) seminar was held virtually on the 13th of January 2023 with the theme “Obstacles to Universal Access to Electricity: The State of Play,…
ARTICLE ON 3RD WASEND SEMINAR
Ing. Toviawou Koffi reveals the flip side of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) at the 3rd WASEND SEMINAR. The 3rd West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) seminar was held on the 30th of November 2022 virtually with the theme “Solar PV: behind the scenes” presented…
WASEND’s 4th SEMINAR is Here
*WASEND’s 4th SEMINAR is Here ????????????* Theme: *Obstacles to universal access to Electricity: state of play, challenges and approaches to solutions* Spearker: *ASSAN Todéma ; Head of Energy Resources Agency of Benin Energy Ministry* Date: *13th January 2023* Time: *11:00 am – 1:00pm* GMT Join…
WASEND 3rd Capacity Building Workshop
Prof. Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko, Provost, KNUST College of Engineering speaks on Resource Mobilization for Engineering Education and Research in Africa at the WASEND 3rd Capacity Building Workshop Screenshot of the presentation slide The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) held its third capacity-building…
WASEND Second Capacity-Building Workshop
WASEND Second Capacity-Building Workshop The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) organized its second capacity-building workshop on the theme ” Gender Mainstreaming in Engineering Education: Approaches and Experiences “. The workshop was hosted by the College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science…
WASEND’s 3rd SEMINAR is also Here
WASEND’s 3rd SEMINAR is also Here ???????????? Theme: Solar PV: behind the scenes Date: Wednesday, 30th November 2022 Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (GMT) _Join this seminar via zoom????????_ Meeting ID: 827 2395 4613 Password: 206774 Use the link below???????? to register for…
WASEND’s 2nd Capacity Building Workshop
WASEND’s 2nd Capacity Building Workshop is Finally Here ???????????? The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) presents its 2nd Capacity Building Workshop with the theme “Gender Mainstreaming in Engineering Education: Approaches and Experiences” Date: Tuesday, 29th November 2022 from 10:00am – 11:15am (GMT)…
UNIVERSITÉ D’ABOMEY, CALAVI, BENIN HOSTS FOURTH WASEND SYMPOSIUM
UNIVERSITÉ D’ABOMEY, CALAVI, BENIN HOSTS FOURTH WASEND SYMPOSIUM The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) held its 4th Symposium on 29th July 2022 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (GMT) virtually. Prof. Basile Kounouhewa, the guest speaker and a Professor of Atmospheric Physics…
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (2IE), BURKINA FASO HOSTS 2ND WASEND SEMINAR
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (2IE), BURKINA FASO HOSTS 2ND WASEND SEMINAR The 2nd WASEND seminar was held on the 13th July 2022 virtually with the theme “Meeting Africa’s Energy needs Sustainably with fluctuating Renewable Resource, what are the Challenges for Storage? Prof….
UNIVERSITÉ D’ABOMEY, CALAVI, BENIN HOSTS THIRD WASEND ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
UNIVERSITÉ D’ABOMEY, CALAVI, BENIN HOSTS THIRD WASEND ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMME The third WASEND academic exchange programme took place at Université D’abomey, Calavi, Benin from 18th July 2022 to 22nd July 2022. Three PhD students from the West African Colleges of Engineering participated in this exchange programme. Paul Victor Jatta,…
FACULTY MEMBERS FROM UNIVERSITÉ D’ABOMEY – CALAVI, BENIN PAY A WORKING VISIT TO KNUST
FACULTY MEMBERS FROM UNIVERSITÉ D’ABOMEY – CALAVI, BENIN PAY A WORKING VISIT TO KNUST Group photograph of the team from Benin paying a courtesy call on the Provost, College of Engineering, KNUST Seven faculty members from the College of Engineering, Université D’Abomey – Calavi,…
WASEND’s 4th Symposium is Here
Are you enthused to learn from other researchers in the sub-region ⁉️❓❓ WASEND’s 4th Symposium is here to make that happen ???????????? Date: Friday, 29th July 2022 Time: 1pm to 5:00pm(GMT) Theme: The Hydrogen Vector for the development, promotion and valorization of Renewables Energies for…
WASEND’s 4th Symposium
Are you enthused to learn from other researchers in the sub-region ⁉️❓❓ WASEND’s 4th Symposium is here to make that happen ???????????? Date: Friday, 29th July 2022 Time: 1pm to 5:00pm(GMT) Theme: The Hydrogen Vector for the development, promotion and valorization of Renewables Energies for…
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The West African Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) is calling for research abstracts for it’s 4th Symposium. Abstracts should have a maximum of 150 words (in English or French) and should be sent to the email address bienvenu.agbomahena@epac.uac.bj with wasend@knust.edu.gh in copy Deadline for…
WASEND’s 2nd Seminar
Date: Wednesday, 13th July 2022 Time: 11am to 1:00pm Theme: Meeting Africa’s Energy Needs Sustainably with Fluctuating Renewable Resources: What are the Challenges for Storage? Resource Person: Prof. Yao Azoumah (CEO of KYA Energy Group) Join with the zoom link below ???????? https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83474600155?pwd=MlBXWElUT1g5VWJ1Wk9TMkFoNXRsQT09 Don’t miss…
NETWORK COORDINATOR OF WASEND VISITS THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
NETWORK COORDINATOR OF WASEND VISITS THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING (RAE) IN THE UK Catriona MacArthur, Senior Manager of Africa Programmes at the Royal Academy of Engineering (left) with Prof. Jerry John Kponyo, Network Coordinator of WASEND (right) Prof. Jerry John Kponyo,…
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WASEND ADVISORY BOARD VISITS 2iE
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WASEND ADVISORY BOARD VISITS 2iE From left:Dr. Marie SAWADOGO, Mr. Saidou DIAWARA, Mr. Amarquaye Armar, Prof. Harouna KARAMBIRI, Prof. K. Edem N’TSOUKPOE and Léa FULLOY The Chairman of the Advisory Board of the West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for…
GTTI HOSTS SECOND WASEND ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
Mr. Nounagnon Hector Alexandre Vignon from Benin (left) with Mr. Demba Jallow, staff at the Mechanical section, GTTI (right) The Gambian Technical Training Institute (GTTI) hosted the second academic exchange programme from 28th February 2022 to 4th March, 2022 in Gambia. The exchange was…
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KNUST HOSTS THE THIRD WASEND SYMPOSIUM
The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) held its 3rd Symposium on Friday, 29th April 2022 from 12:00pm – 5:00pm (GMT) via zoom on the theme “Renewable Energy Integration: Successes, Challenges and Research Opportunities”. Fifty-Six (56) participants joined the third symposium hosted by College of…
THIRD WASEND SYMPOSIUM
Are you getting ready for the 3RD WASEND SYMPOSIUM ??? ???????????? Join us this Friday, 29th April 2022 at 12:00pm (GMT) as we digest the theme “Renewable Energy Integration: Successes, Challenges and Research Opportunities”. _Kindly click on the link below???????? to register for the symposium._…
KNUST HOSTS MAIDEN WASEND SEMINAR
The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) is a network of four West African Colleges of Engineering: College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (2IE), Burkina Faso University of Science, Engineering and…
WASEND’s MAIDEN SEMINAR IS HERE
WASEND’s MAIDEN SEMINAR IS HERE ???????????? The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) presents it’s MAIDEN SEMINAR with the theme “The Role of Research in Entrepreneurship and Business Ideas Development” Date: Friday, 11th February, 2022 from 12:00pm – 2:00pm (GMT) Participating ACEs (African…
ARTICLE ON WASEND SECOND SYMPOSIUM
ARTICLE ON WASEND’S SECOND SYMPOSIUM The second symposium took place on 3rd December 2021. The Guest Speaker was Prof. Daniel Yamegueu Nguewo, an Associate Professor in Renewable Energy from 2iE. He gave a presentation on the Development of large-scale solar photovoltaic power plants: challenges…
KNUST HOSTS WASEND’S MAIDEN CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP
The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) has organised its maiden capacity building workshop on the theme “The Transition from Research to Start-Ups”. The event was hosted by the College of Engineering at KNUST on 18th November, 2021 via the Zoom platform. The…
WASEND ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN VISITS KNUST
Mr. Amarquaye Armar, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) has paid a working visit to the College of Engineering, KNUST. The visit which took place on 12th November 2021 was to hold discussions with key personnel involved…
KNUST HOSTS FIRST ACADEMIC EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
The College of Engineering at KNUST hosted the maiden academic exchange programme in the month of October and November 2021. Participants included Miss Karoll Ouindkouni Sig-Naame Nabaloum from the International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), Burkina Faso and Mr. Amadou Baldeh from the…
WASEND Social Media Pages Launched
WASEND Social Media Pages Launched ???????????? _Kindly follow and like the WASEND social media pages for more information and updates_ Twitter: WASEND https://twitter.com/wasend_af Instagram: WASEND https://www.instagram.com/wasend.af Facebook: West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development https://fb.me/wasend.af Website: wasend.org
WASEND’s MAIDEN CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP
The West Africa Sustainable Engineering Network for Development (WASEND) presents it’s maiden capacity building workshop with the theme “The Transition from Research to Start-Ups“. _Click on the link below to register for the workshop_ https://forms.gle/WwSmUwHpHLrMzi2U7 Date: Thursday, 18th November, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm (GMT)…
MAIDEN SYMPOSIUM OF WASEND HELD
The maiden seminar was held on 3rd September 2021. Participants included students and faculty members from the network Colleges of Engineering. Members of the International Advisory and Industrial Advisory Boards of the KNUST Engineering Education Project (KEEP) also participated in the symposium. Also in attendance…