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Southern African Regional Office of Astronomy for Development - Saroad This is the Southern African regional node of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development which aims to realise the global societal benefits of astronomy

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) signed an agreement with the Copperbelt University (CBU) on 8th August 2014 to host a Southern African regional node of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD). This is aims to realise the global societal benefits of astronomy. The signing follows the approval of a proposal from the Copperbelt University which enjoyed the support of astronomy c

ollaborators in Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and South Africa, including the South African Square Kilometre Array Project Office. The IAU strategic plan was ratified by its members in 2009, at its General Assembly. Since then a global coordinating office (the OAD) was established in Cape Town, South Africa, and has led the implementation of this plan. Other regional nodes have already been established in China for the East Asian region, Thailand for the South East Asian region and Ethiopia for the East African region. The establishment of this Southern African regional node is significant as this part of the continent is currently very active in terms of the development of world class astronomy facilities including the optical Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), the radio Karoo Array Telescope (MeerKAT) and the gamma-ray High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS). The office in Zambia will need to rally all these advantages to benefit the region at large.

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15 Years of the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development existence.

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Opportunities

The Pan-African Network for Planetary Science & Technology (PAP2SN) is pleased to invite applications for fully funded projects across Africa.

This is an exciting opportunity for innovators, researchers, and change-makers to bring impactful ideas to life with full support.

🔗 Apply and learn more:
Visit www.pap2sn.com.

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We are excited to announce the Call for Organisers for the Data Science Hackathon 2025–2026!

After a successful first cycle across 12 countries, we’re expanding our global network of hackathons — and we need passionate organisers to make it happen!

For more information and applications: https://hack4dev.org/dshp-organisers-call/

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