TISCA 2019: Theme: African Students & Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) || April 5th – 7th

The International Students Conference for Africa (TISCA) 2019

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Theme: African Students & Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Date: April 5th – 7th, 2019

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About TISCA 2019 theme: In an era where global concerns about the next issues are at a peak as shown by the current drive of high level international and national government authorities, business corporations and the international community towards sustainability, Africa and indeed African students have a role to play.

According to The Africa Competitiveness Report 2017 put together by the World Economic Forum, The World Bank Group and The African Development Bank, there is a growing international attention focused on Africa as an investment destination and mounting talk of an African economic renaissance. With over a billion people and averaging growth rates of over 5 percent in the last decade, increasing industrialisation, exploration of natural resources and projected population to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, the continent needs to think and act on a sustainable agenda a lot more creatively.

Since the youth are the future for Africa, considering African Students in the UK and their role towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), becomes crucial and non-negotiable. This forms the thrust of the theme for TISCA 2019.

The International Students Conference for Africa (TISCA) is a premiere Conference for students in the United Kingdom. Previously tagged the International Conference of Nigerian Students in diaspora (ICONS), it was First convened in 2007 by XN Foundation, a charity formed by a group of Nigerian students at Lancaster University. The conference has since been held annually for the last ten years. It was first hosted by Lancaster University, and other host universities include University of Hull, University of Kent, University of Northampton, Coventry University, University of Central Lancashire, Sheffield Hallam University & University of Leicester.

TISCA is organised by XN Foundation, a UK charity established in 2007. The diversity of skills and experiences of African students in the United Kingdom has and continues to be the launchpad for the foundation’s activities.

In an era where Africa is undergoing rapid changes and huge developmental activities and reforms not to mention the status of the continent as a preferred investment destination, there is a need to align the lives and activities of African students in the diaspora for value creation and impact. This is the paramount agenda of Xn Foundation and TISCA is a good platform for these conversations.