Collaborations – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs

SILL Training with Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Vuyokazi Jamieson

The Mortenson Center partnered with Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, in providing the first in-person SILL (Strengthening Innovative Library Leaders) training since the pandemic.

When: February 13 – 14, 2024
Time: 10:30AM- 4:00PM each day
Where: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
Format: In-person
Cost: Free for all invited/ registered participants
Language of Instruction: Arabic/ English

Congratulations to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Professional Development Division for hosting and presenting the workshop, by the local team of organizers and facilitators: Joseph Makkar (lead facilitator), Samia Abouhany, Sara Elgabalawy and Neveen Nagy (co-facilitator).

To learn more about SILL Training and find more resources visit our website at: https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson-leadership/about/

International visits and Collaborations: Rwanda and Kenya- July 10-21, 2023

Posted on July 10, 2023 by Vuyokazi Jamieson

The Mortenson Center Team- Prof. Dr. Clara Chu and Dr. Peggy Nzomo had an opportunity to attend and present at the Peace Education Conference held in Kigali, Rwanda. While there, they took the opportunity to visit several libraries in Rwanda and Kenya and discussed potential collaborations with the Mortenson Center.

Kenya Visits included:

Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya: School of Information; University Library
University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya: Department of Information studies; University Library
Key School Libraries: St. Joan’s Academy; Little Lambs School; Kapsabet Boys High School
Kenya Library Association
Kenya National Library Services
Technical University of Kenya