Cooperation between the Academy of Sciences of Guinea and USF Discussions took place between USF and the Academy of Sciences of Guinea (ASG) in February in Conakry. Taking into account the specificities of the tw Lire plus
Cross-mobility of Students between Côte d’Ivoire and Belgium Support was provided by USF to facilitate cooperation between Ivorian higher education institutions (the University Institute of Abidjan) and Belgian Lire plus
And what if Trump cuts off the Internet? Consequences for Universities On several occasions, Trump has threatened to cut off the Internet. The consequences would be disastrous for the global economy, transportation, touri Lire plus
Making the Use of GenAI Transparent The use of Generative artificial intelligence in research is becoming widespread enough that it is time to set clear rules to make it explicit. Many i Lire plus
Exceptional 36-months Double Degree PhD Scholarship for PhD in Computer Science Title: ”Optimization-simulation coupling for the GHG emission-based supervision and planification of a fleet of autonomous agricultural robots”. A Lire plus
Editorial 74 First and foremost, we wish you an excellent year 2026 despite a world that is increasingly uncertain, difficult, and dangerous. Sustainable peace mus Lire plus
Abidjan: Seminar on the Role of the UN in Development Policies Organized and coordinated by USF, a seminar was held from November 24 to 28, 2025, at the University Institute of Abidjan on the role of UN agencies i Lire plus
Visit to Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco As part of the ICAI international conference held at this university, I gave a presentation on the topic of city digital twins and took the opportunit Lire plus
Call for PhD Applications: 14 MSCA Double Degree Doctorate Fellowships for the GreenFieldData Project GreenFieldData : IoRT Data Management and Analysis for Sustainable Agriculture 3-year contract starting September/October 2026 &nb Lire plus
Call for PhD candidates in Geo-informatics The Utrecht University (The Netherlands) is looking for two PhD students in geographic question answering; more information can be found in: They are Lire plus
Editorial 73 A success story for USF: indeed, after the examination of the needs of Côte d’Ivoire, and the implementation of a professional degree in nutrit Lire plus
Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of Health supports new professional degree in nutrition and dietetics Pierre DIMBA, Minister of Health of Côte d’Ivoire Côte d’Ivoire has made significant progress in terms of economic growth, infrastructur Lire plus
Animath: Extracurricular Math in Djibouti Animath: Animath: ADAM-Maths, founded in January 2022, is the Djiboutian Association for the Development of Extracurricular Mathematical Activities in Lire plus
PhD Position: Spatio-temporal causal modeling of shared electric vehicle demand ETH Zurich is one of the world’s leading universities specializing in science and technology. It is renowned for its excellent education, its cuttin Lire plus
Editorial 72 This issue includes four articles. The first deals with the important issue of the relationships between universities and companies, and particularly Lire plus
For mutually beneficial relationships between universities and economic environments Several years ago, I met the rector of a university in a large city, and she confessed to me that she had very few connections with the economic secto Lire plus
A first essay written with AI: on “Hypnocracy” by Janwei Xun In the spring of 2025, a small book with a strident tone is published: “Hypnocracy” (subtitle: “Trump, Musk and the factory of re Lire plus
Sustainable education in action The Foundation for Responsible and Equitable Education (FERE) was established in 2010 by Professor Michelle Bergadaà, emeritus professor at the Unive Lire plus
InterSol Conference in Ouagadougou The 8th International Conference of the EAI on interdisciplinary innovations and solutions for disadvantaged areas, co-organized within the framework Lire plus
Assistance in organizing a conference in Canton on Artificial Intelligence At the request of Chinese colleagues, TANG Ziyuan and I helped the South China University of Technology organize a conference on Artificial Intelligen Lire plus
Opportunity of Post doctoral Fellowship in UK You hold a Doctorate in energy economics or mechanical energy, defended within the last eight years, and you could be welcomed as part of a postdoctor Lire plus
Postdoc position at the Department of Geoinformatics, University of Salzburg, Austria Tasks: Independent scientific research and teaching, scientific support in research and teaching activities as well as participation in administrative Lire plus
Editorial, Information Letter 70 In this issue, we will present an agreement of cooperation with the University of Garoua, Cameroon. Then we will discuss the importance of AI in highe Lire plus
Signature of a cooperation agreement with the University of Garoua, Cameroon On April 15th, a meeting took place in Lyon with 4 colleagues from the University of Garoua, Cameroon, including its rector, to finalize a cooperation Lire plus
Plagiarism in education and scientific integrity in the age of Generative IA: IAgiarism? This article examines the challenges posed by generative AI (GAI) to plagiarism and scientific integrity in education and research. It begins by defin Lire plus
University charters for the use of generative AI As the use of generative AI expands, some universities have realized that rather than viewing this phenomenon as a dubious deviation, it is necessary Lire plus
Nomadic science in the service of diplomacy “What is a scientific attaché at an embassy? The term remains so vague, and the role is so rich in its diversity that a book, or better yet, me Lire plus
AKTIION 2025 (International Conference on Advanced Knowledge, Techniques and decIsIons for DevelOpmeNt problems) Main theme “Sustainable use of resources for regenerative and inclusive development” from 25 to 27 November 2025 in Conakry, Republic of G Lire plus
Editorial of the newsletter 69 Dear Colleagues, USF is an association of academics, current or retired, with strong international experience, mobilizing their skills and their netwo Lire plus
Guinean Academy of Sciences and USF: joint reflections undertaken The Academy of Sciences of Guinea (ASG) is the highest scientific forum in the country, at the crossroads of the different disciplines. It encourages Lire plus
