Global Summit on Student Affairs: Africa joins the global conversations

* Dr Lisa Bardill Moscaritolo is General Secretary for the International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS) and Associate Vice-President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Pace University, Pleasantville Campus, New York, USA. ** Dr Birgit Schreiber is IASAS Chair for the Africa Region and Director: Centre for Student Support Services at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. Email: bschreiber@uwc.ac.za. Close to a hundred selected international delegates from student affairs divisions at universities and colleges met in Rome at the 2nd Global Summit for Student Affairs on employability, soft skills and leadership development. The first summit organised by the International Association for Student Affairs and Services (IASAS) and the US Association for Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education (NASPA) was held in Washington DC in 2012. The 2nd Global Summit in Rome in 2014 was hosted by the European University College Association (EUCA, www.euca.eu) in collaboration with both IASAS and NASPA.

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