Inclusion Education Innovation Challenge 2026
May 29 - Jun 30, 2026
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CAT
Hybrid (University of Lagos and virtual)
Organizing university
University of Lagos
Event description
This challenge will receive applicants from multidisciplinary teams of undergraduate student innovators from Anglophone West African universities. Teams will be drawn from science, technology, engineering, arts and humanities to develop digitally enabled inclusive education solutions, thereby expanding access, equity, and opportunity for all.
Participants
It is open to both Afretec members and others. Application is extended to universities in Nigeria and Anglophone West African universities.
Contact Olayinka Adewumi:
Learn more for Inclusion Education Innovation Challenge 2026
Application is extended to universities in Nigeria and Anglophone West African universities.:
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