Joint Exchange Development Initiative for Africa Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/jedi-2014/ Astronomy for a better world! Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:04:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg Joint Exchange Development Initiative for Africa Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/jedi-2014/ 32 32 Articles in the press about the JEDI workshop https://astro4dev.org/articles-in-the-press-about-the-jedi-workshop/ Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:04:31 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=10809 2014-04-10 on NCRST press-release: http://www.ncrst.na/news/19/First-Namibian-JEDI-Astronomy-and-Space-Science-Workshop 2014-04-09 on 99FM http://www.99fm.com.na/first-namibian-jedi-astronomy-and-space-science-workshop/#prettyPhoto 2014-04-10 on AZ: http://www.az.com.na/bildung/unam-erh-lt-geld-f-r-workshop.417234 2014-04-11 on Namibia Economist: http://www.economist.com.na/25-education/5210-jedi-workshop-for-beginners 2014-04-14 on The villager: http://www.thevillager.com.na/articles/6171/JEDI-could-drive-Namibia-toward-a-knowledge-based-economy/

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]]> Project update: JEDI astronomy workshop https://astro4dev.org/project-update-jedi-astronomy-workshop/ Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:02:14 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=12351 JEDI astronomy workshop from June 30th to July 6th at the University of Namibia The Astronomy and Space Science Workshop sponsored by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development was hosted at the University of Namibia from June 30th to July 6th 2014. This workshop is part of the Joint Exchange Development Initiative (JEDI) that [...]

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]]> Overview of the project https://astro4dev.org/overview-of-the-project-19/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:33:40 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=9451 Project title: Joint Exchange Development Initiative for Africa Project leader: Dr. Nadeem Oozeer Astronomy has grown significantly in recent years and the amount of scientific data available online has exploded. Astronomers have been doing data mining for centuries, characterizing the known, assigning the new and discovering unknowns. These skills are more critical than ever especially [...]

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