Category Archives: Radio Astronomy For Education

Radio Astronomy, Intercultural Collaboration, and Science Diplomacy

We are excited to kickstart the 2026 Full Moon Mashup series with a conversation that explores how astronomy can connect cultures, strengthen international collaboration, and contribute to science diplomacy. How can astronomy bring people, cultures, and countries closer together? The next Astro4Dev Full Moon Mashup will explore this question by focusing on the international and […]

Update

The teaching radio interferometer project was presented at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology and the project leader contributed to erect one at the University. A lot of students and staff, were all very keen to help and participate to the project. A long list of contacts were collected that will contribute as […]

Overview of the project

Project leader: Yannick Libert, ylibert@ast.uct.ac.za Project location: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius (with Agalega, Rodrigues, Saint Brandon), Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia Project Description: The Radio Astronomy for Education project aims to support human capacity development in Africa and work toward training the valuable assets needed to reach the ambitious goal of Square Kilometer […]