Academy synergy building (ASBS)
VIRTUAL MEETINGS, WEBINARS
HOST: NASAC
SESSIONS: QUARTERLY
1500 – 1700 Hrs (EAT)

- Overview
- ASBS 2025 Sessions
- Previous Sessions
NASAC’s Strategic objective is to enable and inter-connect African science academies to contribute to science, technology, and innovation, to make the voice of science heard by African and global policy and decision makers. To further enhance networking, collaboration, and communication between members, NASAC intends to enhance its synergistic relations within the secretariats of its member academies.
The Objective:
To interact and engage with academy secretariat staff members to advance a corporate culture of excellence, efficiency, cohesion, and synergy among NASAC membership. The participants
will be secretariat staff of all NASAC members and NOT members of the governing organs. Proposed topics will aim to facilitate intra-networking sessions and provide peer-to-peer learning on selected topics. These topics will be identified and communicated separately prior to the sessions.
Meeting agenda:
- Proposed topics will be aligned to NASAC strategic objectives and aim to enhance soft skills, foster collaborative learning, and ensure efficient running of academies’ secretariats.
- Evaluation of the specific topic will encompass a question-and-answer session, and a concise viewpoint regarding the topic will be provided by a selected academy. This will also involve discussions that endorse strategies for establishing and administering new national academies.
- Within the Q&A session, there will be an interactive recap period aimed at maintaining participant engagement.
- Participants will engage in open dialogue on the topic to enhance their learning experience and register their key takeaways.
Academy Synergy Building Sessions (ASBS) 2025
We are pleased to announce this year’s Academy Synergy Building Sessions (ASBS) 2025, a quarterly webinar series designed to enhance collaboration and capacity-building within academies.
📅 Save the Dates for 2025 Sessions:
- Q1: Managing Stress and Navigating Workplace Conflicts – 6th March 2025
- Q2: Strengthening Regional Teamwork – 5th June 2025
- Q3: Leading Organizational Change – 4th September 2025
- Q4: Effective Grant Management and Resource Mobilization for Academy Projects – 6th November 2025
Below are the topics that were chosen for the 2024 ASBS sessions. To see the report for each session, click on the links that are highlighted.
- Strategic Planning Process– 7th March 2024
- Corporate Governance Framework – 6th June 2024
- Effective Stakeholders Engagement– 5th September 2024