RSIF Senegal Country Report 2021 – English

Abstract

Senegal’s contribution to RSIF: Senegal is a founding member of PASET. H.E. President Macky Sall launched the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) in 2015 together with representatives of the Heads of States in Ethiopia and Rwanda. The Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) represents Senegal in the PASET Governing Council, and the Director of Strategy and Planning, Directorate-General of Research and Innovation, MESRI sits in the PASET Executive Board (EB). Moreover, Prof. Aminata Sall Diallo is the Executive Director of the PASET EB. 80% of Senegal’s contribution directly supports training of Senegalese scholars. The potential of Senegal’s innovative expansion due to this investment is multiplied when leveraged by the funds through matching support from various donors, including the Government of Korea, international partner institutions and others. By being part of RSIF, Senegal benefits from joint resource mobilization with other countries and capacity building for PhDs and research and innovation far into the future. PASET aims to mobilise over USD 500 million into the RSIF endowment fund, with an estimated 20% to be allocated to research and innovation projects for the benefit of citizens and institutions of participating countries. Many African countries are interested to be part of this.