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Université Numérique du Gabon's Techno-Pedagogy and Generative-AI Training for Public University Teacher-Researchers

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In February 2025, Gabon's Ministry of Higher Education and the Digital University of Gabon (UNG) ran a five-day hybrid training at the University of Health Sciences in Owendo for around 50 teacher-researchers from public institutions, covering online course design and a generativ

~50 participants
Teacher-researchers trained (24-28 February 2025)
Université Numérique du Gabon's Techno-Pedagogy and Generative-AI Training for Public University Teacher-Researchers

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Université Numérique du Gabon (UNG) / Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Innovation
Period
24–28 February 2025
Keywords
higher education, teacher training, generative AI

Context

Gabon's Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, through the Université Numérique du Gabon (UNG), opened a techno-pedagogy training session on 24 February 2025 at the Université des Sciences de la Santé in Owendo, held partly by videoconference with input from experts across CAMES member universities.

Objectives

Minister Marcelle Ibinga épouse Itsitsa opened the session, framing digital and AI integration as central to the future of Gabonese higher education.

Activities

Around 50 teacher-researchers from public institutions including ENSET, Omar Bongo University (UOB), INSG and USS took part in a five-day programme covering online course design and scenario-building, configuration of online learning spaces, online assessment, online tutoring, and an introduction to generative AI in teaching.

Conclusions

The training was a single, government-led pilot cohort: no public data on participants' subsequent classroom practice, student outcomes, or completion certification has been published, and further sessions have been described as planned rather than already delivered at scale.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k) — Small-scale national training event; no budget figures published.
Time to results
Short (< 1 year) — Five-day programme, 24-28 February 2025.
Staffing & skills
Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Innovation (Gabon), Université Numérique du Gabon (UNG), CAMES member-university experts (remote input via videoconference)

Conditions for success

  • Hybrid delivery combining in-person sessions with videoconferenced regional expert input via the CAMES network
  • Ministerial-level sponsorship framing AI/digital integration as a strategic priority for higher education

Common failure modes

  • Single cohort with no published follow-up data on classroom practice, certification, or outcomes
  • Further training sessions described only as planned, not yet delivered

Where it fits

Governance type
national government / public university system
Scale
single five-day cohort across four public institutions
Income level
lower-middle-income

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