"My approach to effective teaching and learning is akin to manoeuvring a railway handcar whereby both learner and teacher work as partners in an environment conducive to learning."

"I strongly believe that with the active participation of both individuals."

"My primary objective is to fully engage my students so that they can acquire these values and skills that transcend degree requirements."

"They are lifelong proficiencies applicable to other aspects of their lives."

"I always say if I had to do it all over again, I would be a marine microbiologist."

"It's fascinating how we or rather I know so little about microorganisms in the oceans or their interactions with sea creatures."

"I enjoy that, and it's about reinforcing the students' skills and getting the data is almost a result of the students learning those things."

"If we do nothing, we risk becoming like the Northern countries, with high levels of pollution."

"That is why our country is fully committed to the fight against climate change."

"Several instruments have already been established."

"We have launched a program to combat climate change and ratified several conventions concerning soil degradation."

"The release of mercury into the environment."

"Our national development plan for 2016–2020 now incorporates the concept of environment and climate change."

"All these examples demonstrate the Ivorian government’s determination to implement the commitments made under the Paris Agreement."

"Our universities and major schools have all directed their research toward climate change and sustainable development."

"We have a science and innovation hub within Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, which serves as a true incubation center connecting businesses and innovations."

"We also have skilled researchers who help farmers better manage their crops according to the seasons."

"It is essential that we ensure high quality technological training and scientific research."

"Our forest cover has been reduced by more than 80% in half a century."

"For our research to have a real impact on society, it is important that funding be better directed toward issues of environment, climate change, food security, and water resources."

"We are already organized within CAMES, which brings together 19 countries and several universities, with 12 thematic research programs on agriculture, health, technology, and climate change."

"It is important that these programs receive financial support to meet expectations."

"This is why we believe that the ERC (European Research Council) model would allow us to make significant progress."

"The aim is to prioritize scientific excellence and innovation."

"Peers will evaluate the research programs and provide funding to enable research teams to carry out their work."

"In the same way as the European Union, we believe that the African Union, which already has programs, could bring them together coherently within an African Research Council."

"This high-level seminar allowed me to establish contacts."

"But we already have the support of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), whose research and education division sent us a message expressing its interest."

"We do not have funding at the moment, but we believe we will obtain some."

"If we are organized, if we have visibility, with research programs and clear indicators to achieve, this will attract development aid and the private sector."

"At Félix Houphouët-Boigny University in Abidjan, we established, four years ago, a scientific and innovation project that hosts research units in biopesticides and phytomedicines."

"After demonstrating our capacity to set up a phytomedicine production unit and a biopesticide unit, we gained the support of the World Bank, CIRAD, and IRD."

"If we request that this African Research Council take into account the research themes of CAMES, which are already very advanced, it will help attract funding."

"There are many aspects of T. gondii biology we know very little about."

"Our lab aims to uncover novel differentiation and virulence determinants, especially in the gastrointestinal tract, and understand the molecular regulation of gene expression during developmental differentiation."

"There are a lot of people who are sick in the Ivory Coast."

"t that time, I thought, okay, medicine is something that I could do to help people."

"Feeling helpless wasn’t too fun."

"That was my journey into my interest in science."

"As an immigrant and a Black woman in science, I understand the challenges that students and faculty from historically excluded and underprivileged communities encounter at institutions of higher education."

"I am excited to join the faculty at SCU and look forward to engaging with colleagues and students from all backgrounds in a supportive."

"I can share my passion for microbiology, introduce students to the rigor and the thrill of scientific research, discovery, and innovation."

"Opportunities for students to connect with science in a way that enriches their day-to-day lives and contributes to making them fully informed citizens."

"I am excited to join the faculty at SCU and look forward to engaging with colleagues and students from all backgrounds in a supportive and collaborative environment where I can share my passion for microbiology."

"Introduce students to the rigor and the thrill of scientific research, discovery, and innovation, and provide opportunities for students to connect with science in a way that enriches their day-to-day lives and contributes to making them fully informed citizens."

"If the university would hire lecturers to provide relief from teaching loads."

"Tenure track faculty could get back into research labs and make up for work and time lost to the pandemic."

"The impact of the pandemic on faculty workload, especially faculty with children, was not explicitly addressed by Cal State, and the amount of extra work faculty did was not fully appreciated."