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GVU was actively involved in developing plans for this net-
work in order to enhance the capabilities of African universi-
ties to take advantage of the opportunities associated with
the emergence of the global information society. AFUNET
serves as a practical response to the World Summit on the
Information Society (WSIS) Plan of Action.
On the threshold of entering into an operational phase, GVU
initiated further development activities focusing on formal-
ising charters, governance issues and funding aspects.
In 2005, GVU will implement the 2-year GEDS Development
Management Masters degree programme offered by AUC.
GVUwill implement and run the Environment InformationMan-
agement semester course at theUniversity of Pretoria, SouthAfri-
ca, in collaboration with the University of St. Petersburg, Russia.
The GEDS Environment Information Management Masters
degree programme will be further developed at the Univer-
sity of Pretoria.
GVU will offer a second online tutor course starting in August
2005 and consider potential new Master degree programmes.
Organisational development
The African University Network (AFUNET)
The E-Learner,
the GVU Newsletter
The Year Ahead