COMREFAS
Encyclopedia
The Consortium for the Management of Basic and Applied Research in Africa south of Sahara or COMREFAS is an international multidisciplinary institution whose purpose is to structure and enhance the basic
and applied research
in Africa
in the following scientific fields
:
(RUSTA), the COMREFAS is the research center
common to all member institutions of the RUSTA (University of Science and Technology of Benin, University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast, Higher Institute of Technology of Ivory Coast, etc.).
Its head office is located in Abidjan
, the economic capital of Ivory Coast.
. This is part of a desire to unite the scientific community
around a shared vision, challenging and promising future for African societies.
To do this, the COMREFAS promote :
Pure research
Pure research, basic research, or fundamental research is research carried out to increase understanding of fundamental principles. Many times the end results have no direct or immediate commercial benefits: pure research can be thought of as arising out of curiosity. However, in the long term it...
and applied research
Applied research
Applied research is a form of systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science. It accesses and uses some part of the research communities' accumulated theories, knowledge, methods, and techniques, for a specific, often state, business, or client driven purpose...
in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
in the following scientific fields
Branches of science
The branches of science are commonly divided into two major groups: natural sciences, which study natural phenomena , and social sciences, which study human behavior and societies...
:
- EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, - Management ScienceManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, - Public lawPublic lawPublic law is a theory of law governing the relationship between individuals and the state. Under this theory, constitutional law, administrative law and criminal law are sub-divisions of public law...
, - Private LawPrivate lawPrivate law is that part of a civil law legal system which is part of the jus commune that involves relationships between individuals, such as the law of contracts or torts, as it is called in the common law, and the law of obligations as it is called in civilian legal systems...
, - HumanitiesHumanitiesThe humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
, - ArtsARtsaRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
, - Social SciencesSocial sciencesSocial science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
, - Applied Science and TechnologyApplied scienceApplied science is the application of scientific knowledge transferred into a physical environment. Examples include testing a theoretical model through the use of formal science or solving a practical problem through the use of natural science....
.
History
Created in 2009 by the Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the SaharaRUSTA
The Network of Universities of Science and Technology of the Countries of Africa south of the Sahara or RUSTA is a network of private institutions of higher education and research whose headquarters is located in Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast.-History:Founded in 2009, the RUSTA...
(RUSTA), the COMREFAS is the research center
Research center
A research center is a facility or building dedicated to research, commonly with the focus on a specific area. There are over 14,000 research centers in the United States...
common to all member institutions of the RUSTA (University of Science and Technology of Benin, University of Science and Technology of Ivory Coast, Higher Institute of Technology of Ivory Coast, etc.).
Its head office is located in Abidjan
Abidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
, the economic capital of Ivory Coast.
Mission
The COMREFAS's mission is to contribute to the development and enhancement of scientific research in the countries of AfricaAfrica
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. This is part of a desire to unite the scientific community
Scientific community
The scientific community consists of the total body of scientists, its relationships and interactions. It is normally divided into "sub-communities" each working on a particular field within science. Objectivity is expected to be achieved by the scientific method...
around a shared vision, challenging and promising future for African societies.
To do this, the COMREFAS promote :
- the academic and scientific cooperation,
- exchanges with organizations and institutions,
- dissemination of knowledge through scientific meetings,
- the training of doctoral students, etc.
Components
The COMREFAS consists of five research laboratories :- Research Laboratory in Management of Organizations (LAREGO)
- Laboratory of Applied Studies and Research in Public and Private Law (LAREAD)
- Laboratory of Experimental Studies in Economics (LAEXSE)
- Multidisciplinary Laboratory Experiments in Social Sciences (LAPLESS)
- Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory Applied Science and Technologies (LAPRESTA)