The International Students Conference for Africa (TISCA)
Over the years, we have established a model for the hosting and organisation of ICONS as an event. Our clear strategy to empower the host institution enough to manage the entire event while Xn Foundation maintains a supervisory role, has become effective.
Going forward, we wish to incorporate ways of increasing the impacts of the event on participants and developing our resources further. Also, since we have a clearer understanding that this model works, the proposed strategy is to develop a franchise model on how this can be organised held under the following three premises:
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To intentionally and strategically invite African students to the event under the TISCA-ICONS brand cover. So the next ‘Official ICONS Conference” would be called TISCA.
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To contact different London based High Commissions of African countries through proposals to help organise a TISCA version specifically for their countries. i.e. for Ghana, it would be tagged ‘TISCA Ghana Event’.
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To try to expand TISCA to other countries outside the UK through strategic partnerships with Universities or Diaspora Groups in those countries.