The Network of African Schools of Statistics (RESA) composed of the Sub-Regional Institut Sous-régional de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée (ISSEA), Yaoundé-Cameroun, the Ecole Nationale de la statistique et de l’Analyse Economique (ENSAE), Dakar-Sénégal and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée (ENSEA), Abidjan-Côte d’Ivoire have signed a cooperation agreement since September 27, 2016, in order to develop and organize some common activities.
RESA’s activities cover the following areas in particular:
- Coordination of ESA activities;
- Development of harmonised training programmes;
- Development of research activities on training-related themes;
- Organisation of joint recruitment examinations for the Engineering in Statistics and Economics (ISE) and Statistics Analyst (AS) training courses;
- Exchange of lecturers and students;
- Pooling of resources (documentation, management tools, etc.);
- Production of teaching materials (course materials, case studies, teaching games, etc.);
- Organisation of seminars or workshops on technical or institutional issues related to statistical training;
- Organisation of refresher courses for ESA teachers;