▁Ir ma ▁E lo ff ▁will ▁be ▁ste pping ▁down ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁facil it ator ▁of ▁A DEF ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Prof ▁Antonio ▁C ip ri ano ▁Gon cal ves , ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Education ▁at ▁Edu ardo ▁Mond lane ▁University ▁in ▁Moz amb ique ▁( http :// www . u em . m z /) ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁lead ▁facil it ator ▁of ▁A DEF ▁from ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Pur pose ▁▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁Forum ▁is ▁to ▁facil itate ▁dialog ue ▁on ▁critical ▁issues ▁in ▁teacher ▁education ▁among ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁African ▁fac ult ies ▁of ▁education . ▁ ▁Me et ings ▁▁ ▁The ▁first ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁Forum ▁during ▁the ▁D ET A ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Conference , ▁co - host ed ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁P ret oria , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁N airo bi , ▁Ken ya . ▁The ▁de ans ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Education ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁institutions , ▁Prof ▁Ir ma ▁E lo ff ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁P ret oria ) ▁and ▁Prof ▁Henry ▁M utor o ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁N airo bi ) ▁co - fac il itated ▁the ▁Forum . ▁ ▁De ans ▁from ▁Ang lo phone , ▁Franc oph one , ▁L us oph one ▁and ▁Arab ic ▁Africa ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁found ing ▁meeting . ▁ ▁Prof ▁Bob