{"id":1088,"date":"2026-04-07T16:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/arcatu\/?page_id=1088"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:58:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:58:27","slug":"what-is-arcatu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atu.edu.gh\/arcatu\/?page_id=1088","title":{"rendered":"What is ARCATU"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1088\" class=\"elementor elementor-1088\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59a92c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d59a92c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79eb30 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a79eb30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c531d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c6c531d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83030b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83030b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARCATU OVERVIEW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd9a76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd9a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>ARCATU 2026<\/strong> is anchored on the theme <strong>\u201cApplied Research and Innovation for Sustainable and Resilient Development in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (AI)\u201d<\/strong>. Across Africa and globally, development challenges\u2014climate risk, rapid urbanisation, health vulnerabilities, food systems pressure, enterprise competitiveness, and job creation\u2014are becoming more complex and more urgent. At the same time, AI and other emerging technologies are reshaping how we generate knowledge, design solutions, deliver services, and measure impact.<\/p><p>ARCATU 2026 provides a multidisciplinary platform that connects <strong>engineering and urban sustainability (ICESUS 2026)<\/strong>, <strong>sustainable business and entrepreneurship (ICSBE 2026)<\/strong>, and <strong>applied arts, design and sustainability (ICAADS 2026)<\/strong> to accelerate real-world outcomes. The conference welcomes research, innovations, prototypes, case studies, and policy\/practice insights that demonstrate how applied research can be translated into scalable solutions\u2014strengthening resilience, improving productivity, advancing inclusion, and supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. We particularly encourage contributions that combine technical rigor with practical relevance, ethical responsibility, and clear pathways from research to adoption within industry, communities, and public systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8f8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b8f8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conference Timelines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARCATU OVERVIEW ARCATU 2026 is anchored on the theme \u201cApplied Research and Innovation for Sustainable and Resilient Development in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (AI)\u201d. Across Africa and globally, development challenges\u2014climate risk, rapid urbanisation, health vulnerabilities, food systems pressure, enterprise competitiveness, and job creation\u2014are becoming more complex and more urgent. At the same time, AI and other emerging technologies are reshaping how we generate knowledge, design solutions, deliver services, and measure impact. ARCATU 2026 provides a multidisciplinary platform that connects engineering and urban sustainability (ICESUS 2026), sustainable business and entrepreneurship (ICSBE 2026), and applied arts, design and sustainability (ICAADS 2026) to accelerate real-world outcomes. The conference welcomes research, innovations, prototypes, case studies, and policy\/practice insights that demonstrate how applied research can be translated into scalable solutions\u2014strengthening resilience, improving productivity, advancing inclusion, and supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. We particularly encourage contributions that combine technical rigor with practical relevance, ethical responsibility, and clear pathways from research to adoption within industry, communities, and public systems. 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