The new lecture rooms at the Alioune Diop University Teaching and Research Unit have a large double roof and a latticework covering the south facade, which avoids direct solar radiation but remains permeable to air. To solve the lack of sewers and water supply issues, the architects incorporated infiltration rafts with vegetation that collect rainwater, and waste water is purified through an ecologically sound system that uses activated sludge.

Oumou Sangaré, laureate in the Distinguished and Enduring Contributions to Music domain, on stage with His Highness the Aga Khan, His Excellency, President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and Prince Amyn Aga Khan.