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Building Stronger Universities II

CAAST-NET plus meeting September, 2015

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Outline of presentation

1.  BSU II programme design

2.  Status on the BSU II programme mid 2015

3.  Review & Phase III

4.  Special climate focus cases

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BSU II Programme design

• From 1 January 2014 to 1 November 2016.

• DKK 100 million. • Seven universities in Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Nepal.

• Overall objective: Capacity of seven universities to undertake high-quality research enhanced through support to the research environment and research processes.

•  Sub-objective 1: Research policies, strategies, organisation and research processes improved.

•  Sub-objective 2: University-wide services and facilities to support

research activities strengthened.

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BSU II Programme design (cont.)

• Builds on continued cooperation between South universities and Danish universities.

• South-driven cooperation: seven South universities define and manage their own activities and invite Danish universities to participate.

• Governance structure less complex than in the first phase: instead of thematic platforms, one consortium of Danish universities is cooperating with each South institution.

• 60 % of funds to south universities. 40 % to Danish universities. 20% of budget for overhead, no requirement of co-financing by Danish universities.

• Danida Fellowship Centre to provide administrative support.

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Programme overview

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The South universities

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Activities

• Activities include (examples):

•  Sub-objective 1: Ph.D. schools, development of research concepts, pilot studies, strengthening research policies and strategies, Ph.D. grants to selected younger staff.

•  Sub-objective 2: Strengthening of financial management systems

and grant management procedures, library and publication management systems, laboratory facilities.

• Not funding for:

•  Direct research cooperation projects.

•  M.Sc. Training (except BSU Fellowship programme)

•  Ph.D. training to non-staff candidates.

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Principles for match-making

• Based on South driven - and initiated - partner project outlines.

• Responses from one Danish/North university or consortium led by one entity (one university/department).

• Response to the South request in its entirety.

• Only one match-making process for the duration of the programme.

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Action Plan for match-making and inception

7 January, 2014 BSU II 10

Activity Output Responsible Deadline Visiting the 7 South universities

Clarification of conditions for preparation of project outlines Process Consultant to assist South partners

MFA and Process Consultant

22 January – 14 February 2014

Development of project outlines as basis for match-making

Partner project outlines with clear objectives and services expected from partners in North

South partner universities

28 February

Call for response to project outlines from Danish universities

Internet call DFC 5 March 2014

Submission of responses from Danish universities for match-making

Responses as basis for match-making

Consortia of Danish universities

9 April 2014

Screening and selection of matches (partners)

Decision on match-making South partner universities

15 May 2014

Approval of Match Making

Approval

MFA

20 May 2014

Trilateral agreements South and North university partners DFC

30 May

Inception Phase Inception report: Monitoring and results framework, indicators. Monitoring Consultant to assist

South and North university partners

1 June - 31 December 2014

Implementation and monitoring

South and North university partners

1 September 2014 - 1 November 2016 (extended to spring 2017)

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BSU II University   Thematic focus areas  

University of Ghana (UG), Ghana.  

•  Malaria Research •  Trans-disciplinary Research into Climate

Change Adaptation •  Enhancing Food Production and Processing •  Development Policy and Poverty

Monitoring and Evaluation.  Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.  

•  Climate-smart Agriculture and Environmental Management (CSAEM)

•  Entrepreneurship and Job Creation (EJC) •  Health Delivery Systems (HDS).  

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania  

•  Agricultural value chain •  Market oriented Agro-ecology •  Aquaculture.  

Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo), Tanzania.  

•  Reproductive Health, •  Major Infectious Diseases (malaria, HIV,

TB) •  Neglected Tropical Diseases.  

State University of Zanzibar (SUZA), Tanzania  

•  Environmental Public Health •  Environmental Science •  (ICT in education).  

Gulu University (GU), Uganda  

•  Stability, democracy and rights •  Quality, equity and innovation in education •  Culture, education and development.  

Kathmandu University (KU), Nepal.  

•  Liveable urban futures •  Renewable energy and development  

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Status for BSU II & a 3rd phase? Overall status

•  New strategic framework for Danish support for development research •  Focus on South-driven research, national priorities, institutional capacity building,

increased communication, better performance framework and more involvement of Danish embassies.

•  BSU II has become a flagship program. Especially due to the South-driven approach •  Development Policy Council in Denmark is positive about the South-driven

development

Status at programme level •  BSU II programme is well underway. •  7 consortia with several Danish universities in each consortium •  inception workshops have been held •  alle inception reports approved •  A monitoring framework has been developed, including indicators •  stakeholders are positive

Special challenges •  Equal rights/gender •  Communications/research up-take •  Linkage between BSU II and FFU has to be improved •  Better linkage to EU programmes e.g. CAAST-net plus

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Status for BSU II & a 3rd phase? cont. o Evaluation/review primo 2016

o Mid-term seminar on the results achieved in BSU II in March 2016

o BSU III start primo 2017 – depends on the upcoming financial act

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Special climate focus 2 cases: University of Ghana (UG), Ghana:

•  Trans-disciplinary Research into Climate Change Adaptation

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana:

•  Climate-smart Agriculture and Environmental Management (CSAEM)

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