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GOOD PRACTICES ON COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENTKnowledge mobilization
6th International Barcelona Conference on Higher EducationMay 14th 2013
Hilligje van’t Land – IAU, Nadja Gmelch - ACUP, Eva Gil - UOC
In collaboration with:
Our partnersCountry Higher Education Institution Partnership Angola Universidade Agostinho Neto ACUP Pilot Benin Université des Sciences et Technologies du Benin IAU Pilot Cameroon Université de Douala IAU Pilot Cameroon Université de Yaoundé I ACUP Pilot Equatorial Guinea Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial ACUP Pilot Ethiopia Addis Ababa University ACUP Pilot Kenya Kenyatta University IAU Pilot Madagascar Université d’Antananarivo ACUP Pilot Mali Université de Bamako ACUP Pilot Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane ACUP Pilot Niger Université Abdou Moumouni ACUP Pilot Nigeria University of Illorin IAU Pilot Senegal Université Cheikh Anta Diop ACUP Pilot Senegal Université Gaston Berger de Saint Louis IAU Pilot
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The context• Doctoral Studies in Africa: Scope, Challenges and
Prospects in the Knowledge Society– Expansive growth of HE in general in SSA– Growing importance of doctoral education in particular“What kind of PhD education for today and tomorrow?”“Which model of doctoral studies?”
• New possibilities of networking and sharing of knowledge and experiences through technologies
• Importance of partnership and cooperation
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Examples from practice
“I’m the Vice-chancellor for research and my university is currently working on our institutional strategy for doctoral education. I would be good to know how other institutions faced this challenge.”
“As the Director of the Doctoral School of my university, I’m looking for advice on models and tools to help me improve supervision.”
“I would like to set up a joint PhD-programme on environmental studies and need to get in touch with representatives in charge of doctoral education at other institutions in the region.”
“I’m looking for the outcomes of the IAU project on the Changing Nature of Doctoral Education.”
“We are trying to foster internationalisation in the area of doctoral education at our university and are looking for funding opportunities.”
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Focus areas• Developing and Managing a PhD
– Mission, Vision and Management issues– Capacity Building– Supervision– Doctoral Education by Numbers
• Projects and Initiatives• Higher Education Institutions • Funding opportunities
+ Events & Bulletin Board
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What IDEA offers• Open access to institutional and government documents
aiming at inspiring the design or improvement of strategic management and academic policies, relating to doctoral programmes
• Practical tools, modules, checklists, concrete examples from university initiatives
• Opportunities for cooperation, partnership and internationalisation
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Contact information:
Dr. Hilligje van’t Land: [email protected] Nadja Gmelch: [email protected]. Eva Gil Rodríguez: [email protected]
Thank you for your attention!
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