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BSU Outreach Strategies
Plenary BSU Networking & Planning Workshop
Tuesday August 29 2012
By Anna Temu, (SUA) & Søren Lund, (RU)
ParticipantsAmbrose Okot – Chair
Julius Massaga
Wineaster Andreson
Flemming Konradsen
Arne Anderson
Soren Lund
Anna Temu - Rapporteur
Traders, Farmers
Junior colleges & Schools,
Policy makers, Governments,
International Organizations,
Donors, Development
agencies, NGOs, The Industry
University Ivory Tower
Peers
within disc
ipline
Peers - multidiscipline
Peers:
north-so
uth
Peers: south - south
Agreements
Universities are institutions for research and research-based education
We become meaning full to the society/communities, donors, tax payers development agents if we reach out to stakeholders with intention of improving livelihoods
There is a need to cooperate to develop an improve the quality of our institutions in this domain is the object of this thematic workshop
How do we define “OUTREACH”?
The concept of outreach can be defined as: “systematic efforts to provide unsolicited and
predefined help to groups or individuals deemed to need it”, or
“to provide services beyond conventional limits as for example to particular segments of a community”
For universities: “investing university staff and resources for free in support of the surrounding communities and industries in meeting their challenges and improving their livelihoods and performance”
Definition in practice
As outreach activities we suggest for this workshop to include some or all of the following activities:Participating in the public debate on current issuesServicing public institutions (local authorities, local
schools, local administrative bodies) or private sector by providing information, ad-hoc research and analyses of issues of concern (free of charge – vs. consultancy)
Offering Open university / people’s university (popular themes)
Organising ad-hoc trainings and capacity-building for staff of local authorities, businesses, trade unions, associations, NGOs etc.
Engaging in “action-research” with selected stakeholder groups
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Outreach Strategies for BSU
Presented by Anna Temu
August 2012
BSU Workshop
What BSU can offer Capacity to formalize internships, action research, action
learning/case based training Agree that the south need this and collaborative activities action
learning, we need to link with e-learning. Action research require more time to interact – case development ICT facilities (cameras, Tele/video conferencing)
How to communicate research to various stakeholders; “collaborate to learn” south to south/north to south; Develop communication/dissemination skills (university wide) –
interdisciplinary, intercultural: action-reach methods (individuals, value chain, communities, societies)
University outreach/scientific forums Jointly organize conference/forums at
platform/institutional/regional levels) e.g. post-graduates to produce outreach materials from their theses for beneficiaries
What BSU can offer
Lessons from cases to come up with grounded theory of what works and what doesn’t work
Small research grants to “look into” what works and doesn’t work, and whyWebsite collect written cases with pictures/sounds
Support writing text books for secondary schools and first years and hand books for SMEs targeted to specific value chain
Teams build to produce such materials – initiated by south – build teams to assess (researchers, collaborators (south and north), editors)
Venture with radio/TV stations – present particular issues/ link with school of journalism
How to produce mass media material and presentation, linkingSupporting existing medias to produce and air outreach materials
What BSU can offer
Venture with radio/TV stations – present particular issues/ link with school of journalism How to produce mass media materials and presentation,
(most schools have journalists) Supporting existing medias to produce and air outreach
materials
Development incentive structure Provide awards for best outreach programs in
platform/institutions/regional
Quality assurance built in for every outreach activity itemized above Train on QA issues in outreach programs Develop joint framework from lessons learnt
Areas of Concerns
1. Matching the time – north and south
2. Coverage – how we can involve others in this process?
3. Interest of the north to implement outreach activities in the south it there interest? If no, how can we make it attractive?
4. What is beyond the overheads in the south and north -need to be considered
5. The need for improving small infrastructure for e-learning and ICT facilities (minimal budget) –can it be accommodated
What they think of us