Establishing Establishing Biotechnology Training Biotechnology Training
and Research Unitand Research Unit
Palestine Polytechnic Palestine Polytechnic UniversityUniversity
HebronHebron
Palestine Polytechnic Palestine Polytechnic UniversityUniversity
HebronHebron
Outline Outline
• Before submitting a proposal to QIF; Our selection process
• The idea of our project; Goal and objectives
• How much progress has been made? Achievements
• Keys to success; good idea, coherent plan, team-work,
cooperation
Before we submit a Before we submit a proposal to QIF proposal to QIF
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Advisory Committee
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Select or merge Select or merge Concept note A
Concept note B
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Evaluation and scoring according to QIF manual
Evaluation and scoring according to QIF manual
2 internal reviewers
If good score Full proposalTeam writing
If good score Full proposalTeam writing
QIF
The idea of our projectThe idea of our project
University Labor
Market
Biotech Training & Research UnitBiotech Training & Research Unit
Biotechnology
• Has a wide range of exploitations:
Medical Agricultural Industrial Environmental
• A key player in sustainable development
• Its incorporation requires qualified personnel
Weak practical skills Weak practical skills
•Biology•Medical technology•Plant production•Animal production
•Biology•Medical technology•Plant production•Animal production
Project’s Goal and Project’s Goal and ObjectivesObjectives
Providing the Palestinian market with skilled personnel in the arena of biotechnology
• Providing short-training courses 20-40 hours
• Providing problem-based training 1-3 months
• To carry out applied research projects
• To build up a master program in biotechnology
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made? made? Short Training Courses
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Region
Hebron
Rammallah
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
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• Total # of trainees = 70 (the target was 48)
• Total # of training courses = 6 courses•Bioinformatics
•Molecular Diagnostics
•Plant molecular taxonomy
•Biomedical literature data bases
How much progress has been How much progress has been
made? made? Problem-based training
• 4 graduates 4 mini projects
• 3 from JUST
• 1 from Philadelphia University
How much progress has been How much progress has been
made? made? Applied research projects
• Joint project with Louis Pasteur Institute 30,000 €
• TWAS, Italy 10,000 $US
• Deanship of Scientific Research (PPU) 7,000 $US
• Joint project with Barcelona University 140,000 €
(pending)
Currently we have 3 funded research projects
How much progress has been How much progress has been
made? made? Master program in biotechnology
• Team work with Bethlehem University
• The first Joint master program will be launched September 2008
• Share resources
• Empower staff
• Improve quality
Compete each other or Work together?
• Good idea Believe in it
• Coherent plan Continuous evaluation
• Team-work Respect
• Cooperation Good intention
Keys to Keys to SuccessSuccess
• Fascinating team
• BU partners (Dr. Moien Kanaan)
• QIF & PCU teams
AcknowledgmeAcknowledgment nt
عرفة. رامي داطميزي. محمد أ
الحوامدة. المنعم عبد أميزر. أبو مي أ
اإلدارية المساعدة
““There is no way to get experience There is no way to get experience except through experience”except through experience”
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