NORHEDNorwegian Programme for Capacity Development in
Higher Education and Research for Development
TTI learning event: Think tank and University relationships
Nairobi, 22 May 2014
Supporting Higher Education Institutions in LMICs: Norad’s experiences to date
Results: • Increase: graduates & publications
Challenges:• Institutional sustainability• Holistic approach • Thematic relevance • Norwegian partner role• Gender equality• Synergies: Thematic areas &
education/research
Source: COWI AS
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NORHED in brief
• Objective: Develop academic capacities in LMICs• Academic collaborative partnerships• Demand driven • Thematic and geographic focus• Master & PhD programmes; scholarships ; Post-doc
fellowships• Joint research • Small-scale infrastructure & administrative systems
Hawassa University, Ethiopia
NORHED Sub-programmes
• Education and Training • Health• Natural Resources/Climate• Democratic and Economic
governance• Humanities, Culture, Media • Capacity development in
South Sudan• Norad’s Programme for
Master Studies in Energy and Petroleum (EnPe)
Kathmandu University Hospital, Nepal
Gender Mainstreaming
Main priority for NORHED, crosscutting issue for the whole programme
Both gender as a dimension in education and research programmes, and gender equality in student recruitment, staff recruitment etc.
University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Result 1st CallMain call 2013: Country/ Sub-Programme
Edu-cation
Health Natural Resource Management, Climate Change and Environment
Democratic and Economic Governance
Humanities, Culture, Media and Communication
South Sudan
Total
DR Congo
1 1
Ethiopia 1 2 4 1 8Kenya 1 1Malawi 1 3 1 5Myanmar
1 1
Nicaragua
1 1
Nepal 1 1 2 4Palestine 1 1Sri Lanka
1 1
Sudan 1 1Sør-Sudan
3 3
Tanzania 1 1 2 4Uganda 4 2 3 1 2 12Vietnam 1 1Zambia 1 1Zimbabwe
1 1
Total 8 11 13 5 6 3 46
NORHED theory of change for producing 1. More and better candidates 2. More and better research
Source: DPMG/USC 2014
NORHED standard indicators
1. Number of new/revised Bachelor/Master/PhD programmes/modules 2. Number of programmes/modules supported with gender perspectives
included3. Capacity to enroll and graduate students 4. Relevance of educational programmes and new graduates to local,
national and regional needs and labor markets5. Number of academic staff with strengthened qualifications
(Master/PhD)6. Ratio of qualified academic staff (Master/PhD) to students 7. Retention rates of qualified academic staff 8. Number of scientific publications (peer reviewed and others)9. Number and type of other dissemination activities 10. Uptake/influence of NORHED-supported research in public policies11. Uptake/influence of NORHED-supported research findings by local
communities/civil society/private sector12. Knowledge transfers within South-South and South-North networks
and partnerships13. Changes in the broader institutional environment which strengthened
the capacity for education and research14. Access to libraries, laboratories and ICT for staff and students