Higher Education for Development
Knowledge, Partnerships, Results
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Institutional Partnerships Program
Semi-Annual Progress Report
Due April 30, 2010
(Rev. 3/30/09)
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INTRODUCTION
The information partnerships provide create the basis of HED’s partnership results disseminated to the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID), and the higher education community. USAID will use this information
to report development results to the U.S. Congress. Your contribution of information is critical to Congress’
understanding of development and the future funding of such programs.
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Both the U.S. and host country partners should be involved in the writing of this report, whenever possible. It is the
U.S. institution’s responsibility to submit this report by the due date to HED.
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Carefully review the attached Glossary of Terms for key definitions to assist you in completing the report accurately.
Hyperlinks are available for some terms.
Partnership Title: Advancing Economic Development in Nigeria through Strengthening Business
Management Education and Technology Competence
Development Area/Sector of Focus: Capacity-Building
U.S. Partner Institution(s): Kansas State University
U.S. Partnership Director(s):
Ike C. Ehie
785 532 6935
iehie@ksu.edu
&
Myra Gordon
785 532 6276
mygordon@ksu.edu
Host Country(ies): NIGERIA
Host Country Partner Institution(s): University of Lagos (UNILAG)
Host Country Partnership Director(s):
Sola Fajana
234-08023191793
solafajana@yahoo.com
Partnership Web Site (if any): Currently under development
The U.S. institutional partner is required to enter information about all training activities for host country nationals
that take place in the United States, the host country, or a third country into USAID’s TraiNet system. The results of
these progress reports will be compared with data the partnership has entered into TraiNet. For more information
regarding TraiNet, please contact TraiNet@sra.com, or 703-527-4340.
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Please mail or e-mail the completed report and any attachments to your primary contact at:
Higher Education for Development
1 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 420
Washington, DC 20036-1110
OVERVIEW OF PARTNERSHIP REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Report Name
Semi-Annual Progress Report
Semi-Annual Progress Report
Final report
Period Covered
10/1 – 3/31
4/1 – 9/30
Entire Award Period
Date Due
4/30
10/31
30 days after sub-agreement end date
I. QUALITATIVE PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR APRIL 1, 2009 – SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
1. Describe in bullet form the major activities for this partnership during the past six months
(10/01/09-03/31/10).
 Delivered over 5000 business textbooks for the undergraduate business library. Through the
help of the project, we have now established both the MBA and the undergraduate business
libraries at the University of Lagos.
 Held the public announcement of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the University
of Lagos, Faculty of Business Administration. In attendance were government dignitaries,
including the Federal Minister of Works and Productivity, USAID official, British American
Tobacco, the Business Advisory Council members University faculty and staff and over 500
UNILAG students. The event received wide publicity as it was carried on the national
television – The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and reported by major daily
newspapers in Nigeria.
 Held a meeting of the Business Advisory Council (BAC) where several initiatives were
adopted, including hiring an external consultant to develop a project plan that addresses the
infrastructural needs of the faculty, ensuring re-accreditation by the Nigerian University
Commission (NUC), ensuring the implementation of the new curriculum in the next academic
session, and hiring of a competent career services specialist.
 Elected new workgroup leaders and charged them with their various duties and
responsibilities for the coming year. To ensure a greater degree of participation by the
faculty, all workgroup leaders are new and all came from a cadre of younger faculty.
 Sent the dean (elected in August 2009) of the Faculty of Business Administration to the
AASCB New Deans Seminar held in Tampa, Florida. The seminar was followed by postseminar training at Kansas State University, the United Nations in New York, Harvard
University, and the Pinnacle Leadership Institute.
 Sent the CSR Coordinator to come the U. S. for training on CSR. The training included
working with Kansas State University faculty on CSR, visiting the Harvard Kennedy School
to study the CSR Initiative at Harvard, and visiting the United Nations to learn more on the
PRME Initiative.
 Plans are in works to organize an international conference on Corporate Social
Responsibility in early 2011.The conference which will be held at the University of Lagos
will attract scholars from all over the world.
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Plans are in works to recruit a career services specialist. The job description has been
developed and approved and the position has been advertised. The interview of the
candidates will commence early May for an appointment of June 1.
Finalized plan to send the CSR Coordinator to the United Nations Global Forum at the
Fordham University, New York. This will afford the coordinator an opportunity to network
with fellow Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) membership schools
that will be in attendance. UNILAG is still the only institution of higher learning from
Nigeria to join the PRME Initiative.
Upgraded the Microsoft Office from the Office 2003 to the Office 2007.
Installed the Microsoft Project software in the computer labs for student use.
Reviewed the revised MBA curriculum and provided feedbacks.
2. For each of the above activities, describe the results and/or outcomes for each activity; answer in
bullet form if appropriate.
If helpful, instead of answering questions 1 and 2, you may use the following chart for reporting the
activities and outcomes associated with specific partnership objectives. Please feel free to insert
additional lines as needed.
ACTIVITY
1. Building the undergraduate business library at
UNILAG
OUTCOME
1. Delivered over 5000 business textbooks to the
Faculty of Business Administration.
2. Implement the CSR Initiative at UNILAG
2. Launched a formal public announcement of
the CSR Initiative at UNILAG that received
national publicity.
3. Business Advisory Council (BAC) bi-annual
meeting.
3. Several initiatives were adopted that include
hiring an outside consultant to develop FBA
infrastructural needs, ensuring that FBA gets
re-accredited by the National University
Commission (NUC), ensuring the
implementation of the new curriculum, and
hiring of a competent career services
specialist.
4. Became better acquainted with the new style
of leadership in business schools and received
training on emerging business curriculum.
5. Though the training provided, the CSR
coordinator was able to organize a first-rated
public announcement of CSR Initiative.
Through the training, the idea on organizing
an international conference sprung up.
4. Sending the new FBA dean to an AACSB
New Deans Seminar
5. Sending the CSR Coordinator to the U.S. for
training.
6. Upgraded the Microsoft Office 2003 to Office
2007
6. Afforded students state-of-the-art office
application software in the computer labs.
7. Installed Microsoft Project 2007 for student
use
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7. Afforded student with the Microsoft Project
software for use in the labs.
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3. How are the above activities and outcomes reported in questions 1 and 2 benefiting and/or helping to
strengthen the capacity of the host country higher education institution(s)?
The delivery of the business textbooks and the building of faculty library where students and faculty
can go and learn and update their knowledge in the business functional areas is will help is
strengthening the educational capacity of Nigeria
By being a PRME participating institution, the University of Lagos can enhance its horizon by
learning and sharing from best practices in the area of CSR.
Faculty Developing Grants were awarded in a number of business areas to enable faculty engage in
scholarly research which will help to strengthen their capacity in improve the learning process at
UNILAG.
4. How are the above activities and outcomes from this partnership benefiting and/or helping to
strengthen the capacity of the host country community?
Producing highly-educated business students will help the economic development of the state and
the country as a whole as better qualified business graduates will be introduced into the workforce.
5. How are these activities and outcomes benefiting the U.S. higher education institution(s)?
Exchange of ideas between Kansas State University and the University of Lagos enriches the
educational experience of students and faculty in both institutions. The visit by the current dean and
the CSR to the U.S. enabled the U.S.to learn current business practices in Nigeria. A lo of
information was shared among the various parties at Kansas State University, Harvard University,
and Pinnacle Leadership Institute.
6. How are these activities and outcomes benefiting the U.S. community and/or community
institution(s)?
The project will expand the knowledge of business practices in Nigeria, in particular, and Africa, in
general, among U. S. citizens.
7. Briefly describe the involvement of other collaborating host country institutions (e.g., NGOs,
community-based organizations, government agencies, small businesses, education institutions), if
any, in partnership activities during the past six months.
The funding from British American Tobacco/Nigeria has now been put into effect. With this support,
the CSR Initiative is poised to move forward. The training of the CSR Coordinator is ongoing and
incentive grants will be made available to the FBA faculty to spur instructional and teaching
interests in CSR.
8. Briefly describe the involvement of other collaborating U.S. institutions (e.g., NGOs, communitybased organizations, government agencies, small businesses, education institutions), if any, in
partnership activities during the past six months.
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9. What has been the partnership’s greatest success(es) during the past six months?
1) Delivery of over 5000 business textbooks that enable the faculty to build its own library.
2) Public announcement of the CSR that enable the University to showcase the work that is going
on with CSR and afforded the public to see the role USAID is playing in its attempt the
strengthen tertiary education in Nigeria.
3) Energized the Business Advisory Council (BAC) to now become an action-oriented council.
10. Describe any programmatic challenges during the past six months.
Transition to a new leadership in the Faculty of Business Administration at UNILAG
11. Do you anticipate any major changes to planned activities during the next six months?
Implementation of the new curriculum both at the undergraduate and MBA levels
12. Outline your partnership’s planned activities for the next six months.
Implement the revised undergraduate curriculum along with the outcome assessment plan.
Implement the revised MBA curriculum.
Continue to build the MBA and business undergraduate libraries and explore the possibility of
creating a portal of resources at K-State for the UNILAG FBA.
Offer additional rounds of Faculty Incentive and Faculty Development Grants, especially in the CSR
area.
Have all previous FIG and FDG awardees complete their work, submit reports, and engage in
activities to disseminate the results or outcomes achieved.
Continue to work on improving the climate in the work place between the junior and senior faculty
members in FBA.
13. Overall, activities for this partnership are:
_____on schedule
_____ahead of schedule
__x__behind schedule
Please comment:
The amount of work required to review and revise the undergraduate business curriculum was greatly
underestimated. Furthermore, the component on the CSR initiative is very late and slow in coming into
effect. Consequently, we are now beginning to focus on the MBA curriculum. Since we will be working
with the same group of faculty members, we anticipate that this part of the project will not take as much
time to complete.
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Based on anecdotal evidence, there appears to be a chasm between the junior and senior faculty
members at FBA. The junior faculty members feel alienated by the senior faculty and the senior faculty
members, on the other hand, feel that the junior faculty members are not pulling their weight. These
conflicts within and between the faculty adversely affect the collegiality needed to deliver the highest
quality academic programs. The resolution of these conflicts and major team-building are needed to
build cohesion and synergy. Therefore, we plan to continue to work with all faculty members toward
creating a more conducive and collegial work environment.
Based on these challenges, we will be requesting for a no-cost one year extension. The necessary
paperwork will be filed before the June 30th, 2010.
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II. QUANTITATIVE PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR OCTOBER 1, 2008 – MARCH 31, 2009
Please provide appropriate numbers to support the following activities for the reporting period (10/1/08-3/31/09). See Progress Report Glossary for
definitions. Please note that a participant/recipient involved in mutually exclusive activities should be counted for each activity. NB: To avoid double
counting, report only NEW participant numbers for this reporting period.
TABLE 1. Participant Information
Activities for
Current Reporting
Period
Number of New MALE Participants*
Faculty,
Administrators
Students
25 yrs
&
under
26 yrs
&
over
Others
25 yrs
&
under
26 yrs
&
over
Number of New FEMALE Participants*
Faculty,
Administrators
Students
25 yrs
&
under
26 yrs
&
over
Location of
Activity
Others
25 yrs
&
under
26 yrs
&
over
United
States
Host
Country
Total
NEW Participants this
Reporting Period
1) Number of exchanges begun
2
this reporting period for HCNs
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
yes
N/A
coming to the United States:
Description of exchanges: Attended an extensive training at K-State in the areas of career development, assessment of student learning, information technology
in business, computer networking, electronic marketing, and marketing management. As part of the assessment training the two faculty members from
UNILAG were sent to an AACSB seminar on “Applied Assessment” held in Tampa, Florida on March 25-27, 2009.
2) Number of exchanges begun
this reporting period for U.S.
participants going to the host
country:
Description of exchanges:
3) Number of HCNs
participating in new internships
this reporting period:
Description of internships:
4) Number of HCNs receiving
new scholarships this
reporting period
Description of scholarships:
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
N/A
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
N/A
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
N/A
0
0
0
0
3
5
164
0
0
N/A
Yes
309
5) Number of HCNs receiving
new certificate/diploma and/or
non-degree training this
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3
110
reporting period via workshops,
seminars, special classes (not
internships)
Description of certificate/diploma and/or non-degree training:
*U.S. government reports often require participants to be described by gender (male or female) and by estimated age: youth (25 years and under) or adult
(26 years and over)
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Please provide appropriate numbers to support the following activities for the reporting period (10/1/08-3/31/09). See Progress Report Glossary for
definitions. Please note that a participant/recipient involved in mutually exclusive activities should be counted for each activity. NB: To avoid double
counting, report only NEW participant numbers for this reporting period.
TABLE 2. Degree Training
Location of Training
DEGREE
PROGRAM
Number of New
MALE
Participants*
Number of New
FEMALE
Participants*
TOTAL
Number of
New
Participants
Degrees
Awarded this Reporting Period
MEN
WOMEN
United States
Host
Country
25 yrs. &
under
26 yrs. &
over
25 yrs. &
under
26 yrs. &
over
Baccalaureate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Masters
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Doctorate
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25 yrs.
& under
26 yrs.
& over
25 yrs.
& under
26 yrs. &
over
Description of degree training programs:
*U.S. government reports often require participants to be described by gender (male or female) and by estimated age: youth (25 years and under) or adult
(26 years and older)
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TABLE 3. Leveraged Contributions made this Reporting Period
CONTRIBUTIONS
Other leveraged contributions
not reported as official or
proposed cost share. (See
Glossary for definitions.)
Name/Source of
Contribution
Description of Contribution
Michael Akhigbe,
LLC, Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria
Voluntary contribution to assist
the faculty
Estimated
U.S. Dollar
Value of
Contribution
$3500.00
TABLE 4. Institutional Capacity Strengthening Activities
Please describe how any of the following capacity strengthening activities are a result of your partnership work at
the HCN institution during this reporting period (4/1/09-9/30/09).
ACTIVITY
Adapted/changed curricula
Improved methods of instruction
Collaborative research undertaken
Collaborative publication prepared
New academic programs established
this reporting period
Promoted workforce development
Involved in community outreach
Supported increased trade capacity
Informed policy at institutional,
community, and/or national levels
Consulted with government agencies,
NGO group, and/or private sector
groups
Other
Description
Newly revised undergraduate business curriculum has been completed
and it is now going though the approval process. The revised
curriculum has been developed in conjunction with the assessment plan
on student learning outcomes.
A variety of training has been conducted for the faculty and students on
the use of Information Technology.
One project coordinator working with a business faculty on strategic
management practices in tertiary health care delivery systems in
Nigeria.
N/A
Discussions are taking place about developing a supply chain and
logistics management course and an Executive MBA program for
business leaders.
N/A
N/A
N/A
We have initiated discussions with the Academic Standards Unit of the
Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) to transfer the project model
to other institutions of higher education and to introduce the need for the
assessment of student learning and its policy implications.
On-going discussions with the NUC
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III. PARTNERSHIP PROFILE
a) Please provide a one-paragraph profile of your higher education partnership. This profile piece will
provide us with valuable information for reports to USAID and to the higher education community
critical material for verbal discussions, printed reports, and on-line publications. The profile should
include:
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Key development issue(s) being addressed;
Overall objective(s) for the partnership;
Primary activities of the partnership; and
Anticipated outcomes.
Type/paste the profile into this text box.
The need to strengthen business management education in Nigeria was expressed by the private
sector in Nigeria that includes companies such as Microsoft, Nestlé, Ocean Energy and British
American Tobacco. To address the disconnect between the needs for professional skills that are
needed by the private sector and what the Universities in Nigeria are producing, this partnership
is launched. The objective of the partnership is to produce high-quality business graduates that
will meet the needs of contemporary business environment in Nigeria. The primary activities of
the partnership are, 1) Curriculum Enhancement, 2) Innovative Pedagogy, 3) Faculty
Development and Retention, 4) Private Sector Engagement, and 5) Career Services. These
activities are conducted under the auspices of a change management team composed of the
leadership branch of the faculty. The anticipated outcome is to produce high quality business
graduates at both the MBA and the undergraduate degree levels to meet the needs of private
sector organizations that must compete in the global economy.
b) Please include one success story related to your partnership.
Revised undergraduate curriculum in the Faculty of Business Administration at UNILAG.
c) Optional: include a second success story or lessons learned story.
d) How has information about your partnership been disseminated during this reporting period?
If appropriate, please provide HED with samples of the following as attachments to this report:
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Photographs (enclose prints or a CD-rom with high resolution images);
Articles published in the campus, local, national, or international media;
Papers published or presented;
Features in any other media.
Please note that any photos submitted are intended to be used for HED publicity materials. HED
reserves the right to use these images in its fact sheets, success stories, presentations, website, and
other outreach materials. Please include a caption and photo credit information with the images.
We invite you to share any additional information or comments about your partnership.
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Glossary of Terms
Capacity:
Usually considered mental and/or physical ability to produce and/or perform; learning, improving; human
capacity strengthening focuses on the development of people, not things. Helping people identify what they
would like to see changed, learn new skills to achieve what they believe is most important. Institutional
capacity strengthening focuses on institutional changes that will improve the operation of the institution
Community Institutions:
Examples
 Government agencies and ministries
 Private for profit groups/businesses
 Not-for-profit, non-government agencies (NGO)
Cost Share Contributions:
Cash and in-kind contributions that are: (1) verifiable from the applicant’s records (i.e., auditable); (2) not
included as contributions for any other federally-assisted program; (3) reasonable for the accomplishment of
partnership objectives; and (4) not paid by the federal government under another grant.
Degree Training:
A learning activity taking place in the United States, host country, or a third country, which may eventually
result in a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree, conferred by a higher education institution.
Double Counting:
Something to be avoided when reporting numbers of participants or recipients taking part in partnership
activities. A participant/recipient can be counted and reported only once each year even though the person is
still participating each reporting period. If the person is involved in mutually exclusive activities, then he/she
can be counted once for each activity.
Exchange:
An institutional visit by a representative from an HCN or U.S. institution for a partnership-related activity
(excludes scholarships and internships).
HCN:
A Host Country National may be an individual or institution in a partnership.
Internship:
This service learning activity complements a participant’s academic study, training or research and may take
place in the U.S., a third country, or in-country. It is not defined as training.
Leveraged Contributions:
Additional financial or in-kind donations made as a result of an HED partnership.
Non-Degree Training:
A learning activity taking place in the U.S., a third country, or in-country in a setting predominantly intended
for teaching or imparting knowledge and information to the participants with designated instructors or lead
persons, learning objectives, and outcomes, conducted fulltime or intermittently.
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The transfer of knowledge, skills, or attitudes (KSAs) through structured learning and follow-up activities, or
through less structured means, to solve problems or fill identified performance gaps. Non-degree training can
consist of short- or long-term technical courses in academic or in other settings, non-academic seminars,
workshops, on-the-job learning experiences, observational study tours, or distance learning exercises or
interventions.
Objective:
An objective answers two questions: (1) What major activities will occur?; and (2) What is expected to change
as a result or a consequence of these activities?
Example: University partnership faculty from the United States and Mexico will recruit and train eight longterm degree scholarship recipients for graduate degrees in natural resource management (NRM) resulting in
at least six of the recipients returning to full-time teaching positions in a newly established NRM program at
Universidad de Vásquez.
Activity:
Something that happens or is done
Outcome/Result:
An effect or an expected change as a consequence of an activity
Scholarship:
Funding for host country national participants for one or more semesters in the United States, in an HCN
university, or in a third country. It may include specialty training and/or sabbaticals. Scholarships may be
funded by the partner institution(s), the private or public sectors, and/or USAID.
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