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By Kora Tushune
Vice President, Jimma University
March 5.2013 , Hasselt University,
Belgium
Flow of the presentation
□ State of HEIs in the south
□ A perspective on north-south collaboration (NSC)
□ Overview of Jimma University IUC Program as an
example of NSC
□ Concluding remark and way forward
□ Caveats:
 South is discussed with emphasis on Africa
 Presentation is highly influenced by actual
experience
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Higher education (HE) in
Africa
□ Higher education is crucial for economic growth of
countries. There are many evidences that associate
economic growth with education in general and HE
in particular.
□ Higher education system is a hub of knowledge
generation, reproduction, and dissemination in a
given society (technological catch-up).
□ World bank and other development partners
downplayed this fact and neglected higher
education in 1980s and 1990s
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Higher education (HE) in
Africa (2)
□ As in many areas of development, Africa has lagged
behind in higher education; it has the lowest enrolment.
□ Without a strong higher education system (universities,
colleges, TVETs, etc) Africa will miss out on the emerging
global knowledge based economy and cannot build a
competitive economy.
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Benefits of higher education
□ Economic benefits (productivity, GDP, R&D,…)
□ Social and political benefits
□ Human capital and professional development
□ Knowledge generation and adaptation through research
and innovation
□ Equitable opportunity and access provision
□ Support other levels of education
□ Promote linkage to world of work
□ Promote international cooperation
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State of science and research in Africa
(1)
□ Universities are centers of teaching, research and
community engagement; they boost productivity,
competitiveness and economic growth.
□ In Africa the state of science and research is
worrisome . The region has one of the lowest
research expenditure, research staff and scientific
outputs.
□ Few key countries produce majority of research
publications of the continent (South Africa, Nigeria,
Kenya, Egypt, Algeria, Uganda and Tunisia)
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State of science and research in Africa
(2)
□ African research collaboration and network is also
dominated by those few countries that also
dominate the publication
□ HEIs of many countries are not part of this
established network of research collaboration
□ Few HEIs of the west (from US and Europe) have
dominated the network of research collaboration.
□ Few researches from very few countries awarded
patent from USPTO
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State of science and research in Africa
(3)
□ Compared with other countries the continent has long
way to go in scientific outputs.
□ Many countries conduct research in biological science but
few researches are conducted in science which has
implication for Sustainable development research
□ The mono-disciplinary nature of most of the researches
had compromised their utility for SD problems.
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State of science and research in
Ethiopia
□ Ethiopia is one of African countries that produce
low scientific output in terms of publication.
□ It poorly show up in the list of countries receiving
patent from USPTO (compare this with Korea)
□ It is not integrated into major research
collaboration network in Africa
□ Although its overall scientific output is low, its
productivity is average when output per GDP is
considered.
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Challenges and constraints facing
science and research (1)
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Shortage of qualified human power
underfunding, and principles guiding north-south
partnerships
Lack of research infrastructure and excessive
teaching load
Uncompetitive salary and benefit packages
Unattractive work environment and increasing
brain drain
the high cost of bandwidth and the lack of capacity
to ensure the effective use of online technologies
for teaching and research;
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Challenges and constraints facing
science and research (2)
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Lack of research experience and poor
mentoring of young researchers
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Limited south-south collaboration; poor
collaboration with non-academic actors (e.g. Civil
society groups)
Gender inequity in science and research
Limited capacity for management of research
projects
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North-south collaboration
North-south collaboration
(NSC)
□ NSC:
 has geographic and developmental connotations
 Refers to various forms of interaction between north
and south; involves two or more countries
 North-south
 North-south-south
 South-south collaboration is also a growing trend.
Definitions (Rosseel et el)
□ North-south collaboration: is “a geographical division
whereby the North represents the richer countries of
North America, Europe, Japan, Australia and New
Zealand, and the South represents the poorer majority
of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America”
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Typology of N-S research
collaboration
□ NSC is a generic term that can take many forms
Typology of Southern Partnership in research cooperation (Waardenburg, 1997)
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Definitions
□ North-south-south collaboration: is “ new route of
development cooperation where aid is channeled
through institutions in third-world countries in order to
support development projects in poor countries.
□ South-south collaboration: is “a broad concept that
covers a wide range of collaborations among
developing
countries……more
specifically
to
cooperative activities between newly industrialized
Southern countries and other, less developed nations of
the South”
 SSC can be exchange of experience and good
practices, networking, capacity building and forging
partnership
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Evolution of north south
collaboration
□ There is a longstanding tradition of academic (teaching
and research) collaboration between north and south
institutions
□ Academic collaboration evolved from predominantly
‘capacity building to equal partnerships, from social
commitment to matching interests, and from specific
needs to global strategies’ (Ad Boeren, 2013)
□ Many countries in south faced shortage humanpower
after independence; the tnorth provided training and
research capacity building
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Evolution of north-south collaboration
□ Collaborations were funded from development
cooperation funds
□ However, the relationship between north and south
tended to be unequal due to difference in capacity and
experience
□ The north assumed the role of preceptors; little
expectation that they also learn something from the
collaboration.
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Evolution of north south collaboration
□ Changing trends in the north:
 Expanding access to higher education with
stagnation in funding
 Change in funding formula in the North (from inputbased to output-based financing).
 Internationalization and ranking
 Selective in areas of their expertise and avoiding
low-prestige universities in the south
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Evolution of north-south collaboration
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Tendency to ‘marry upwards’ in search for quick and
certain returns:
 Universities in BRIC countries
 Well-established South African universities
Restriction of use of development cooperation funds
for academic collaboration
Lack of coherent policy that coordinate efforts of
relevant ministries in the north.
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Evolution of north-south collaboration
□ consequences:
 Decline of social commitment as a driving force for
collaboration
 Focus on short term academic and financial benefits
 Financial constraints led Northern institutions to
‘marry upwards’ to prestigious institutions and the
upcoming BRICs universities.
 Results from collaboration with low-prestige
universities in the south are usually uncertain or and
long-term.
□ Development cooperation funds are not available for
academic
collaboration
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Potential benefits of NSC
□ Well-thought NSC has a mutual benefits:
□ For North:
 Internationalization (staff and student exchange)
 Joint research and publication
 Exposure to issues and challenges of developing
world
 Play their role as global citizens (social responsibility)
 Networking
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Potential benefits of NSC
□ South
 Transfer of knowledge, skill and technology
 Improvement in infrastructure and facilities
 Provides additional funding
 Human capacity building
 Enhanced quality of educational programs and
research
 Academic networking
 Engagement with community and enhanced role in
socio-economic development of their country
 Brain circulation
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NSC: challenges
□ North:
 Problem of coordination
 Among countries and institutions
 Between academic collaboration and
development cooperation
 Concentration around few well established HEIs in
the south
 Going for low hanging fruits and immediate results
 There is no strong policy that encourage faculty
involvement in NSC (‘Publish or perish’ academic
environment)
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NSC: challenges
□ South:
 Capacity problem to establish ‘partnership’
 Inadequate coordination among collaborative projects
 Lack of facilities and infrastructure
 Sustainability issues
 Brain drain (retention of qualified staff)
 Project management capacity
 Not all needs of the south can be met
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NSC: opportunities
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Global shift of attitude towards higher education
especially from the WB
Burgeoning economic growth in some of the
developing countries
BRICS countries are joining the arena
Technological advancement particularly in the areas
of ICT
EU-Africa partnership program
NSC and SS collaboration are high on the global
agenda.
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Evolution of north-south collaboration
□ Way forward:
 Broadening the perspective of the north universities (from
short term, profit oriented and egocentric perspective to a
long-term and global)
 Investing in the future (developing countries are economic
powers of tomorrow)
 Treating south institutions as equal partners
 Engaging in mutually rewarding partnership
 Coordination of policies in the areas of development
cooperation, economic assistance , and foreign affairs
 Flexibility in use of development cooperation funds for
policy funding collaboration
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Ethiopia: background
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Ethiopia in the world
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Ethiopia in Africa
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Ethiopian regional states and
city administrations
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Jimma University: Location
Jimma
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Ethiopia: History and Geography
□ Ethiopia is a Sub-Saharan African country located in
the Greater Horn region of east Africa.
□ It has an area of 1.1million km2 and shares border with
five countries: Kenya to the south, Somalia and
Djibouti to the east, Eritrea to the north and The
Sudan to the west.
□ Has 3000 years of recorded history and was once a
center of civilization and world power; also believed to
be the origin of mankind--Lucy and Ramidus (3.5 and
5.5 million years old)
□ Decisively defended its independence and was never
colonized by western powers
□ The country also has history of prolonged civil war and
strife that consumed its resources resulting in
widespread poverty; lately there is recurrent drought
and famine
Ethiopia: Government and
Political System
□ Ethiopia is a federal republic that has nine states
and two city administrations. It is further divided
into 819 woredas (districts) and more than 15000
kebeles (subdistricts), 10000 rural and 5000 urban
□ The government is parliamentary democracy
headed by the prime minister.
□ The country has bicameral parliament with two
houses: House of Representatives and House of
Federation
□ The ruling party (EPRDF) is the dominant party
that ruled the country for over a decade after
overthrowing leftist government headed by
Mengistu Hailemariam in 1991 through armed
struggle.
Ethiopia: facts and figures
□ Population: 84.73 million (the□ GNI per capita: $370 (low
income country
second most populous
country in Africa)
□ GDP per capita (PPP):
$1,100 (2011)
□ Poverty headcount ratio:
29.6%
□ <5 mortality: 106 (WHO:
□ Human development index: 2012))
174/187
□ IMR: 68 (WHO: 2012))
□ Life expectancy: 59
□ Maternal mortality: 350
□ Access to the improved
□ HIV/AIDS prevalence: 1.2%
water sources: 34%
□ Economic growth:
Background
□ Ethiopian higher education system
 Remained very small for decades up to late
1990s
 Repaid expansion after 1997 jumping from just
two universities to 32 university within 14 years
 There is a huge increase in enrolment stretching
the limited faculty and infrastructure; yet the
participation rate is around 2%
 Currently the system has prioritized issues of
access, equity, quality, and efficiency
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Higher education in Ethiopia (1)
□ Higher education is growing at an unprecedented rate
 The number of universities and colleges has increased
dramatically in space of the last 15 years
 Gross enrolment has also jumped from thousands to
hundred thousands relatively short time span.
 The private sector contribution to the higher education
expansion is not negligible.
□ With the rapid expansion quality has become an issue;
measures are being taken
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Higher education in Ethiopia (2)
□ Engineering and science have been prioritized in overall
intake (the 70/30 proportion), university and industry link
has moved to the center of the strategy.
□ The system is also aimed at achieving strategic goals of
HE including equitable distribution of institutions, gender
equality, operational efficiency, institutional autonomy,
educational quality and relevance, capacity building, and
other related issues
□ Growth of graduate programs is far behind undergraduate
programs; they are still in short supply.
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Ethiopia: Higher education
expansion
□ Number of public Universities
Source:
MOE
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Ethiopia: Higher education enrolment
Education Statistics Annual Abstract 2003 E.C
(2010/11)
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Ethiopia: Higher education enrolment (2)
Education Statistics Annual Abstract 2003 E.C
(2010/11)
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Ethiopia: Higher education
expansion
Growth of Enrolment in Higher Education
□ Enrolment
growth
350000
Enrolment
300000
250000
Male
200000
Female
150000
Total
100000
50000
0
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
Male
108287
136581
156879
206336
228279
Female
33476
43705
53577
64020
90938
Total
141763
180286
210456
270356
319217
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Source:
MOE
JIMMA UNIVERSITY
We are in the community
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Jimma University: Location
Jimma
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Background
□Located in south western part of the country,
in Jimma town, 352 kms outside Addis Ababa
□Established during the first wave HE
expansion, in 1997; the constituent institutions
are much older, 27 and 55 years
□Has four campuses (Main campus, Business
and Economics, Agriculture and Veterinary
Medicine, and Kito Furdisa), all in Jimma town;
University Teaching Hospital is part of the
main campus; Agaro Campus (soon coming)
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Background: Campuses
Main Campus
Main
campus
JUCAVM
College of Agric. &
Vet Medicine
Institute of
Technology
College of Business &
Economics
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Construction of new hospital
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Background: colleges
 Is organized into six colleges and two institutes,
namely:
o College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
o College of Public Health and Medical Sciences
o College of Business and Economics
o College of Engineering and Technology
o College of Social Sciences
o College of Natural Sciences
o Institute of Health Science Research (IHSR)
o Institute of Education and Professional
Development
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Background
Hosts 56 undergraduate and 86 graduate programs,
predominantly masters
Enrolls 40066 students (200581 regular, 19485
continuing and distance program); 10 foreign
students
There are 38578 undergraduate and 1488
Postgraduate students
Has 3272 staff population: 1342 academic, 1545
administrative and 305 health service professionals;
there are about 80 expat staff mostly Indians
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Motto
We are in the community
o
Our teaching, research and service activities
should be relevant to societal needs
o
We should impact and be impacted by the
community around us
o
We are socially responsible
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Mission
□ Jimma University is a comprehensive public
higher learning institution engaged in teaching to
produce high caliber professionals, conducting
demand driven research that address priority
societal problems and delivering client-oriented
services embedded in its innovative educational
philosophy of community based education
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Vision
□ Jimma University aspires to become the
premier public higher education institution in
the country, renowned in Africa and respected
internationally
for
excellence
of
its
educational programs, research undertaking
and delivery of service.
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Award and prize
For third straight time,
Jimma University was
declared as the leading
university of Ethiopia for
2011/12 academic year by
Ministry of Education and
peer universities . It was
awarded a trophy and
60,000 birr prize.
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Principles and values
□ Excellence and quality
□ Diversity, tolerance and inclusiveness
□ Equity and access
□ Gender sensitivity
□ Honesty and integrity
□ Transparency and accountability
□ Community involvement and empowerment
□ Networking and partnership
□ Mutual respect, collegiality and team spirit
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Community Based Education (CBE)
□ Jimma University is the national pioneer in CBE
□ Started in 1980s in Jimma Institute of Health
Sciences, the foundation of Jimma University.
Today it is being implemented through out the
University covering all disciplines. Some form CBE
is being implemented in other universities in the
countries
□ Use s community as a learning environment where
students, teachers, members of the community and
other sectors are engaged through out the
educational process
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Community Based… 2
□ Objectives include:
 Achieve educational relevance to community needs
 Expose students to real world and develop team
spirit
 Community partnership and service
□ Strategies:
 Community based training program (CBTP)
 Development/ team training program (D/TTP)
 Community based student research (SRP)
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Community Based… 3
□ Key features of CBE in Jimma:
 Community based and problem oriented education
 Multidisciplinary training
 Integrating training, research and service
 introduced very early in the educational process
 continues through out the curriculum in a spiraling
manner from first year to the end
 Relate to planned educational goals and objectives
 Takes a minimum of 20% of the study time
 Community Centered and empowers the community
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Community Based… 4
Community
Rural
community
University
Business
organizations
Service and
extension
Teaching
Teaching
and learning
Industry
CBE
Urban
Dwellers
Research
and
scholarship
CBOs
Public
organizations
NGOs
CSOs
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JIMMA UNIVERSITY
VLIR-IUC PROGRAM:
An example of NSC
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The main project (program)
Investigating the Impact of the Gilgel
Gibe Dam: A Multidisciplinary Approach
towards capacity Building
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JU-IUC Timeline
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Long-term
 Based on priority areas of partner university
 Phase-in, phase-out and consolidation
strategies
 Fostering collaboration and matchmaking (not
traditional aid?)
 Comprehensive in its support and mobilization
of expertise
 Promotion of networking (NS, SS and NSSC)
 Distinctive management structure
 A number of crosscutting initiatives and
alliances
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JU-IUC:
Organization of Management
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The Management Structure of
JU IUC in the South
Jimma University
JU-IUC Program
Management
Committee
JU-IUC Program
Local Coordinator
VLIR-UOS
Local Steering
Committee
Joint Steering
Committee
JU-IUC Program
Manager
Local Project Leaders
Local Project Leaders
Local Project Leaders
Local Project Leaders
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The Management Structure of
JU IUC in the North
Ghent University
VLIR-UOS
ICOS (Ghent University)
Joint Steering
Committee
Flemish Steering
Committee
JU-IUC Program Flemish
Coordinator
Flemish Project Leaders
Flemish Project Leaders
Flemish Project Leaders
Flemish Project Leaders
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The Overall Management Structure of
JU IUC Partnership Program
Jimma University
Ghent University
VLIR-UOS
ICOS (Ghent
University)
JU-IUC
Program
Managemen
t Committee
JU-IUC
Program Local
Coordinator
Local
Steering
Committee
Joint
Steering
Committee
Flemish
Steering
Committee
JU-IUC Program
Flemish Coordinator
JU-IUC
Program
Manager
Local Project Leaders
Local Project Leaders
Local Project Leaders
Local Project
Leaders
Flemish Project
Leaders
Flemish
Project
Leaders
Flemish
Project
Leaders Project
Flemish
Leaders
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To enhance the quality of teaching and
research undertaken in Jimma University (JU)
through planned and targeted development
of human resources and collaborative and
multi-disciplinary
researches
of
an
international standard that address the
priority problems of the local community and
the country at large.
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To improve the life of the people in Gilgel Gibe HEP
dam area and the surrounding region and promote
sustainable development through conducting
research into problems and issues of human and
animal health, environmental health and ecology,
food and nutrition and soil fertility and promoting
evidence based interventions in the target area in
collaboration with different stakeholders.
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Program
Components
Project 1:
Animal Health
Project 2:
Child Health and
Nutrition
Program Objectives
Intermediate Results
Program Objectives
Undertaking
researches
Academic Objectives
•Staff development
•Developing research facilities
•Creating excellence centers
• Strengthening graduate programs
Long-term training
(PhDs)
Project 3:
Environmental
Health and Ecology
Project 4:
Epidemiology and
Modeling
Project 5:
Soil Fertility
Project 6:
ICT/Library
Program outcomes
Short-term skill
training
Improved research
capacity and output
Improved quality of
teaching and
learning
Improved image and
global standing of JU
Developmental
Objectives
Institutional capacity
building
Project 7:
Research
Coordination
•Institutional capacity building
•Enhanced community engagement
•Transfer of knowledge & technology
•Policy advocacy
•Contribution to local development
•Prolonged life of the dam
Crosscutting
initiatives &
Alliances
Improved life of the
local community
Project Support Unit
(PSU)
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Research Projects
□ Project 1: Animal Health
□ Project 2: Child health & Nutrition
□ Project 3: Environmental Health and
Ecology
□ Project 4 infectious diseases
Epidemiology & Modeling
□ Project 5: Soil Fertility
Support and coordination
□ Project 6: ICT/Libray
□ Project 7: Research Coordination
Program Kora
Support
Unit (PSU)
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Disciplinary make up of the program
Thematic areas of
research
Clinical
medicine
Public
health
Natural
sciences
Social
sciences
Animal health and
zoonotic diseases
Child health and
nutrition
X
Environmental health
and ecology
Infectious diseases
epidemiology and
modeling
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Agriculture
Veterinary
medicine
X
X
X
X
Soil fertility and agroforestry
X
Support research
projects
Research coordination
ICT/Library (Nonresearch project)
X
X
X
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Ongoing researches
There are ongoing research in
more than 40 major research
topics and over 80 sub topics
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Contributions of the Program
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Ongoing contributions of
the partnership program (1)
□ Human capacity building
 long term training
 short term training
□ Strengthening of research infrastructure and
equipment
 procurement of equipment and supplies
 technical support for establishment of advanced
labs
□ Strengthening institutional capacity in library and
ICT
 training of staff
 automation of services
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Staff Participation and
Human Capacity Building
Membership
Long-term
training
Short term
training
Local
Flemish
Total
PhD/MSc
candidates
Training
and
conferences
19
7
26
5 PhD
10
11
11
22
6 PhD
2MSc
12
30
28
58
9 PhD
15
36
18
54
10 PhD
1 MSc
6
13
10
23
5 PhD
1 MSc
11
ICT/Library Project
30
6
36
3 MSc
25
Research coordination
11
6
17
3 PhD
4
150
86
236
38 PhD
7 MSc
83
Project
Zoonotic and Animal
Diseases Project
Child Health and
Nutrition
Environmental Health
and Ecology Project
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology and
Modeling
Soil Fertility Project
Total
Kora Tushune. North-South Presentation, Hasselt University, March 5, 2013
□ Supporting graduate program expansion
 Opening new programs (Biostatistics, env.
tech.)
 Contribute to teaching and research
□ Establishing centers of excellence
 Molecular biology
 Infectious diseases
 Human nutrition and child health
 TB/HIV
 Drug quality
 Watershed management
 Others
Kora Tushune. North-South Presentation, Hasselt University, March 5, 2013
Ongoing contribution of the
partnership program (3)
□ Contributing to national and local development efforts
through:
 Evidence for policy (watershed management, malaria
prevention and control, etc
 Capacity building of national and regional government
(ICT)
 Dissemination through workshops and demonstrations
in the community
 Spin-offs: manabarnootaaf (local schools support),
establishment of CRCs, donations, etc
Kora Tushune. North-South Presentation, Hasselt University, March 5, 2013
Ongoing contribution of the
partnership program (4)
□ Enhanced image of the university and helped
attract more partners.
 Contributed to national standing of the
University as a leading public HEI for two
consecutive years
Kora Tushune. North-South Presentation, Hasselt University, March 5, 2013
Ongoing contribution of the
partnership program (4)

Increased partners: national
 PHE-Ethiopia
 Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University
 Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Institute (EHNRI)
 Armour Hanson Research Institute (AHRI)
 President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI)
 Sector ministries, regional government,
municipality and local woredas
 EEPCO
 Mekele, Haramaya, Arbaminch, Hawasa, Gondar,
and Asosa Universities
Kora Tushune. North-South Presentation, Hasselt University, March 5, 2013
Ongoing contribution of the
partnership program (5)

Increased partners (cont’d): international
 World Health Organization
 International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology
(ICIPE)
 Moi University
 University in Peru
 University in Mozambique
 University of California, Irvine, USA
 Vestergard Frandson, Geneva, Swtzerland
 Munich University, Munich, Germany
 Vermont University, Botson University and University
of Bertelay, USA
Kora Tushune. North-South Presentation, Hasselt University, March 5, 2013
□ Ensuring sustainability
□ Retention of qualified staff
□ Use of research findings to change lives (problem
solving and policy advocacy)
□ Leveraging the Program (expanding networks and
collaboration)
□ Transforming the north-south relationship (crossnational team building)
□ Continuous alignment with institutional priorities
□ Engaging productively those completing PhD
Kora Tushune. North-South Presentation, Hasselt University, March 5, 2013
Approaches to CB in the south
Example from Jimma
Time
Collaborative
research and
staff
development
ICT and library
development
Academic
programs
Staff and student
exchange
Institutional
management
Community
development
Scientific and
pedagogic
foundation
?
?
Scope
Kora Tushune. North-South Presentation, Hasselt University, March 5, 2013
Thank you
Kora Tushune. North-South Presentation, Hasselt University, March 5, 2013