Quality Assurance through Curriculum Design –
A Case Study of Higher Education Management in East Africa
Date: October 9th – 11h, 2003
Place: Nairobi, Kenya
Organised and The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)
hosted by:
The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Association of Universities and other Higher Education Institutions
in Germany (HRK)
in co-operation with InWEnt and GTZ, Germany
October 9th, Thursday
Morning
Arrival of Participants
Afternoon
Arrival of Participants
10:00 – 12.30
Check-in at Safari-Park Hotel
12.30 – 14.00
Conference registration at Safari Park Hotel near Conference
Hall “Bougainville”
Luggage of participants who arrive too late for check-in can be stored at
the baggage room at Safari Park Hotel
12.00
Preparatory meeting with all active participants at Safari Park Hotel
(Room MAMTA B)
13:00
Press Conference (Ivory Room)
14:00 – 15:30
Opening Ceremony at Conference Hall “Bougainville” –
Opening and welcome speeches
Chair: Prof. Dr. Chacha Nyaigotti Chacha, Executive Secretary
of IUCEA – confirmed
Prof. Dr. Nick Wanjohi, Vice Chancellor JKUAT Nairobi - confirmed
Dr. Christian Bode, Secretary General DAAD - confirmed:
Prof. Dr. B.A. Ogot, Chancellor Moi University - confirmed
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weber, Vice-President HRK and Rector of
the University of Paderborn - confirmed
MinR Holger Tantz, Head of Division, Ministry of Economic
Development and Cooperation (BMZ), Germany - confirmed
Prof. Dr. E. Standa, Kenyatta University Nairobi – confirmed
15.30 – 16.15
Keynote speaker 1:
Professor Dr. G. Saitoti, Kenyan Minister of Education, Science
and Technology - confirmed
“Curricula and Regional Diversity”
16:15 – 16:45
Coffee/Tea Break (group foto)
16:45 – 17:15
Discussion
17.15 – 18.30
Panel Discussion
Chair: Prof. Dr. R.W. Michieka, Director General, National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA) - confirmed
“Creating a Joint Higher Education Area? - Dialogue on Higher
Education Management in East Africa and Europe”
Participants: Prof. Dr. Karega Mutahi, PS Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology, Kenya - confirmed; Prof. Dr. Chacha
Nyaigotti Chacha - confirmed; Prof. Dr. Rainer Künzel, President of
the University of Osnabrück – confirmed; Ambassador Mr. Yeko
Acato, Commissioner for Higher Education, Ministry of Education
and Sports, Uganda – confirmed; Dr. Christian Bode, Secretary
General DAAD - confirmed
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Agong/Deputy Vice Chancellor of JKUAT confirmed
18.30-19.00
Presentation of results of a DAAD-Study on the “Impact of
German Development Programmes on the Academic Staff and
Institution Building in East Africa”
Prof. Dr. Abiodun Adediran, University of Ile-Ife, Nigeria - confirmed
Evening
19.00 - 19.30
Preparation for reception/Late Check-in, if any
19:30
Transfer from Safari Park Hotel to the reception venue
Meeting point: Safari Park Hotel main entrance
20:00
Reception hosted by the German Embassy in Nairobi
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21:30
Transfer from the reception venue to Safari Park Hotel
October 10th, Friday
Morning
9:00 – 12:30
Introductory presentations at Conference Hall
“Bougainville”
Chair: Prof. Dr. Achim Mehlhorn, Rector of the Technical
University of Dresden – confirmed
9:00 – 9:45
Keynote Speaker 2
Prof. Dr. J. Galabawa, Dept. of Educational Planning, University
of Dar Es Salaam - confirmed
“Curricula and Evaluation”
9:45 – 10:15
Discussion
10:15 – 10:45
Coffee/Tea Break
10:45 – 11:30
Keynote Speaker 3
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weber, Rector of the University of Paderborn
- confirmed
“Curricula and the Market”
11:30 – 12:00
Discussion
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch Break
Afternoon
13:30 – 14:30
Three parallel workshops on three subtopics
Participants are distributed between workshops according to
their fields of interest
Workshop 1 – Curricula and Regional Diversity (Room A):
How to foster compatibility of study programmes and create the
possibility of credit transfer within the region? How to increase
mobility and exchange of experience?
Moderator 1: Dr. Masoud Muruke, Director, Centre for
Continuing Education, University of Dar Es Salaam – confirmed
Case study 1: Dr. Okwachi Abagi, Consultant – OWN and
Associates, Nairobi, Kenya – confirmed
Rapporteur 1: Dr. Michael Fremerey, Institute for Socio-Cultural
Studies (ISOS), University of Kassel - confirmed
Workshop 2 – Curricula and Evaluation (Room B):
Evaluation as an instrument of quality assurance and quality
improvement? How does the instrument of internal and external
evaluation help to improve the quality of study programmes?
(workshop with case studies)
Moderator 2: Prof. Dr. Rainer Künzel – confirmed
Case study 2: Dr. Gilberto Alfaro Varela, National University
Costa Rica - confirmed
Rapporteur 2: Prof. Moses L. Golola, Deputy Secretary, IUCEA
– confirmed
Workshop 3 – Curricula and the Market (Room C):
How to develop curricula which serve the needs of the society
and job market? How to render students fit for a job (workshop
with invited representative(s) of industrial company or any other
employer, ministry etc.)?
Moderator 3: Prof. Dr. Elisha Semakula, VC Bugema University –
confirmed
Case Study 3: Dr. Joseph C. Oonyu, School of Education,
Makerere University – confirmed
Rapporteur 3: Prof. Peter Msola – DVC (Academic Affairs),
Sokoine University of Agriculture – confirmed
14:30 – 15:00
Coffee/Tea Break
15:00 – 16:30
Parallel Workshops to continue
16:30 – 17:30
Plenary Session (Conference Hall “Bougainville”):
Reports of the workshops and discussion,
to-do list for higher education management in East Africa
Chair: Prof. Dr. Nick Wanjohi, VC-JKUAT – confirmed
17:30-18:30
Reimbursement of travel costs at conference secretariat
Evening
19:30
Dinner at Safari Park Hotel
October 11th, Saturday
Morning
From 7:30
Breakfast at Safari Park Hotel
9:00 – 11:30
Presentation of best practice examples (Conference Hall
“Bougainville”):
Selected curricula from different Universities
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Uganda Martyrs University: The relevance of curriculum in
addressing rural development (Dr. Emurwon Olupot) – confirmed
University of Nairobi: presentation on examination process –
requested
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Sokoine University/Tanzania: Attachment and Extension
Services in relation to linkages between industry/employers and
curriculum (Prof. Deogratius Rutatora) – confirmed
Technical University of Dresden: Development of an
interdisciplinary, international study programme with the help of
an external partner (Max-Planck-Institute) in reaction to new
demands of the job market (Prof. Dr. Achim Mehlhorn, Rector of
the Technical University of Dresden – confirmed)
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Frieda Brown, VC United States
International University (USIU)– confirmed
11:30 – 12:30
Closing Ceremony
Chair: Prof. G. Mmari, VC Open University of Tanzania – confirmed
Speakers:
Dr. Kilemi wa Mwiria, Asst. Minister, Ministry of Educational
Science and Technology, Kenya – confirmed
Bernd Braun, German Ambassador, Nairobi, Kenya – confirmed
12:30
Lunch Break
Afternoon
End of Conference
Shuttle to Airport - please inform the conference secretariat in time, if
transport is needed
[DAAD Alumni Meeting]
[UNISTAFF Alumni Meeting]