Training the Next Generation of Scientists for Africa
Strengthening Graduate Training in African Universities
Experiences from RUFORUM
Dr. Moses Osiru, Deputy Executive Secretary, RUFORUM Lisbon, April, 2016
• Deepening inequality, # in extreme poverty rising
• By 2040 Africa will surpass Asia with 1.1 billion workforce
• How are African University contributing to strengthening the fundamentals of the growing economy
Background and Introduction
The Agricultural Higher Education Landscape: Graduates disciplines of focus
Education,
Humanities
& Arts
Soc Science
Business &
Law
Science Eng,
Manufacturin
g & Constrc’n
Agric Health
&Welfare
Servic
e
Other
Sub-Saharan
Africa26% 44% 12% (3%ICT 4% 2% 5% 0% 7%
North Africa 22% 51% 8% (1%ICT) 10% 1% 6% 1% 1%
Asia 23% 30% 6% 20% 4% 9% 4% 4%
Latin
America23% 38% 7% 9% 2% 13% 3% 5%
OECD 25% 37% 10% (3%ICT) 11% 2% 11% 40% 1%
RUFORUM Founded to:
– Foster integration of African universities intoNational Agricultural Innovation Systems;
– Provide a platform for training qualitygraduates to support development processesin Africa, especially CAADP;
– Provide a platform for networking, resourcemobilization and advocacy for HigherAgricultural Education in Africa; and,
– Rationalize resource use and enhanceeconomies of scale and scope.
Training and
Research
Institutional
Strengthening
Network
Service
Emerging Topics
Community Action
Research Programmes
Collaborative Regional
Degree Programmes –
MSc. & PhD
Diversified Stakeholder/Resource Base
RUFORUM Capacity Building Framework
Graduate Research Grants–
Value Chain Focus
Mentoring, esp. WomenGraduate Assistantship
Exchanges
Quality Assurance
Partnerships
and Policy
Outreach
Communications
Technology Platforms
National Forums
Internships &
Attachments
SROs, RECs &
continental bodies
MOUs with the CGIAR
Partnerships with Global
Capacity Building Institutions
Strong Governance/Mgmt. of the Network
Biennial Conferences
M&E
Twinning Elite & Emerging
Universities
Private Sector
African Gov’ts
Research Methods
Knowledge Management
Institutional Strengthening
Grants
Sharing Resources among member Universities
RUFORUM @ A GLANCE
MSc. Students Trained
PhD students Trained
Alumni Work in their Home country (73% long-term contract)
Alumni found employment within 6 months of completion
USD Mobilised on behalf of member universities
Convened over 350 networking events
1373
315
94%
75%
70M
>300
Message to Agrinatura- Thank you
• For the partnership with RUFORUM
• Through you- your countries for investments to support human capital development for Africa
• Support for Erasmus+ 2016 Projects
• Joint advocacy with RUFORUM- changes to Intra African Academic Mobility call
Requests to Agrinatura
• Request for partnership in the 2017 call
• Invite you to participate in the Intra Africa Mobility Call as Technical partners
• Invite you all for the RUFORUM 2016 Biennial to showcase how their universities are networking with African Universities and in R&D
• Strengthen advocacy for higher education
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