Tag: World Bank
Innovation Challenge: Disruptive Agricultural Technology (DAT) by Ministry of Agriculture and World Bank, Uganda
Background The Government of Uganda (GOU), through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) received a 150m dollar fund from the World Bank towards the cost of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP). The project objective is to raise on-farm production, productivity, and marketable volumes of Beans, Rice, Maize, Cassava and Coffee, in specified geographical clusters, making up 42 districts. During its … Read More Innovation Challenge: Disruptive Agricultural Technology (DAT) by Ministry of Agriculture and World Bank, Uganda
CDT-Africa PhD fellowship for African Women
Background The Centre for Innovative Drug Development and Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa) is a World Bank supported centre of excellence for education and research at Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The main aim of CDT-Africa is to serve as a platform for equitable access to interventions (drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and complex interventions) and bring about sustainable development in Africa through high-quality capacity … Read More CDT-Africa PhD fellowship for African Women
Job Opportunity: Technical Specialist, Graduate Training (RANCH – Regional Anchor Universities for Higher Agricultural Education).
We are retained by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) to identify a competent individual to fill the post of Technical Specialist, Graduate Training (RANCH – Regional Anchor Universities for Higher Agricultural Education). The position is based in the RUFORUM Secretariat in Kampala, Uganda. RANCH is a RUFORUM flagship established to facilitate and escalate setting up a network of linked … Read More Job Opportunity: Technical Specialist, Graduate Training (RANCH – Regional Anchor Universities for Higher Agricultural Education).
PRESS RELEASE : SELECTION OF 44 CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA FOR THE ACE IMPACT PROJECT
The Association of African Universities (AAU), the Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU), of the Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) Project, is pleased to announce the conditional selection of 44 centres of excellence in 12 participating countries in West and Central Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo) under the ACE for Development Impact (ACE Impact) Project. … Read More PRESS RELEASE : SELECTION OF 44 CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA FOR THE ACE IMPACT PROJECT
Préannonce: Projet d’Appui à l’Enseignement Superieur Agricole pour une Transformation des Systèmes Agroalimentaires en Afrique
En collaboration avec les gouvernements du Cameroun, de la Côte d’Ivoire, du Ghana, du Malawi et du Mozambique, le Groupe de la Banque mondiale et le Forum Régional des Universités pour le renforcement des capacités en agriculture (RUFORUM) s’activent conjointement à lancer un appel à propositions dans le cadre du programme régional d’appui à l’enseignement supérieur agricole pour une transformation des systèmes agroalimentaires en … Read More Préannonce: Projet d’Appui à l’Enseignement Superieur Agricole pour une Transformation des Systèmes Agroalimentaires en Afrique
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Higher Education Actors in Africa Convene in Pretoria to Brainstorm on a Regional Program for Strengthening Higher Agricultural Education in Africa (SHAEA)
African higher education actors gathered in Pretoria, South Africa from 28th to 29th September 2017 to discuss a strategy for the implementation of the Regional Program for Strengthening Higher Agricultural Education in Africa (SHAEA) project and to lay out the practical steps necessary for its implementation, including activities at the regional level. The two-day consultative meeting was jointly convened by the Regional Universities Forum … Read More Higher Education Actors in Africa Convene in Pretoria to Brainstorm on a Regional Program for Strengthening Higher Agricultural Education in Africa (SHAEA)
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Stakeholders call for reform in higher agricultural education in Africa
Stakeholders engaged in higher education in Africa gathered in Gaborone, Botswana from 25th to 30th July 2017 to map out transformations necessary to increase the contribution of higher agricultural education to Africa’s development. Convened by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN), the meeting was attended by representatives from the … Read More Stakeholders call for reform in higher agricultural education in Africa
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60 African University Deans/Principals to Converge in Khartoum on Higher Education
African University Deans and Principals (60) of Agriculture and related faculties will come together 8-10 June, 2015 in Khartoum, Sudan for a three day retreat to discuss issues related to strengthening higher education, Science technology and innovation in Africa. A key issue to be discussed by the Academic heads will be how to enhance regional science partnerships to strengthen higher education. They will also … Read More 60 African University Deans/Principals to Converge in Khartoum on Higher Education
