Discussion and preparation of ideas for Tuning Africa II (2015 –
2017)
Julia González and Pablo BeneitoneUniversity of Deusto
Outline
1. Participants
2. Subject areas
3. Expected outcomes
4. Activities
5. Requirements
6. Timeline
Number of INSTITUTIONS
60 UNIVERSITIES60 UNIVERSITIES
Number of COUNTRIES
31 COUNTRIES31 COUNTRIES
60 UNIVERSITIES60 UNIVERSITIES
23 COUNTRIES23 COUNTRIES
1. PARTICIPANTS1. PARTICIPANTS
120 UNIVERSITIES120 UNIVERSITIES
54 COUNTRIES54 COUNTRIES
COUNTRIES without representation now
• Western Africa: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leona, Togo
• Eastern Africa: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan
• Southern Africa: Angola, Lesotho, Swaziland
• Central Africa: Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe
• Northern Africa: Libya, Mauritania
1. PARTICIPANTS1. PARTICIPANTS
DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTIONSDISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTIONS
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIESPRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
1. PARTICIPANTS1. PARTICIPANTS
PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITYPAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIESPUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
Agric.Sciences
Medicine
Teacher Education Mech.
Eng.
CivilEng.
Manag.HE
Geology
Economics
PolicyAdvisorGroup
1. PARTICIPANTS1. PARTICIPANTS
Medicine Medicine
Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering
Agricultural SciencesAgricultural Sciences
Teacher EducationTeacher Education
2. SUBJECT AREAS2. SUBJECT AREAS
GeologyGeology
EconomicsEconomics
Management of Higher Education
Management of Higher Education
IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION
CREDIT SYSTEM CREDIT SYSTEM
3. EXPECTED OUTCOMES3. EXPECTED OUTCOMES
DESIGN DESIGN
4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES
Agric.Sciences
Medicine
Teacher Education
Mech.Eng.
CivilEng.
CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM
IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION
Geology
Economics
Manag.HE
IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION
CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM
DESIGN DESIGN
4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES
Agric.Sciences
MedicineTeacher
EducationMech.Eng.
CivilEng.
IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION
2 Tracks2 Tracks
InstitutionalDegrees
Implemented
InstitutionalDegrees
Implemented
JointDegrees
Implemented
JointDegrees
Implemented
4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES
IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION
InstitutionalDegrees
Implemented
InstitutionalDegrees
Implemented
BABA
BABA
BABA
MAMA
MAMA PHDPHD
or
or
4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES
Track 1Track 1
IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION
JointDegrees
Implemented
JointDegrees
Implemented
BABA
MAMA
PHDPHD
or
or
Minimun of 3 Universities for each Joint Degree
4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES
UniversityA
UniversityB
UniversityC
Track 2Track 2
Agric.Sciences
Medicine
Teacher Education Mech.
Eng.
CivilEng. CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM
4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES
Manag.HE
Geology
Economics
PolicyAdvisorGroup
Educational policy guidelines for the establishment of a credit system for Africa
Educational policy guidelines for the establishment of a credit system for Africa
• State of the art in 54 countries (national and institutional policies)• Analysis of other initiatives in other regions (Europe, Latin America,
Asia)• Relevance of a credit system• Feasibility• Main actions to define a common credit system• Difficulties for implementation
4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES
PolicyAdvisorGroup
CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM
AcademicsAcademics StudentsStudents
Conctact hoursConctact hours Independent workIndependent workSTUDENT WORKLOADSTUDENT WORKLOAD
4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES
CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM
Common strategies for measuring student workload and its relationship with learning outcomes in the programmes.
Common strategies for measuring student workload and its relationship with learning outcomes in the programmes.
ALLSAG´s
Large Survey in all the countries
Geology
Economics
Manag.HE
DESIGN DESIGN
4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES
Year Semester Course/Module Credits
Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science
6Animal Production: Principles and Techniques
6Agronomy and Horticultural Crop Production
6Applied Economics, Extension and Systems
6
Microbiology and Genetics I 6Agrometeorology and Climate Change 6Food Science and Technology 6Agricultural Engineering and Applications 6
Statistical Methods for Agricultural Sciences 5Biochemistry and Biotechnology 6Pests, Diseases and Weeds Control 6Animal Production and Science I 6
Botany and Crop Physiology 4Scientific Communication Skills 8Microbiology and Genetics II 6Animal Science and Production II 6
Crop Production Technologies 6Postharvest Management and Agricultural Produce Processing 6Project I 8Agricultural Management and Marketing
6
Entrepreneurship for Small and Medium Agribusiness 4Project II 8Practical Training
10
1st Semester
2nd Semester
3rd Semester
4th Semester
1
2
3
5th Semester
6th Semester
GC SSC
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Meta profile
Degree profile
Programme
Competences
Commitment by the Institution and the person.
Active participation in the 5 meetings.
And working in between to progress the tasks.
5. REQUIEREMENTS5. REQUIEREMENTS
Open call for new applications 30 January 2015
Selection process of 60 new partner institutions
30 March 2015
First General Meeting May 2015
Second General Meeting November 2015
Third General Meeting May 2016
Fourth General Meeting November 2016
Fifth General Meeting May 2017
6. TIMETABLE6. TIMETABLE