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THE DIES ALUMNI NETWORK THE DIES ALUMNI NETWORK
IN EASTERN AFRICA (IN EASTERN AFRICA (REAL)REAL)
By:
Prof. G. Katana
REGIONAL COORDINATOR.
Working with Alumni in the field of HE Management to effectively sustain Capacity Development Programmes : Experiences and insights from Eastern Africa
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ContentContent
1. Introduction
2. History and Membership
� Activities for capacity Development
� Achievements and emerging realities
� Prerequisites for Sustainable capacity Development Programmes in E Africa
� Challenges in working with Alumni
� Opportunities in working with Alumni
Suggestions and Conclusions
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IntroductionIntroduction
� DIES - Innovative Strategies in HE through Dialogue
� REAL – Facilitator in improving quality in HE through Capacity Building
Vision
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Our Context (REAL)Our Context (REAL)� HEI in the Eastern Africa Region are
facing similar challenges that affect quality.
� That the DIES programmes, UNISTAFF, IDC and UNILEAD have trained university staff in competencies that support quality improvement initiatives and capacity building at institutional level
� The focus is to develop capacity through project support and mentoring
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Focus Cont.Focus Cont.� Support Alumni in their professional
functions
� Improve contact of the alumni with host universities and decentralise their activities to local areas.
� Facilitate exchange of knowledge, ideas and experience and build strong relation ships amongst alumni
� Establish an efficient communication network amongst alumni and HE agencies in the region.
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HISTORYHISTORY
� Established in 2006 {UNISTAFF alumni}
� In 2009, its membership expanded to include alumni of IDC and UNILEAD
� 2010 REAL launched its activities as a DIES alumni network in Eastern Africa
� 2010 Representatives of country chapters were trained in project management
� Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania Uganda
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REAL DIES NETWORKREAL DIES NETWORK
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ActivitiesActivities
• Exchange of experiences through conferences and workshops with focus on QA in HE
• Capacity building through TOT
• Planning for future activities in member countries
• Identification of projects and project coordinators
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NATIONAL CHAPTERNATIONAL CHAPTER
TRAINING COORDINATORTRAINING COORDINATOREthiopia
� Abebaw Kebede Gashaw
Kenya
� Hamadi Boga
Malawi
� Lewis Dzimbiri
Sudan
� Hassan Mudawi
Tanzania
� Baanda Salim
Uganda
� Stephen Odama
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REGIONAL NETWORK REGIONAL NETWORK
� Regional Network Coordinator:
Katana Gabriel
� TEAM:
� Abebe Dinku (Ethiopia)
� Helen Mondoh (Kenya)
� Asenath Sigot (Kenya)
� Jimmy Namangale (Malawi)
� Hassan Mudawi (Sudan)
� Gabriel Mbassa (Tanzania)
� Mohamed Menya (Uganda)
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Regional Conference and Regional Conference and
Training , 2010 KenyaTraining , 2010 Kenya
Participants: Representatives of National Chapters,
Selected ToT participants, resource persons from
Germany and from GuatemalaIDC resource personsQuality Assurance coordinators
Commission for Higher Education (Kenya_
Other stakeholders in higher educationLocal participants
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Capacity Building Capacity Building
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AchievementsAchievements• Country Meetings in Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Malawi
• Identification of multiplication projects
• Three successful project proposals & PAPs
�Ethiopia – Quality Assurance Phase 1 already undertaken
�Uganda – Training of postgraduate supervision to take place end of this month
�Kenya – Training of Managers of newly established university colleges – Phase I and II already undertaken
�Other training activities include training for proposal writing undertaken by KDSA
• Establishment of a communication portal i.e the REAL Yahoo group
• Collaborative working relation with Higher Education organs such as CHE and NCST.
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Emerging Realities & TrendsEmerging Realities & Trends� There is strong involvement and participation of alumni in some member countries
� There is also evident slow picking up of project implementation in other countries despite the identification of priority projects
� Lack of clear leadership structures in some chapters and therefore noticeable low group activity
� Increased support from universities & Higher Education agencies (CHE, NCST, )
� Recognition of the Network
� REAL members as resource people
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Trends( Regional)Trends( Regional)
� Changing structures of HEI – Need for Academic Leadership
� Expansion of HE with establishment of new institutions
� Changing profiles of clientele to HE –need for new approaches
� Quick knowledge multiplication
� Collective vs Individual approaches to innovative strategies
� Collaborative approaches to HE Research
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Alumni (in own context)Alumni (in own context)� Resource people in training, consultancy and change projects implementation
� Best skilled contact persons for international linkages
� Alumni in high positions of leadership and management
� Balance between individual interest and professional growth and commitment to network activities at national and regional levels
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ChallengesChallenges
•How to achieve functional chapters in all the member countries?
•How to effectively sustain the multiplication projects
• Involvement and integration of all alumni
• Forum for orientation of new DIES graduates.
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Prerequisites for Sustaining Prerequisites for Sustaining
capacity development by capacity development by
working with Alumni in EAworking with Alumni in EA
� Make Alumni from all DIES programs appreciate and agree on the essence of the Network.
� Recognition of the intercultural diversity even at country level in order to appreciate the differences in approaches by various chapters.
� Ensure that country priority projects have been agreed upon by members.
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Prerequisite cont.Prerequisite cont.
� Recognize and appreciate project priority areas suggested by training participants, institutions and HE agencies.
� Embracing diversity and appreciate different approaches.
� Involved leadership at all activities to represent institutions, skills and other alumni.
� Shape priority project to specific institutional and national flagship projects in HE
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PrerequisitePrerequisite………………
� Identification and keeping of successful local project coordinators
� Support Alumni institutional projects by mentoring and couching.
� Continuous communication, sharing and evaluation of project impacts.
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OpportunitiesOpportunities
� Experience from already implemented projects
� Skilled human resource (Alumni)
� Support from national and regional higher education agencies in REAL projects
� Networking
� Adaption of the training model of the proposal writing to train university support and future deans
� Training needs for HEI staff
� Further Training of Trainers
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Suggestions and ConclusionSuggestions and Conclusion
Identify and encourage successful chapter projects
�Identify country and institutional project coordinators
�Support alumni in their professional functions by lobbing for strong working relations with HE agencies in their countries and region.
�Undertake capacity development programmes relevant to institutions and national goals
�Promote team work in the Network for project which are of common interest in various chapters.
�Encourage other chapters to identify and implement change projects.
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� Identification of other university staff with potential and interest to implement projects and support them in identifying appropriate and relevant project proposals.
� Accompany and counsel the trainees during project development and implementation
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HE Management Training II at Pwani HE Management Training II at Pwani
University College 25University College 25thth October 2011October 2011
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Project Coordinator KenyaProject Coordinator Kenya
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Group workGroup work
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THE (REAL) JOURNEYTHE (REAL) JOURNEY--20072007
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Thinking Thinking DIESDIES-- NetworksNetworks
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REAL 2006REAL 2006
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Change by ExchangeChange by Exchange
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M erry Christm as & Prosperous M erry Christm as & Prosperous M erry Christm as & Prosperous M erry Christm as & Prosperous
2012 to Y ou and Y our F am ily. 2012 to Y ou and Y our F am ily. 2012 to Y ou and Y our F am ily. 2012 to Y ou and Y our F am ily.
K ind R egards,K ind R egards,K ind R egards,K ind R egards,
D IE S D IE S D IE S D IE S –––– A lum ni N etw ork in E astern A lum ni N etw ork in E astern A lum ni N etw ork in E astern A lum ni N etw ork in E astern
A frica (R E A L )A frica (R E A L )A frica (R E A L )A frica (R E A L )
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THANK YOUTHANK YOU
ASANTE SANAASANTE SANA