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RUFORUM trains the next generation of scientists for Sudan: The case of the Agricultural Research Corporation, University of Gezira and University of Kordofan

Mayada Mamoun Beshir · Beshir Mayada M. · M. Muna Elhag

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is a regional network of 60 member universities operating in 25 countries that fosters collaboration, coordination, training and research amongst member univers…

RUF-36119 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016

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Center of Excellence in Phytochemicals, Textiles and Renewable Energy (PTRE): Achieving Teaching and Research Excellence through Internationalization of Academia

A.K. Kiprop · L.L.W. Munyendo · R.C. Ramkat

Internationalization of quality higher education has been a major concern not only at universities in developed countries but also to universities in developing countries such as in Kenya. The main drive for internationalization is the nee…

RUF-36107 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016

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MSc curriculum development and the necessary quality assurance for effective delivery, based on the experiences under the ADECEA MSc program for Burundi and Ghent University processes and experiences

Luc D’Haese

The higher education system in Burundi was recently restructured on the basis of the “LMD” “Licence, Master’s, and Doctorate” degree system. The Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology (FABI) made an effort to revitalize the academic envi…

RUF-36096 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016

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Unlocking Africa’s agricultural development through public-private partnerships, supportive curricula and agriculture friendly policy

D.L. Bese · L. Coetzee · B. Dayimani · C.T. Kadzere +2 more

With over 25% of the world’s arable land being in Africa, the continent could play a pivotal role in producing food and fiber for itself and for the export basket to feed a waxing global population projected to reach nine billion by 2050. …

RUF-36092 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016

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Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Agriculture and Agribusiness Management (CESAAM): An Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence Project at Egerton University, Kenya

A.Y. Guliye · S.M. Mwonga · J. O. Ogendo · M.N. Omwamba +2 more

Food insecurity and poverty remain the major challenges to Africa’s development, affecting about 33% of its population. Among the key contributing factors to food insecurity are occurrence of frequent droughts, rampant crop and livestock d…

RUF-36082 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016

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Making of an Entrepreneur University through University-Industry partnership: Institute of Petroleum Studies, Uniport - Nigeria a case study

B.W. Abbey · J.A. Ajienka · J.O. Akaranta

The World Bank in 2013 established an Africa Centre of Excellence in Oil Field Chemicals Research (CEFOR) at University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, to address regional development challenges in the oil and gas industry. The Centre is well p…

RUF-36068 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Oct 2016

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How Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) impact on trends and future educational innovations: the implications for higher education in Africa and the RUFORUM Network

J. E. Apio · Nodumo Dhlamini · Lisbeth Levey

Developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) continue to impact on how universities approach teaching, learning, collaboration, and research. ICT can help universities do their business more effectively and efficiently …

RUF-35843 2014 CC BY 4.0 28 Jan 2016

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An epistemological paradigm shift from adaptive to systemic approach to agricultural curricula review and development in Higher Education Institutes

R. Buruchara · G. Foerch · R. Hawkins · M. Karuhanga +3 more

The limited impacts on poverty, hunger and land degradation from past efforts in agricultural training, research and outreach have been partly blamed on the education philosophy in higher education that is teacher centered and based on rig…

RUF-35281 2010 CC BY 4.0 17 Sep 2015