Working Document Series Open Access Establishing an African Centre of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development (ACEESD): A Centre of Excellence for Eastern and Southern Africa M. Asinyaka · B. Krogh · E. Ntagwirumugara · O. Ugirimbabazi Modern energy access acts as a catalyst for development. It connects economic growth with social equity and environmental sustainability which are important Millennium Development Goals. However, the vast majority of sub-Saharan Africans l… RUF-36135 2016 CC BY 4.0 15 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access African Center of Excellence for Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation at Haramaya University (ClimateSABC) Bedadi. Bobe · Kibret. Kibebew · Wogi. Lemma · Eshetu. Mitiku +5 more Climate change is a global issue posing challenges to sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and development. The impacts of climate change are pronounced in Eastern and Southern African countries more than any other regions of the continen… RUF-36130 2016 CC BY 4.0 15 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Public-Private partnerships for skills development at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania M. DeFreese · M. Mullei Changing youth labour market conditions in Tanzania necessitate the acquisition of demanddriven skills for the successful school-to-work transition of Tanzanian graduates particularly in rural and semi-rural areas. In tertiary education at… RUF-36128 2016 CC BY 4.0 15 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Building effective convening power for higher education in Africa E. Adipala · Joan Apio · Sylvia Mkandawire · P. Nampala +1 more The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and its precursor the Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry (FORUM) have in the last two decades focused on mobilizing universities to secure quality gradua… RUF-36127 2016 CC BY 4.0 15 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access The African Centre of Agro-Ecology and Livelihood Systems (ACALISE): A World Bank Project at Uganda Martyrs University J. Muwanga-Zake · J. Mwine · J. Ssebuwufu · J. Ssemakula The usual approach to development has been led by research along fragmented fields of study, each of which independently yields dissertations that often recommend unimplementable projects. The large number of theses and dissertations linin… RUF-36126 CC BY 4.0 15 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access 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
Working Document Series Open Access Analysis of entrepreneurship development at Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources: A case study of the Agripreneur Program J Lepetu · R. Mabe Entrepreneurship development (ED) is a common phrase in the current business world, and similarly so in Botswana. The goal of the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) incubation agripreneur programme in collabora… RUF-36113 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Promoting the African endogenous innovation for sustainable development: The AFRICA-ai-JAPAN initiative T. Losenge · S. Shiomi · M. Tsunoda The economic development of Africa is dependent on “home-grown” innovations geared to solving the Africa’s development challenges. A partnership among the Japanese academic institution, development partners, the private sector and the Jomo… RUF-36111 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access 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
Working Document Series Open Access Grow further club: A new concept in agricultural R&D financing P. Kelly Agricultural R&D is a proven development strategy with great importance for rural poverty, food security, and adaptation to a changing environment, and one where costs tend to be low in relation to other applications of science and tec… RUF-36103 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Pedagogy in digital learning in food education H. Kautola · J. Kullaslahti · E. Laitinen · T. Pirttijärvi This paper describes a study model that was used to create a more efficient way of learning to develop an entrepreneurial mindset of the students and graduates, in response to industry needs, and it involved use of web-based tools. Web bas… RUF-36101 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access 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
Working Document Series Open Access Africa Centre of Excellence in Aquaculture and Fisheries (AquaFish) J. Dzanja · W.W.L. Jere · Jeremiah Kang’ombe · D. Kassam +5 more The Aquaculture and Fisheries Science Centre of Excellence (AquaFish), based at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), seeks to train a pool of skilled and innovative graduate students to contribute towards impr… RUF-36095 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access 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
Working Document Series Open Access Public-Private-University partnerships in agriculture science research for economic development in Africa: Lessons from North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park C.T. Kadzere The objective of this paper was to discern how public-private-university partnerships (PPUPs) in Africa can support agriculture science research for economic development, similar to what Research Triangle Park (RTP) has done for North Caro… RUF-36086 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Taking pro-active actions to enhancing the quality of African universities graduates for the labour market E. Adipala · Joan Apio · A. Egeru · P. Nampala +3 more African Universities are facing an unprecedented growth in enrolment that has more than doubled in the last decade alone. This growth pattern has affected the teaching, learning, supervision and mentorship processes as on average one profe… RUF-36072 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Establishing a Makerere University Regional Centre for Crop Improvement (MaRCCI) - an East and Southern Africa Centre of Excellence B. Bashaasha · R. Edema · P. Gibson Low agricultural productivity in Eastern and Southern Africa has led to recurrent, chronic food insecurity, poor nutrition, and widespread poverty that continues to affect a significant proportion of the population. This low productivity i… RUF-36069 2016 CC BY 4.0 14 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access 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
Working Document Series Open Access University of Port Harcourt linkage with agricultural organizations in Nigeria: The journey so far O.M. Adesope · E.S. Erondu · N.E.S. Lale · E.C. Wokoma The Faculty of Agriculture in the University of Port Harcourt was established to provide broad based training of undergraduates in various areas of agriculture: crops, poultry, livestock, fisheries, wildlife, forestry, agricultural economi… RUF-36062 2016 CC BY 4.0 13 Oct 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Students’ perceptions of the first-year experience in higher education: The case of women’s university in Africa Raymond Erick Zvavanyange This study sought to explore students’ perceptions of the first-year experience in higher education with a special focus on Women’s University in Africa (WUA). The study was centered on three (3) objectives which were to: explore the barri… RUF-35993 2016 CC BY 4.0 25 Jul 2016
Working Document Series Open Access 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
Working Document Series Open Access The AgShare methodology: a scalable and sustainable method of filling critical gaps in agriculture related curriculum through a redesigned MSc process RUF-35834 2015 CC BY 4.0 28 Jan 2016
OER and Open Access Open Access Agshare open knowledge: improving rural communities through university student action research Christine Geith · Karen Vignare RUF-35818 2013 CC BY 4.0 28 Jan 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Attracting women into agricultural education: Constraints and best practice Martin. Adrienne · Forsythe. Lora · M. Najjingo Mangheni The study focuses on women’s participation in higher agricultural education in four African countries. Barriers begin at secondary school where girls are less likely to take natural sciences, and negative perceptions of agriculture prevent… RUF-35164 2010 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Partnership in research and higher education: Towards initiating and sustaining innovative Institutional linkages Jama. Bashir · Rarieya. Marie Developing strategic partnership has become integral to higher education in the 21st century, and perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the recent proliferation of regional networks and international partnerships among colleges and… RUF-34299 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
