Working Document Series Open Access Preparing students for agricultural employment in sub-Saharan Africa E. Adipala · A. Egeru · H. Makuma-Massa · P. Nampala +1 more There is an increasing need for universities to produce graduates with strong technical skills, practical experience in their areas of specialization, ability to work with rural smallholder farmers and yet with broad development perspectiv… RUF-36204 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Oct 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Lessons and experiences from RUFORUM/ IFS internship attachment A. Kwesiga Kamugisha · E. Nambi · S. Oluka Three undergraduate students who had just completed their studies have been attached to RUFORUM Secretariat as interns for six months. During this period they worked under six different units to gain work experience. The interns indicate t… RUF-34926 2010 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Improving graduate competencies through field attachments: Experiences from the School of Agricultural Sciences, Makerere University P. Ebanyat · P. Isubikalu · B. B. Obaa · H. N. Opolot The demand for skilled university graduates to address practical development challenges is higher today than ever before. Field attachment is one of the main approaches for integrating competence building into academic programmes in many u… RUF-34276 2014 CC BY 4.0 17 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access RUFORUM Field Attachment Programme Award: An Internship Programme for MSc. Students E. Adipala · E. Nambi · P. Nampala · C.A. Ntwali At the core of its operations and business RUFORUM manages a Competitive Grants System (CGS) comprising three competitive granting mechanisms. These are the Graduate Research Grant (GRG); Community Action Research Grant (CARP); and the Fie… RUF-33152 2012 CC BY 4.0 21 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Enhancing Efficient Energy Coping Mechanisms in Olio Sub-County, Eastern Uganda A. Egeru · J.G.M. Majaliwa This field attachment programme aimed at disseminating the MSc. study findings and train women and local artisans in constructing improved cook stoves. The programme thus provided an opportunity to the community to discuss the issues affec… RUF-32592 2012 CC BY 4.0 17 May 2014
