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Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme
Another major boost for research at UG is under the EU-
funded Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme, which supports
higher education cooperation between countries in Africa,
the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). The scheme, managed
by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
(EACEA), aims to promote sustainable development and
poverty alleviation by increasing the availability of trained
and qualified high-level professional manpower in the
ACP countries. In this regard, the programme provides
funding for student and staff mobility among leading
Higher Education Institutions across four regions of Africa,
offering support for Doctoral and Master’s studies, as well
as for shorter research and administrative visits between
consortium partners.
UG is currently participating in 3 projects.
Trans-disciplinary Training for Resource Efficiency
and Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
(TRECCAfrica)
TRECCAfrica has awarded over 50 scholarships for Doctoral
and Master’s training between August 2011 and July 2013.
In total, the project is expected to award scholarships to
80 postgraduate students in Africa and 8 staff exchanges
at six leading African Universities. This will enable the next
generation of academics and professionals to address
an interlocking set of real challenges for Africa’s future
development: climate change and resource depletion.
Partners include:
Stellenbosch University
(South Africa),
Mekelle University
(Ethiopia),
University Of Nairobi
(Kenya),
University Of Nigeria
(Nigeria),
University of Dar Es Salaam
(Tanzania), and the
University of Ghana
(Ghana). For more
information, visit:
Africa Regional International Staff/Student
Exchange (ARISE): Food Security and Sustainable
Human Wellbeing project
ARISE will offer a total of 86 mobility
opportunities, including: 54 Masters
Level Opportunities; 22 Doctorate Level
Opportunities; and 10 Staff Mobility
Opportunities, with a focus on the fields of
Agriculture, Medical Sciences, Engineering and Energy out
of a commitment from the consortium to develop African
capacity in the area of Food Security and Sustainable Human
Wellbeing. Partners include:
University Of Addis Ababa
(Ethiopia),
University Of Nairobi
(Kenya),
National University
of Rwanda
(Rwanda),
International Education Association of
South Africa
(South Africa),
Makerere University
(Uganda),
and the
University of Ghana
(Ghana).
Technical Partner:
University Of Leuven
(Belgium). For more
information, visit:
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Enhancing community of practice in one health for
infectious diseases through postgraduate training
The project aims to award 95 post-graduate scholarships
at both doctoral and master’s levels, as well as 36 faculty
exchange opportunities. The partnership operates within
the broad framework of one health concepts, and thus
seeks to further consolidate the adoption of one health
principles in training and research for infectious diseases
of humans and animals, with the ultimate aim of enhancing
inter-sectoral partnership in infectious disease surveillance
and interventions. Partners include: Sokoine University of
Agriculture (Tanzania), Muhimbili University of Health and
Allied Sciences (Tanzania), University of Zambia (Zambia),
Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique) and the
University of Ghana (Ghana). For more information visit:
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Building Capacity to meet the Climate
Change Challenge (B4C) –Ghana
Climate change is a major environmental issue that is already
affecting or projected to have serious adverse impacts on
the local and national economies of many countries around
the world. In Ghana, while the challenges of climate change
mount, climate expertise and adaptation research capacity
remain very limited, thus limiting the nation’s ability to
generate relevant knowledge to tackle climate change issues,
