Discussion and preparation of ideas for Tuning Africa II (2015 –

2017)

Julia González and Pablo BeneitoneUniversity of Deusto

Outline

1. Participants

2. Subject areas

3. Expected outcomes

4. Activities

5. Requirements

6. Timeline

Number of INSTITUTIONS

60 UNIVERSITIES60 UNIVERSITIES

Number of COUNTRIES

31 COUNTRIES31 COUNTRIES

60 UNIVERSITIES60 UNIVERSITIES

23 COUNTRIES23 COUNTRIES

1. PARTICIPANTS1. PARTICIPANTS

120 UNIVERSITIES120 UNIVERSITIES

54 COUNTRIES54 COUNTRIES

COUNTRIES without representation now

• Western Africa: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leona, Togo

• Eastern Africa: Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan

• Southern Africa: Angola, Lesotho, Swaziland

• Central Africa: Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe

• Northern Africa: Libya, Mauritania

1. PARTICIPANTS1. PARTICIPANTS

DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTIONSDISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTIONS

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIESPRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

1. PARTICIPANTS1. PARTICIPANTS

PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITYPAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY

PUBLIC UNIVERSITIESPUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

Agric.Sciences

Medicine

Teacher Education Mech.

Eng.

CivilEng.

Manag.HE

Geology

Economics

PolicyAdvisorGroup

1. PARTICIPANTS1. PARTICIPANTS

Medicine Medicine

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering

Agricultural SciencesAgricultural Sciences

Teacher EducationTeacher Education

2. SUBJECT AREAS2. SUBJECT AREAS

GeologyGeology

EconomicsEconomics

Management of Higher Education

Management of Higher Education

IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION

CREDIT SYSTEM CREDIT SYSTEM

3. EXPECTED OUTCOMES3. EXPECTED OUTCOMES

DESIGN DESIGN

4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES

Agric.Sciences

Medicine

Teacher Education

Mech.Eng.

CivilEng.

CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM

IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

Geology

Economics

Manag.HE

IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM

DESIGN DESIGN

4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES

Agric.Sciences

MedicineTeacher

EducationMech.Eng.

CivilEng.

IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

2 Tracks2 Tracks

InstitutionalDegrees

Implemented

InstitutionalDegrees

Implemented

JointDegrees

Implemented

JointDegrees

Implemented

4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES

IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

InstitutionalDegrees

Implemented

InstitutionalDegrees

Implemented

BABA

BABA

BABA

MAMA

MAMA PHDPHD

or

or

4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES

Track 1Track 1

IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

JointDegrees

Implemented

JointDegrees

Implemented

BABA

MAMA

PHDPHD

or

or

Minimun of 3 Universities for each Joint Degree

4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES

UniversityA

UniversityB

UniversityC

Track 2Track 2

Agric.Sciences

Medicine

Teacher Education Mech.

Eng.

CivilEng. CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM

4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES

Manag.HE

Geology

Economics

PolicyAdvisorGroup

Educational policy guidelines for the establishment of a credit system for Africa

Educational policy guidelines for the establishment of a credit system for Africa

• State of the art in 54 countries (national and institutional policies)• Analysis of other initiatives in other regions (Europe, Latin America,

Asia)• Relevance of a credit system• Feasibility• Main actions to define a common credit system• Difficulties for implementation

4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES

PolicyAdvisorGroup

CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM

AcademicsAcademics StudentsStudents

Conctact hoursConctact hours Independent workIndependent workSTUDENT WORKLOADSTUDENT WORKLOAD

4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES

CREDIT SYSTEMCREDIT SYSTEM

Common strategies for measuring student workload and its relationship with learning outcomes in the programmes.

Common strategies for measuring student workload and its relationship with learning outcomes in the programmes.

ALLSAG´s

Large Survey in all the countries

Geology

Economics

Manag.HE

DESIGN DESIGN

4. ACTIVITIES4. ACTIVITIES

Year Semester Course/Module Credits

Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science

6Animal Production: Principles and Techniques

6Agronomy and Horticultural Crop Production

6Applied Economics, Extension and Systems

6

Microbiology and Genetics I 6Agrometeorology and Climate Change 6Food Science and Technology 6Agricultural Engineering and Applications 6

Statistical Methods for Agricultural Sciences 5Biochemistry and Biotechnology 6Pests, Diseases and Weeds Control 6Animal Production and Science I 6

Botany and Crop Physiology 4Scientific Communication Skills 8Microbiology and Genetics II 6Animal Science and Production II 6

Crop Production Technologies 6Postharvest Management and Agricultural Produce Processing 6Project I 8Agricultural Management and Marketing

6

Entrepreneurship for Small and Medium Agribusiness 4Project II 8Practical Training

10

1st Semester

2nd Semester

3rd Semester

4th Semester

1

2

3

5th Semester

6th Semester

GC SSC

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Meta profile

Degree profile

Programme

Competences

Commitment by the Institution and the person.

Active participation in the 5 meetings.

And working in between to progress the tasks.

5. REQUIEREMENTS5. REQUIEREMENTS

Open call for new applications 30 January 2015

Selection process of 60 new partner institutions

30 March 2015

First General Meeting May 2015

Second General Meeting November 2015

Third General Meeting May 2016

Fourth General Meeting November 2016

Fifth General Meeting May 2017

6. TIMETABLE6. TIMETABLE