Participants

Name Organization Course

Abigail Walter Department of Plant Protection Bilogy, SLU Integrated pest management and food security in the tropics

Birgitta Rämert Department of Plant Protection Bilogy, SLU Integrated pest management and food security in the tropics

Johan Meijer

Department of Plant Biology and Forest

Genetics, SLU

Plant-microbe interactions - texploring microbes to improve crop

productivity

Sarosh Bejai

Department of Plant Biology and Forest

Genetics, SLU

Plant-microbe interactions - texploring microbes to improve crop

productivity

Gert Nyberg

Department of Forest Ecology and Management,

SLU Restoration of degraded semi-arid landscapes

Linley Chiwona Karltun

Department of Urban and Rural Development,

SLU Urbanization, livelihoods and food security

Rodomiro Octavio Ortiz

Rios Department of Plant Breeding, SLU Urbanization, livelihoods and food security

Per Sandin Department of Crop Production Ecology, SLU To be a scientist Global and local perspectives

George Nasinyama School of Graduate Studies, Makerere University To be a scientist Global and local perspectives

Christopher Mugimu

College of Education and External Studies,

Makerere University To be a scientist Global and local perspectives

Elly Sabiiti

College of Agricultural and Environmental

Sciences, Makerere University

Pedagogics for teaching and learning - Global and local perspectives

Joseph Oonyu

College of Education and External Studies,

Makerere University

Pedagogics for teaching and learning - Global and local perspectives

Natalie Jellinik Centre of Educational Development, SLU Pedagogics for teaching and learning - Global and local perspectives

Charlotte Håkansson University library, SLU

Information retrieval and scientific communication – Global and local

perspectives

Britt Marie Bergquist University library, SLU

Information retrieval and scientific communication – Global and local

perspectives

Urban Ericsson University library, SLU

Information retrieval and scientific communication – Global and local

perspectives

Camilla Söderquist University library, SLU

Information retrieval and scientific communication – Global and local

perspectives

Nicolette Karst University library, SLU

Information retrieval and scientific communication – Global and local

perspectives

Linda Åström Wennbom University library, SLU

Information retrieval and scientific communication – Global and local

perspectives

Innovative doctoral education

for global food security –

Joint development of internationalization and transferable skills

1) to support the professional and

institutional development of tertiary

agricultural education, with focus on

doctoral education, at

universities/research organizations in

Africa; and

2) to strengthen the process of

internationalization of doctoral education

at SLU.

Long-term aims

Structure

Part 1: Joint development of transferable skill courses for doctoral students and

workshops for senior staff together with Makerere university.

Part 2: Thematic subject courses connected to current research cooperation

between SLU and African universities/research organizations.

Part 3: Teachers exchanges with universities/organizations connected to the

SLU Global themes

Part 1: Transferable skill

courses

On being a scientist – Global and

local perspectives

Develop insight in

- what is scientific knowledge

- how to make ethical judgments

Information retrieval and scientific

communication – Global and local

perspectives

Develop knowledge of

- factors affecting search information

- search processes

- scientific communication

- source criticism

- critical evaluation of publications

Pedagogics for teaching and

learning - Global and local

perspectives

Develop ability to

- reflect on the role as teacher

- design diverse on campus and on-

line learning activities

- plan and design higher education

courses

Part 1: Workshops relating to the

transferable skill courses

• Pedagogics

• Teaching and learning

• Supervision

• Efficient global scientific communication - Networks and platforms for

exchange of information - Open Access and other methods

• What is science

Added value

• the first step in a step wise harmonization of academic traditions, guidelines,

routines for doctoral education at Makerere University and SLU in order to

promote future educational cooperation.

Part 2: Thematic subject

courses

Thematic subject courses that are integrated in ongoing collaborations between

SLU research schools, capacity building programs or major research programs.

Pedagogic consultants from the SLU Centre for educational development

(UPC) will support during the course development.

Course leader SLU Partner Course name Credits

Rolf Johansson; University of Nairobi

Global challenges to food security: interdisciplinary exporation of

theory and methods in conservation, development and

communication 6

Abigail Walter Addis Ababa University Integrated Pest Management and Food Security in the Tropics 7

Johan Meijer RUFORUM

Plant-microbe interactions - exploring microbes to improve crop

productivity 3

Ewa Wredle; Gert

NybergJomo Kenyatta University; World

agroforestry centre ; ILRI

Restoration of degraded semi-arid landscapes-Livelihoods,

Livestock and Land use 10

Lynley Chiwona-

Karltun;

Rodomiro OrtizBotswana university; ANAFE;

Lunds university; IFPRI Urbanization, livelihoods & food security 10

Erik KarltunWondo Genet College of Forestry

and Natural Resources, Ethiopia Climate change, Agriculture, Forestry and Ecosystem Resilience 7,5

Part 3: Teacher exchange for

• training to use modern techniques and research methods, as well as train to

instruct students and colleagues in the same skills.

or

• setting up techniques, methods, equipment, quality assurance routines

and/or teach the new users.

or

• acting as mentor for supervisors; advise on good supervision practice and

routines and structures supporting supervisors

Time plan

• Autumn/winter 2013: Planning and developing courses and

workshops

• 2014: courses and workshops

• The project ends at 31 December 2014 thus all activities must

be planned, scheduled and with a budget accepted by the project

steering committee at the latest December 2014.

• All activities must start before 31 December 2014.

To be discussed during the

workshop

Reflections on

• how to do courses for doctoral students,

• the role as teacher and pedagogical skills

• how to integrate international, intercultural and comparative perspectives in

the courses

Web support

To be discussed during the

workshop cont.

Additional value – harmonizing the doctoral education

• Joint development

• Course syllabus approved by both universities

• Joint performance

• Practical how to do -routines

• Duties towards the participants

• Joint assessment

• Evaluation by the participants

• Self assessment

Common for all courses – both thematic

subject courses and the transferable skill

courses

Core competencies- Communication

- What is science

- Ethical judgements

Integrating international,

intercultural &

comparative perspectives

Global food security

Doctoral education

How to become good at skills and

abilities based on practice ?

• Train with the help of role models and examples

• Use your knowledge in new siutations

• to be allowed to fail (under controlled circumstances)