Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kumasi

Africa Centres of Excellence Project

3rd ACE Worksop 12th -14th May 2015,

Banjul, Gambia

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Outline

Update of KNUST DLI activities and main implementation activities

Partnerships with Academia and Industry

Accreditation and quality assurance

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Updates on DLIs

DLIs DLI Indicators

DLI 1 Institutional and Administrative capacity and planning

ACEs endorsedCreation of ACE account Signing of partner agreementsIncreased financial autonomy

DLI 2.1 to 2.3 Academic programmes

2.1 PhD students enrolled 2.2 Master Students enrolled2.3 Short term course

DLI 2.4 Outreach programmeStudents industry internship Faculty industry outreach/internship

DLI 2.5 Education capacityInternational accreditation Self-evaluation /Gap assessment

DLI 2.6 Research capacity Publishing of articlesDLI 2.7 Financial sustainability Externally generated revenue

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DLI 2.8 Improve teaching and learning environment

• Designs at the final stage • Tender documents• Tendering and award of contract

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Updates on DLIsDLIs DLI Indicators

DLI 2.8 Improve teaching and learning environment

M1 - Building contract signed, contract on the ACE websiteM2 - 40% of building completed, photos on ACE websiteM3 - Laboratory equipment purchase order/contract signed M4 – 100% completion of building and 80% of equipment supplied,

DLI 3 Financial Management

DLR 3.1 Submission of timely withdrawal application by ACE DLR 3.2. Functioning internal audit unit/ committeeDLR 3.3. Functioning University auditDLR 3.4. Transparency on financial management

DLI 4 Procurement

DLR 4.1 Timely procurement audit DLR 4.2 Timely and Satisfactory Procurement Progress

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Partnerships with Academia and Industry

Ghana Sector Partners (KMA/ MMDAs and Ghana water company)

University of Cheikh Anta Diop UCAD,

Senegal,

National Water Resources

Institute (Kaduna, Nigeria)

University of BeninNigeria

University of Cape Coast

University of Education

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Academic Partnerships • Build capacity of academic partners

where there is need • Visiting professors/academic staff

input into capacity building programme (one week modular courses)

• Faculty Outreach and exchange and exposure

• Student exchange to use labs and facilities

• Joint research and publication, solving developmental problems,

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Industry Partnerships• Industry Guest lecturers’ input into

capacity building and training,• Enroll staff of partners into MSc

programmes• Run short courses for continue

professional development• Industrial Outreach/ internships

programme (for students and staff )• Joint research, solving developmental

problems, and publication

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Accreditation and quality assurance • Accreditation of MSc programme by UNESCO-IHE-

Institute of Infrastructure, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Delft

• Self evaluation by KNUST • Evaluation by UNESCO-IHE• National accreditation of MSc programme by NAB

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