Scottish Government10 Years of HE and FE

Links

Examples of Achievements• 10 years of professional engagement with COM and KCN - Overhaul of M.Med at COM - Transformation of MBBS undergraduate curriculum - New IT Suite, modern server, over 1000 e-learning resources, electronic assessments, CPD - Contributed to annual medical graduates increase from 16 to over 100

• Training of hundreds of Clinical Officers in specialist health provision• Scholarships for 74 Masters students to study in Malawi• The first blind women to go to University in Malawi (as part of ‘Making Wonders’)

• Malawi’s first ever..• M.Phil Renewable Energy • RNM (Registered Nurse Midwife) qualification• M.Ed Primary Education• M.Med Psychiatry• M.Sc Herbal Medicine

Investment..

£3,810,283

1. Scottish Expertise• 19 universities• 5 universities in Global Top 200 • FE Colleges in almost every town and city

• Citations per researcher – ranked 3rd in world.• More funding per head for Research

• HE and FE history of international engagement.

University of Livingstonia (2012)

2. Partnership Approach

Harnessing Historic Links to Catalyse Development

Partnership Approach“It’s an approach that recognises that one of the legacies of Scotland’s history of global

exploration, trade, missionary work, and inward immigration, is a ready-made network of links to

developing countries, and in particular their health and education systems. By working

through these pre-existing links, we bring about development outcomes that achieve significant

impact with a modest amount of money.”

Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform

SMP AGM, 3rd Oct 2015

Partnership Approach

Network of links to Malawi Institutional Memory- Celebration of alumni,

previous cooperation, etc- Advocacy and promotion- Leveraging funding

* Universities and Colleges particularly suited to this model of engagement

Partnership ApproachHow does it make for better and more efficient

development?• Networks and connections that get things done.• Culturally specific development.• More personal, and therefore more needs-based. • More local buy-in, and sustainable.

The College of MedicinePartnership Approach

The College of MedicinePartnership Approach

University of Edinburgh

4 projects (2006-16)

Prof David Dewhurst, Dr Eric Borgstein, Dr Neil Kennedy

E-learning, Medical Degree Curriculum

University of St Andrews

3 projects (2007-15)

Dr Mwapatsa Mipando, Prof Simon Guild

IT infrastructure, Science Curriculum

The College of MedicinePartnership Approach

The College of MedicinePartnership Approach

The Scotland Malawi Mental Health Education Project

The College of MedicinePartnership Approach

The Scotland Malawi Mental Health Education Project

Project that established Malawi’s first clinical M.Med Psychiatry degree from 2010-13

Involves 2 years’ specialist training in Cape Town

Currently 3 MBBS graduates taking the course

The College of MedicinePartnership Approach – The Results

10 years of professional engagement with COM and KCN

- Overhaul of M.Med at COM

- Now a Department for Mental Health

- Transformation of MBBS undergraduate curriculum

- New IT Suite, modern server, over 1000 e-learning resources (over 100 created locally), electronic assessments, CPD record

- Contributed to annual medical graduates increase from 16 to over 100

Funding Scholarships in Malawi

Funding Scholarships in Malawi• £200,000 funding for 74 students to study for a Masters

degree in Malawi (UNIMA, CCAP, Private)

• A wide variety of Masters subjects

• Why is our policy to fund Scholarships in-country?1. Cost 2. Builds the capacity of Malawian institutions3. Avoids the ‘brain drain’ of promising Malawian students

Challenges of the Partnership Approach

• Quality Assurance

• Monitoring and Evaluation

• Selection of initiatives – harnessing existing links vs forging new links