The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Strengthening Science & Technology
Increasing Scientific Research Capacity in Africa through a Proven Model
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The study focuses on an international model that is designed to
strengthen scientific research in higher education. Research
skills are taught in various universities and some are acquired
through experience and interaction with researchers. The need
for research is unquestionable and the desire for it to be
integrated into formal education is greatly accepted. However,
there is no standard, uniform model for integrating research
into education programmes. This case study will focus on CRDF
Global’s model that integrates agricultural research into existing
university programmes. CRDF Global is a non-profit
organisation, non-governmental organisation that has worked
for more than a decade to build sustainable institutional capacity
for research and higher education.
L’étude se concentre sur un modèle international qui vise à
renforcer la recherche scientifique dans l’enseignement
supérieur. Les compétences en recherche sont enseignées dans
les différentes universités et certaines sont acquises par
l’expérience et l’interaction avec les chercheurs. La nécessité
de la recherche est incontestable et le désir pour qu’elle puisse
être intégrée dans l’éducation formelle est grandement accepté.
Cependant, il n’existe aucune norme, ni de modèle uniforme
pour intégrer la recherche dans les programmes éducatifs. Cette
étude de cas portera sur le modèle CRDF Global qui intègre la
recherche agronomique dans les programmes universitaires
existants. CRDF Global est une organisation sans but lucratif,
une organisation non gouvernementale qui a travaillé pendant
plus d’une décennie pour construire une capacité institutionnelle
durable pour la recherche et l’enseignement supérieur.
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English
Extended abstracts submitted under Strengthening Science & Technology
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2012
Region Focus:
Central America
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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