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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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