Afriq'Units Project

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Afriq'Units Project
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Index

• AfriqUnits project
• Project Presentation and University of Alicante
• Activities
• Calendar
• Partners description of tasks

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Presentation of AfriqUnits project
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AfriqUnits

• Title Sustainable Quality Culture in East
  African Institutions through Centralised Units
• Objective Strengthening of institutional
  capacity in East African Universities in support
  to policy, management and planning at national
  and regional level
• Duration 2 years
• Acronym AfriqUnits

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The partners

• University of Moi- Kenya
• University of Mzumbe- Tanzania
• University of Makerere- Uganda
• Inter-University Council for East Africa-Uganda
  (IUCEA)
• Association of African Universities (AAU)
• German Accreditation Council (GAC)- Germany
  (Associate)
• University of Alicante (UA) -Spain (Applicant)

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The University of Alicante Location
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FIGURES

• Approx. 30.000 Students
• 1.864 Lecturers (49 Doctorates)
• 359 Grant holders
• 1.071 University Management Staff

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FIELDS
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BODIES

• 5 Faculties
• Law, Science, Economics, Arts Philosophy,
  Education
• 6 University Schools
• Nursing, Optics, Labour Relations, Tourism
• 8 University Institutes
• Geography, International Economics, Criminology
• 1 Polytechnic School

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AfriqUnits Activities
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MANAGEMENT REPORTING
TRAINING PROGRAMME
GUIDE
AfriqUnits

• QUALITY UNITS

ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIC PLAN
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0.PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALITY ASSURANCE

• Kick-off meeting
• Monitoring Reporting activities
• Quality Assessment

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1.TARGETED TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

• 1.1. Introductory workshop Building Quality
  Culture within HEIs
• 1.2 Observation in Practice Session How to run a
  Quality Unit
• 1.3 Workshop II The EFQM Excellence Model and
  Key Management Processes
• 1.4 Workshop III Institutional assessment
  program
• 1.5. Workshop IV How to develop a strategic plan
  for quality assurance and implementation of a
  quality culture within HEIs)

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2. STRENGHTENING CAPACITY PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE OF INTERNAL QUALITY UNITS

• 2.1. Purchase and installation of IT equipment
• 2.2. Development and implementation of an
  information system, management software
  websites for 3 Quality Units

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Act. 3. Long-term strategic plans for the
implementation of quality culture within the EAUs

• 3.1. Drafting and publication of Quality
  Strategic Plans
• 3.2. Drafting and publication of Quality
  Procedures Manuals

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Act.4. Assessment activities

• 4.1. Assessment of 2 study programmes at three
  East African Universities (Faculty of Science and
  F. of Economics)
• 4.2. Conducting assessment of Universities'
  services based on EFQM model.

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Act. 5. Guide Drafting

• DRAFTING OF A GUIDE FOR THE PROMOTION OF QUALITY
  CULTURE IN EAST-AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES

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Dissemination

• Website creation
• Targeted Mailings
• Presentation Package
• Press Publications
• Internal Dissemination through Departmental
  Visits
• Networking Dissemination Events
• Final Conference

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Partners Description of tasks UA

• Project coordinator
• Develop and implement the set of targeted
  trainings
• Provide technical assistance in the development
  of the integrated information management systems
• Assist the EAUs in the implementation and
  assessment of pilot assessment activities

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Partners Description of tasksIUCEA

• Coordinate the activities within the EA region
  and in the member universities
• Participate to the trainings and disseminates the
  results to other higher education institutions
  and networks in the region
• Responsible for Act 1.1, Act. 5 and Dissemination
  Activities in particular the organisation of the
  final event

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Partners Description of tasksAAU

• Give advice throughout the Act.
• Participates in the retraining activities both as
  trainee and trainer
• Responsible of the Act.5.
• Disseminate the results of the project to other
  higher education institutions and networks in the
  African context

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Mzumbe, Makerere, Moi Universities

• Responsible for the activities 2, 3, 4 and some
  activities of WorkPackage 6
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Responsable for some dissemination activities
• Same role and involvement in implementing the
  proposed action for the three universities

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German Accreditation Council

• Training seminar for the design of internal
  Quality Assurance-systems and evaluation
  methodologies
• Involved in the evaluation of study programmes
  and degrees (provide relevant documents,
  supervision, advice, help with the evaluation
  report, comments-feedback)

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The work done so far
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Kick-off meeting

• Kampala, 7-8 October 2008
• All partners participation 19 persons
  (President, Vice-president and Quality Assurance
  Expert)
• Introductory Workshop Quality Assurance within
  HEIs in EU and East-Africa
• Presentation and agreement on financial and
  management issues
• Decide logo, next activities, partners
  reponsabilities and contact persons

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Retraining Visit to Alicante

• All participants 14 persons (President,
  Vice-president and Quality Assurance Expert)
• Deep inside of the Quality Assurance day to day
  practices carried out by the Quality Unit
• General quality management framework of the
  University of Alicante

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Management Issues

• Creation of a Management manual with clear
  definition of the role and responsability and
  budget by partner and activity
• Contract agreement based on mutual trust and high
  responsability from each partner
• Definition of the steps and condition for buying
  equipment

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Conclusions

• So far smooth communication with partners
  institutions
• Clear management agreement that foster good
  development of project activities and
  relationship between partners
• WebSite developped http//www.afriqunits.org/abou
  t.html
• All the information on the project can be find
  in the WebSite

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