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Programmes and Projects
Research
IUCEA is currently coordinating the following research programmes;-
The Lake Victoria Research (VicRes) Initiative
The Lake Victoria Research (VicRes) Programme was established in 2002, purposely to support research for wealth creation and environmental restoration in the Lake Victoria basin. The Programme funds multi-disciplinary teams working on different sites in fi ve partner states of the East African Community. It was designed as an opportunity for joint research that would contribute towards sustainable natural resource management and wealth creation in the Lake Victoria Basin. SIDA/SAREC is the funding agency.
The Bio-Earn Programme
The East African Regional Programme and Research Network for Biotechnology, Biosafety and Biotechnology Policy Development (BIO-EARN) was initiated in 1998 to develop human capital and infrastructure to enable the region acquire its own capacity to conduct strategic bio-technology research in agriculture, environment and industrial sub-sectors of the economy. The programme aims at strengthening national and institutional abilities to assess, develop and implement effective policies for technology development and dissemination as well as facilitate the establishment of bio-safety regulatory structures that will empower four Eastern African countries, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia to meet the challenges of modern biotechnology and assist them in realizing its potential under local conditions in the region.
Development of the Regional Higher Education Quality Assurance Programme
IUCEA in collaboration with the Germany Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is coordinating the development of the Quality Assurance Programme in East African higher learning institutions. The primary focus of this support is on the creation of viable East African Region Quality Assurance Framework.
EAC/AMREF Lake Victoria Partnership Programme (EALP)
In 2007 IUCEA entered into partnership with the East African Community and African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) to implement the Lake Victoria Partnership (EALP) Project. This is a 3 year project that is funded by SIDA-Sweden to establish a framework for improving the effectiveness of the HIV & AIDS responses for mobile populations within the Lake Victoria Basin region which include the fi shing communities, higher education institutions and migrant workers especially in the agricultural sector. The role of IUCEA in this project is to coordinate intervention mechanisms among staff, students and the communities living within and around universities, particularly those that are located within the Lake Victoria Basin.
AAU/MRCI Partnership Programme
IUCEA is coordinating the Mobilization for Regional Capacity Initiative Programme, (MRCI) among its member universities. The programme also involves universities in Chad, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Seychelles, Eritrea and Djibouti. This programme is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), through the “Challenge Fund”, coordinated by the Association of African universities (AAU). It is geared to strengthen African higher education institutions to act as catalysts for poverty eradication and sustainable development in line with Millennium Development goals MDGs.
CREATING
The IUCEA is an active partner in the project “Cooperative Research on East African Territorial Integration within Globalization (CREATING).” This project funded by the European Union within the Seventh Framework Programme, has allowed the IUCEA to collaborate with seven European,partners to establish research networks linking together scholars across Eastern Africa with colleagues in Europe.
IUCEA Development Partners
1. Swedish International Development Service (SIDA)
2. Germany Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
3. French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA)
4. United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
5. Ford Foundation
6. European Union
7. UK Department for International Development (DFID)
8. Rockefeller Foundation
9. Zain Africa
10. Association of African Universities (AAU)
11. International Foundation for Science (IFS)
12. Creating
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Our Projects
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The IUCEA is partnering with seven European institutions in a collaborative project aimed at creating, developing and strengthening a social sciences and humanities research network bringing together scholars and institutions from the European research area with colleagues and partner institutions from a number of eastern African countries. Read on
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The Lake Victoria Research Initiative (VicRes) is a regional research initiative that offers research grants in various disciplines related to promotion of poverty eradication and sustainable livelihood and natural resources management within the Lake Victoria Basin.Read on ...
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The East African Regional Programme and Research Network for Biotechnology, Biosafety and Biotechnology Policy Development (BIO-EARN) aims at meeting the challenges of wider biotechnology, and realizing the potential of the associated techniques under local conditions in Eastern Africa. Read On ...
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