KNUST rwesck Presentation - Cotonou

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kumasi

UPDATES AND NEXT STEPs Africa Centre of Excellence Project

17th – 19th Nov 2015 Workshop, Cotonou

Kwame Nkrumah UniversityOf Science & Technology

Presentation Outline

1. Start-up projects2. Development and Centre objectives3. Academic Programmes4. DLI Results: 2014-20185. Update on achievements of results6. Challenges and Constraints 7. Next steps


Start-up Projects 1998: Water and Sanitation Project with Netherland funding (2 million Euros)

2004: Water and Sanitation Project (1.5 million Euros)

2014: ACE RWESCK, Water and Environmental Sanitation


Development objectivesProvide critical mass of water and

sanitation human resources Manage water resources for water and food

security, climate change adaptation Provide sustainable access to water supply

and environmental sanitation, Improve environmental protection and

public health, Research into development problems

Innovative solutions to development problems/ Policy implementation,


Focus Areas of the Centre

•Run academic programmes •International accreditation •Run short courses

Training

•Collaborative research•Joint Publications with partners

Research

•Collaboration for faculty and student exchange

•Industrial Outreach/ internships programme

Partnerships

Services • Marketing of centre activities• Consultancy services


PhD Programmes • PhD in Water Resources Engineering

and Management

• PhD in Water Supply and Treatment Technologies

• PhD in Environmental Sanitation and Waste Management


MSc Programmes • MSc in Water Resources Engineering

and Management

• MSc in Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation

• MSc in Water and Sanitation Policy and Governance


Results to be AchievedDLI Target national Non-

national

Number of PhD students 40 30 10Number of MSc students 140 100 40Short course, (min. 40 hours) 800 660 140

Externally generated funds ($) 1,200,000

Internship 270Journal Publication 40 30 10Accreditation of MSc programme

3

Partnerships 12 7 5


2015 Achievements• Enrolled 20 PhDs students

– Females 6, – Males 14, – 2 Regional (one male, one female)– ACE Scholarship – No stipend


2015 Achievements

• Enrolled 28 MSc Students– Females 7, – Males 21, – Regional 3 (2 males, 1 female)– ACE Scholarship – No stipend


2015 Achievements• Short courses

– run one week – 10 Participants

• Publications– 2014/2015 Publications– Documentation

• Outreach & Internship programme - July 2016


Regional partnership agreement signed

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

12


Improve teaching and learning environment

• Designs and tender documents • Procurement of laboratory equipment


Challenges and Constraints Recruitment of project staff

Still waiting management approval, Revenue Generation –

Difficulty in attracting students to pay feesRules not well defined (eg research grants)

Rules for reporting on publications not well definedPublications from June 2014 to date?

Difficulty in getting placement for internship


Next Steps• Management and governance

– Secretariat with 2 full time staff • Short courses

– Advert to be placed in the media • Partnerships

– Sign partnership agreements• Publications

– Documentation• Outreach & Internship programme

– Look for placement for 2016 internship


Next Steps• Revenue generation

– PhD/MSc Students fees (eg Gambia) – Short courses – Research grants

• Accreditation of MSc programmes– Documentation for national accreditation to

start soon,


Next Step: Implementation Strategies

Tasks Target/activities

Coordinators

PhD research and training

40 PhDs Dr G. Anornu

Masters programme

140 MSc Dr Richard Buamah

Short courses 800 participants

Dr Emmanuel Donkor

Internship programme

270 students & staff

Dr Helen Essandoh

Programmes accreditation

WREM Dr G. Anornu

WSES/WSPG Dr K.B Nyarko Research and Publication

40 publications

Prof S.N Odai/Dr Nyarko

Financial sustainability of the Centre:

$600,000 Prof S.N Odai/Dr Oduro-Kwarteng


Next Step: Implementation Strategies Tasks Target/

activitiesCoordinators

Improve Teaching and learning environment

Building and lab equipment

Prof S.N Odai

Financial Management/ Audit committee

Timely reporting

Finance Office

Procurement Management

Timely reporting

Director of procurement

Regional and national Partnerships

Coordinate activities

Dr Oduro-Kwarteng

Monitoring and Evaluation

RF Reporting every 3 months

Dr Oduro-Kwarteng

Centre visibility & Marketing /Website/ICT support

Coordinate activities

Dr Kwaku Adjei


Conclusion• MSc/PhD 48 students enrolled 2015/16

academic year,

• Strategies developed to ensure successful achievement of targets,

• Hope to improve on our performance


thank you for your attention