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AAU supports ICT staff from its member universities to attend AfNOG Training

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The AAU Secretariat is pleased to report that 15 ICT (Information and Communication Technology) staff members from AAU member Beneficiariesuniversities benefited from being funded to attend the Africa Internet Summit (AIS) that was held in Gaborone, Botswana from 29th May 2016 to 10th June 2016. The AIS is an annual, regional, multi-stakeholder ICT conference. It is the pinnacle educational and business ICT event in Africa where key players in the Internet industry can interact with the global Internet community. The African Internet community which is drawn from academia, public and private sectors, technical organisations, governmental institutions and civil society, interact on Internet issues and Internet development in general.

The 15 ICT staff from 14 AAU member universities benefited from the pre-conference technical workshops and tutorials that were delivered by the African Network Operators Group (AfNOG). AAU paid tuition equivalent to US$1,500 to enable each technical staff from its member universities  attend this important training workshop and the AIS conference. The total amount invested by AAU was USD$22,500.

The fifteen ICT staff attended workshops from the selection below:

  1. Computer Emergency Respons Team  ( CT -E)
  2. Network Monitoring & Management  (NM -E)
  3. Scalable Internet Service     (SS-E)
  4. Scalable Network Infrastructure    (S1-E)
  5. Advanced Routing Techniques   –   (AR -E)
  6. Network Monitoring & Management  (NM -F)   (FRENCH)
  7. AfTLD – Advanced Registry  Operators Course  (AROC)

The Association of African Universities Secretariat is very grateful to the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) for the funding.

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RELEASE of Graduate Internship Awardees – 4th July 2016

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Dear All

Please find attached the list of Awardees for the 2016 Graduate Internship programme. Please download the full report from here: Approved GIs 4th July 2016

or from here: https://aaublog67.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/approved-gis-4th-july-2016.pdf

Summary

  1. A total of 169 submitted their applications
  2. A total of 558 commenced their applications online but did not complete the process
  3. There are 45 successful beneficiaries, 15 of whom are females and 30 males
  4. The 11 beneficiaries are pursuing PhD programmes and 34 are Masters’ students
  5. The beneficiaries come from 20 institutions who are AAU members
  6. The 20 institutions are located in 10 African countries

The Graduate Internship Call was previously featured here: https://blog.aau.org/2016/03/17/call-small-grants-for-graduate-internships/

AAU is very concerned about the demand for scholarships versus the funds available. To this end we continue to call on African governments to contribute more resources towards supporting Higher Education in Africa.

Thank you.

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Small Grants Call for Applications: Issued March 2016

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Call for Applications: Small Grants for Post Graduate Theses & Dissertations  (Issued March 2016 ) Deadline: 30th June, 2016

ENGLISH Version

grants imageThe AAU is pleased to announce the 2016 session of its Small Grants for Theses and Dissertations Programme. In line with the Association’s aim of promoting the core functions of higher education institutions, the Small Grants Programme aims to facilitate timely completion of post graduate research.

Eligibility:

  • Applicants should be post graduate students enrolled in AAU member institutions that are in good standing on payment of their annual subscriptions. Post graduate students who are lecturers in AAU member institutions, and female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.
  • Research topics should fall within any of the following broad themes:
    • Agriculture and Food Security
    • Conflict, Peace and Security
    • Environment and Climate
    • Health
    • Higher Education

Restrictions:

  • Small grants research budgets are limited to USD3,500 for PhD students and USD2,000 for Masters students
  • Small grants budgets may not include indirect costs (e.g. accommodation, field trips outside the country where the research is being conducted,

Application Procedure:

Please note that applications submitted via email will not be considered.

  • Applicants will be required to register and login afterwards, so they can access their applications and make necessary revisions until submission before the deadline
  • The form has been divided into four (4) sections. Applicants are required to save each section SEPARATELY by clicking on the “Apply Change” button at the bottom of the section.
  • Information relating to Personal Data, Project Description and Project Details will also be required
  • Under Project Details, applicants will have to paste the components of their proposals (research hypothesis, literature review, methodology, expected results, work plan and time table) in the appropriate spaces.
  • Applicants will also be required to attach a letter of institutional support to the online application.

Review Process and Criteria:

  • The review of the applications takes approximately 2 months after the deadline date.
  • Applications will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
    • Relevance (the extent to which the proposed research aligns with the selected theme and addresses African development issues);
    • Innovation (the extent to which the proposed activity suggests and explores creative and original approaches); and
    • Feasibility (whether the project is feasible in terms of the proposed methodology, work plan and budget)
  • Award of grants will be based on merit – i.e. on the strength of the application
  • Applicants will be notified on the status of their applications two months after the expiration of the deadline

 

FRENCH Version

APPEL À CANDIDATURE: Programme De  Petites Subventions Pour Les Mémoires Et Les Thèses (Publié le 30 mars, 2016), Date limite : 30 juin, 2016.

L’AUA à le plaisir d’annoncer la session 2016 de son programme de petites subventions pour les Mémoires Et Les Thèses de doctorats. En conformité avec l’objectif de l’AUA de promouvoir les fonctions fondamentales des institutions d’enseignement supérieurs, le programme de petites subventions pour les Mémoires et Thèses vise à faciliter la réalisation de thèses de doctorats à  temps opportuns.

 Eligibilité:

Les candidats doivent être inscris dans un programme d’études supérieurs au niveau doctoral dans une institution membre de l‘AUA à jour sur le paiement de ses souscriptions annuelles. Les étudiants du troisième cycle qui sont professeurs dans nos institutions membres et les femmes candidats particulièrement, sont encouragés à postuler.  Les thèmes de recherche devraient entrer parmi les grands thèmes suivants:

  1. Agriculture et Sécurité Alimentaire
  2. Conflit, paix et sécurité
  3. Environnement et Climat
  4. Santé
  5. Enseignement Supérieur

 Restrictions:

  1. Les budgets de petites subventions sont limités à 3500 $ pour les étudiants au doctorat, et de 2000 $ pour les étudiants en Maitrise.
  2. Les budgets de petites subventions ne couvrent pas les frais indirects (ex. hébergement, les excursions scolaires en dehors du pays où la recherche s’est déroulées).

 Procédure de candidature:

  1. Les candidatures doivent être soumises en ligne via ce lien: http://www.aau.org/smgr/
  2. Les candidatures envoyées uniquement par courrier électronique ne seront pas considérées.
  3. Les candidats auront besoin d’un nom d’utilisateur et d’un mot de passe valides afin d’ouvrir un compte qui leur donnera accès à leur formulaire de demande de candidature afin d’effectuer d’éventuelles corrections avant la date limite.
  4. Le formulaire a été divisé en quatre sections. Les candidats doivent sauvegarder chaque section séparément en cliquant le bouton “Apply Change” au bas de la section.
  5. L’information liée aux données personnelles, description du projet, détails de projet seront requises.
  6. A la section ‘Détails de projet’, les candidats doivent coller les éléments de leurs propositions (hypothèse de recherche, analyse bibliographique, méthodologie, résultats prévus, programme de travail, et horaire) dans les espaces appropriés.
  7. Les candidats doivent aussi joindre une lettre de soutien institutionnel à la candidature en ligne.

 Processus de révision et critères:

  1. La révision des candidatures prend environ 2 mois après le délai.
  2. La révision des candidatures sera basée sur les critères suivants:
  3. Pertinence (la mesure dans laquelle le projet de recherche est en conformité avec le thème sélectionné et comment il aborde les questions de développement en Afrique)
  4. Innovation (la mesure dans laquelle le projet de recherche suggère et explore les approches créatifs et originaux)
  5. Praticabilité (s’il est réalisable en termes de la méthodologie proposée, du programme de travail et du budget)

Les subventions seront accordées en fonction du mérite. C’est-à-dire la solidité de dossier du candidat. Les candidats seront informés sur l’état de leurs demandes deux mois après l’expiration du délai.

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