Country:

Mozambique

Project:

University Zambeze Capacity Building Project

Partners

University Zambeze, Mozambique

Consortium partners:

University of Groningen

UNESCO – IHE

Duration:

3 years (2011-2013)

Activities:

Curriculum development engineering and health sciences, ICT, gender and quality assurance

Donor:

NICHE

Budget:

900.000 euro

Country:

Tanzania

Project:

Strengthening privately run pre-service health training institutions for enhanced enrolment and quality of health workers

Partners

Christian Social Service Commission

Consortium partners:

ETC Crystal (Consortium leader)

Kenya Medical Training Centre

RuG/University Medical Centre Groningen

Duration:

4 years (2010-2014)

Activities:

Labour market survey, train the trainers, quality assurance, management training, infrastructural pre-requisites

Donor:

NICHE

Budget:

2.000.000 euro (activities Hanze University 200.000 euro)

Country:

Tanzania

Project:

Strengthening medical skills training at Pre-Service training institutions in three zones

Partners

Ministry of  Health and Social Welfare, Eastern ZHTI (Morogoro), Western ZHTI (Kigoma), Lake ZHTI (Mwanza),

Consortium partners:

Kenya Medical Training Centre

RuG/University Medical Centre Groningen

Duration:

4 years (2010-2013)

Activities:

Curriculum Development, train the trainer, staff development, management training, establishment of skills labs and quality assurance

Donor:

NPT

Budget:

2.000.000 euro

Country:

South Africa

Project:

Strengthening the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the SET Faculty of Walter Sisulu University

Partners

Walter Sisulu University

Consortium partners:

University of Groningen (consortium leader)

Erasmus University/Risbo

Tshwane University of Technology

Duration:

4 years (2008-2012)

Activities:

Staff development, Management training, e-learning, quality policy and tracer study

Donor:

NPT

Budget:

1.900.000 euro (activities Hanze University 50.000 euro)

Country:

Uganda

Project:

Strengthening the Institutional Capacity of Uganda Technical Colleges

Partners

Bushenyi Technical College, Elgon Technical College, Lira Technical College and

Kichwamba Technical College

Consortium partners:

Makarere University Kampala

Kyambogo Technical University

Duration:

4 years (2006-2010)

Activities:

Support in Institutional Strategic Plans, ICT in Management and Administration, External relations and quality of courses.

Donor:

NPT

Budget:

2.000.000 euro

Country:

Uganda

Project:

Film on gender issues in the Ugandan Technical Colleges

Partners

Bushenyi Technical College, Elgon Technical College, Lira Technical College and

Kichwamba Technical College

Consortium partners:

De Jong Communicatie en Media Design

Duration:

2009-2010

Activities:

Production of six short films on gender issues

Donor:

Impulsis

Budget:

40.000 euro

Country:

Ghana

Project:

Tailor made training for Chemical Engineering at the Kumasi Polytechnic

Partners

Polytechnic Kumasi

Duration:

2009

Activities:

Curriculum development

Donor:

Worldbank

Budget:

10.000 euro

Country:

Ghana

Project:

Capacity Building of Supervisory Bodies of tertiary Education in Ghana

Partners

National Council for tertiary Education (NCTE), National Accreditation Board (NAB), National Board for Professional and Technician Examinations (NABPTEX)

Consortium partners:

University of Groningen (consortium leader)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Duration:

4 years (2006-2009)

Activities:

Nationwide introduction of Competency Based Training, relation with the ‘world of work’

Donor:

NPT

Budget:

1.000.000 euro (activities Hanze University: 100.000 euro)

Country:

South Africa

Project:

Improvement of throughput rates at University of Limpopo

Partners

University of Limpopo

Duration:

2008

Activities:

Train the trainers, introduction of student centred learning

Donor:

 NFP

Budget:

50.000 euro

Country:

South Africa

Project:

Support to the Department of Education for the Development of a Business Management System at Selected FET Colleges

Partners

Department of Education, Orbit FET College Rustenburg, Tshwane North FET

College Pretoria, Ehlanzeni FET College Nelspruit

Consortium partners:

CINOP (consortium leader)

Duration:

4 years (2006– 2009)

Activities:

Support in establishment of Management Information system

Donor:

 NPT

Budget:

1.900.000 euro (activities Hanze University: 500.000 euro)

Country:

Ghana

Project:

Building Capacity of Staff at Kumasi and Takoradi Polytechnics’ Civil Engineering Departments to Improve Civil Engineering Education in Ghana

Partners

Polytechnic Kumasi, Polytechnic Takoradi

Consortium partners:

HAN University

Duration:

4 years (2005 – 2008)

Activities:

Curriculum development in Civil Engineering, introduction of Competency

Based Training, development of teaching materials, relation with the “world of

work”.

Donor:

NPT

Budget:

925.000 Euro

Country:

Tanzania

Project:

Strengthening Capacity of Mzumbe University to Enhance Decentralisation and Governance in Tanzania

Partners

Mzumbe University

Consortium partners:

University of Groningen (Consortium leader)

Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

SNV Tanzania

Duration:

4 years (2005 – 2009)

Activities:

Curriculum development, tailor-made courses, staff development

Donor:

 NPT

Budget:

1.600.000 euro (activities Hanze University 25.000 euro)

Country:

Uganda

Project:

Building a Sustainable ICT Training Capacity in the Public Universities in

Uganda

Partners

Makerere University

Consortium partners:

University of Groningen (consortium leader)

Radboud University Nijmegen

Duration:

4 years (2004 – 2008)

Activities:

Curriculum development in Information Technology and Computer Science,

development of teaching materials, strengthening e-learning, set up of

internships, support in service training programmes.

Donor:

NPT

Budget:

3.300.000 euro (activities Hanze University 25.000 euro)

Country:

Burkino Faso

Project:

Upgrading two-year technology programmes in: maintenance, mechanical

engineering and electrical engineering

Partners

Université Polytechnique de Bobo-Dioulasso

Duration:

5 years (1995 – 2000) / 4 years (2000 – 2004)

Activities:

Labour market inventory, curriculum development, introduction of problem based learning, set up laboratories, development of teaching materials, development of entrepreneurship programme, train-the-trainer programme in problem based learning, formation of an advisory board

Donor:

MHO

Budget:

750.000 euro

Country:

Eritrea

Project:

Revitalising the college of business and economics of the University of Asmasra

Partners

University of Asmara

Consortium partners:

University of Groningen (consortium leader)

Duration:

4 years (1996 – 2000)

Activities:

Modernising the business administration curriculum, seminars, including a longterm mission of one year

Donor:

MHO

Budget:

1.000.000 euro (activities Hanze University 120.000 euro)