Royal Academy of Engineering - Higher Education Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa -International Science Partnerships Fund
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Description
The Higher Education Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa (HEP SSA) addresses the urgent engineering skills gap in sub-Saharan Africa by aligning higher education with industry requirements. Through grants to universities for projects spanning six months to two years, the program enhances academia-industry relationships, producing engineers with the skills and knowledge to meet local challenges and industry demands. Utilizing a hub and spoke model, HEP SSA maximizes impact through bilateral secondments with local industry partners and spreads knowledge to regional universities via workshops, reports, and other collaborative activities. Partnering with UK universities, HEP SSA not only strengthens engineering education but also highlights engineering's role in economic development. This initiative supports the International Science Partnerships Fund's (ISPF) mission to empower institutions in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) to address global challenges with a well-trained workforce focused on locally relevant research and innovation. By building the capacity of universities in ODA-eligible countries to produce employable engineering graduates, the program ensures these graduates contribute to sustainable community and national development. This positions the UK as a preferred partner in achieving the primary goal of Official Development Assistance (ODA) purposes: fostering sustainable development and improving the quality of life in developing countries.
Objectives
The Higher Education Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa (HEP SSA) programme has several key objectives designed to enhance engineering education and professional standards in the region. Firstly, it aims to work in partnership with professional engineering and engineering training institutions to support the development of strong, effective, and self-sustaining professional engineering bodies in Africa. These bodies will be characterized by good governance, leadership, financial management, and the ability to provide valuable services to their members while positively influencing public discourse on engineering. Secondly, the programme seeks to identify how these professional bodies and training institutions can best promote the engineering profession and gain a deeper understanding of the current engineering landscape in the beneficiary countries. By focusing on these objectives, HEP SSA aligns with the primary objective of Official Development Assistance (ODA), which is to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. The programme's emphasis on building local capacity, fostering sustainable professional bodies, and ensuring the production of employable graduates directly contributes to the socio-economic growth of ODA-eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa, thereby addressing the region's developmental needs in a targeted and impactful manner.
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