Research coopera+on with Mozambique a6er 2015 UEM Workshop 26 March 2015, Stockholm Cris+na de Carvalho Eriksson Embassy of Sweden, Maputo Strategy for research coopera/on and research in development coopera/on 2015-‐2021 Objec/ve Contribute to strengthened research that is of high quality and relevance to poverty reduc/on and sustainable development in low-‐income countries and regions To be achieved through support that: Strengthens countries’ capacity to pursue high-‐ quality research training and conduct, communicate and u8lize high-‐quality research in the ﬁght against poverty Sweden’s main objec/ves for support to UEM •  Strengthening of capacity to conduct na+onal postgraduate research training at MSc and PhD levels •  Increased produc+on of high quality research with an integrated environment and climate change perspec+ve, of relevance for eradica+on of poverty, for improved life condi+ons for the most vulnerable part of the popula+on in Mozambique and for na+onal sustainable development •  Increased integra+on of gender equality to increase the no. of women that undergo post-‐grad research training and who conduct research Sweden’s main objec/ves for support to UEM 2015-‐ •  Increased use of domes+cally generated analy+cal capacity and knowledge to enable par+cipa+on in interna+onal research and research dialogue, as well as interac+on with other areas of Swedish development coopera+on in Mozambique and regional and global research programs supported by Sweden •  Strengthening the role of the university in contribu+ng to innova+on processes and systems in Mozambique •  Strengthening the capacity for scien+ﬁc communica+on and to increased communica+on of research results •  Enhanced collabora+on between the research community, the public sector, private sector/entrepreneurs as well as civil society – for u+liza+on of innova+ve research results Bilateral results strategy with Mozambique Not decided yet by the Government of Sweden The results proposal sent to the government states that: ”the results from building local research capacity for independent research in Mozambique should be u+lized to achieve results also in other areas supported by Sweden.” ”… support will be given to fora/func+ons to increase exchange of informa+on between research, private sector and society to increase the impact from research in the work against poverty and oppression.” Appraisal process •  Modiﬁed from the process in 2010/2011 •  More steps and will take at least 22 months •  Learning from appraisal processes in Uganda and Tanzania will be taken into considera+on •  Internal Sida processes run in parallel – not shown Prepara/on for the appraisal of a new phase of support to UEM •  Study of the quality assurance system for higher educa+on in Mozambique and Tanzania -‐ ongoing •  Training in the area of Results Based Management provided to UEM researchers – mid-‐April 2015 •  End of program evalua+on of research coopera+on 2011-‐2015 – Sep-‐Nov 2015 •  12 months no-‐cost extension of current agreement – Sep-‐Nov 2015 Prepara/on process – in brief Invita/on to prepare a Concept note – 23 Feb 2015 Deadline ﬁnal Concept note -‐ 15 June 2015 Linking to universi/es in Sweden and elsewhere – Start now! Submission of joint leUers of intent – 18 Jan 2016 Review by external review commiUee – recommenda/ons given to Sida Submission of Ful Proposal – 1 Aug 2016 Review by external review commiUee – recommenda/ons given to Sida Open call for joint UEM/Swe LeUers of Intent – 1 Nov 2015 Open call for joint UEM/Swe Full proposals – 14 March 2016 Sida decides on program for support New program start 1 Jan 2017 This process will depend on… •  … Concept Note of high quality •  … extension of current agreement •  … on-‐going students progress •  … u+liza+on of funds •  … all stakeholders abiding to deadlines. Invita/on to UEM to develop a Concept Note Key assump8ons: •  UEM’s ownership of its research agenda and research producAon •  UEM’s responsibility for the ﬁnancial sustainability of the above
Concept note: •  Refer to na+onal and ins+tu+onal policies and strategic plans
•  Developed through an inclusive and transparent process •  Provide a clear indica+on of human resource and research training needs
•  A 10-‐year outlook outlining major development and poverty related challenges and the relevant research areas necessary to address these and promote inclusive sustainable development
•  A 5-‐year detailed plan outlining UEM’s aims and foreseen achievements regarding research and research capacity building to be supported by Sweden incl. a budget Possible areas of support Key assump/on: A themaAcally focused approach consistent with the UEM administraAve and research management capacity _____________________________________ 1. 
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Research training Research management and support Research communica/on Use of research results and fact based knowledge in society 5.  Any other proposal of relevance as iden/ﬁed by UEM 1. Research training •  Na/onal course and disserta/on based PhD-‐training programs •  Na/onal course and thesis based MSc-‐training programs •  PhD sandwich training •  Research groups •  Post-‐doc “sandwich“ fellowships •  Competence enhancing courses for PhD-‐holders 2. Research management and support •  Development of ins/tu/onal M&E system for research training, research and innova/on •  Eﬀorts to increase gender equality in post graduate educa/on and research •  Eﬀorts to improve the implementa/on and administra/on of research capacity building and research programs •  University compe//ve research grants •  Research suppor/ng infrastructure 3. Research communica/on •  Strengthening the skills and means for communica/ng research results and collabora/on with diﬀerent stakeholders in society 4. Use of research results and fact based knowledge in society •  Strengthen universi/es’ capacity for innova/on and outreach Updated Guidelines for partners can be found on the Sida homepage for research coopera+on www.sidaresearch.se Ø Guidelines for partners Ø Na+onal research development Thank you! Obrigada! Tack!