Overview
NURTURE is a capacity-building project within Sub-Programme of Education and Teacher Training of the Norway Government. The NURTURE-project aims to contribute to better, relevant, more accessible and more efficient higher education in Ethiopia. The project improves the capacity of three education programs (eHealth, informatics, and special needs) in five universities in Ethiopia including University of Gondar
NURTURE implements new programs (two MSc and one PhD), revise curricula, support MSc and PhD scholarships. The project will also develop digital solutions for students with sensory impairments, organize boot camp seminars, and strengthen access to digital content through eLearning platforms and small-scale infrastructure. Gender equality will be a priority throughout the whole project period and in all interventions. Besides, the project provides financial support for economically deprived and disadvantaged female students from all partner universities.
Project Goals
- Capacity building through Master & PhD scholarships
- Develop new interdisciplinary Master and PhD programs and revise existing curricula
- Vibrant interdisciplinary research within and between partner universities established
- Organize co-creation and bootcamp seminars for graduate students
- Improve access to education and better supporting tools for female students and disadvantaged groups
- Strengthen initiatives for eLearning platforms implementation
- Develop small-scale infrastructure
Group Image from two-day Life Skills Training for Students with Disabilities
Priority Activities
Two-day Life Skills Training workshop for Students with Disabilities
- Organizing short term trainings to staff
- Supporting economically poor female students
- Revising MPH in Health Informatics curriculum
- Establish vibrant inter-disciplinary Research groups
- Training sensory impaired students on new devices and assistive technologies
- Improving teaching and research capacity through student exchange
- Organizing co-creation and boot camp seminars for graduate students
- Improving access to digital resources and digital content using eLearning platforms
- Accepting PhD students (in at least one of the three programs)
- Stakeholder meetings, job creation and problem-based research
- Creating new strategic alliances and partnerships with external stakeholders
Collaborators
financial support to the Programme entitled NORHED II (Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development)
