20 December 2012: Visit to Uppsala University and ISP by Professor John Ddumba Ssentamu, Vice-Chancellor of Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, with Professor Tickodri Togboa, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance and Administration), Professor Celestino Obua, Deputy Principal, College of Health Sciences, and Professor Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya, Director, Directorate of Research and Graduate Training and Overall Coordinator of the Sida bilateral programme with Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. 5.2 Achieved Outcomes and Outputs In 2012, ISP supported 28 research groups and 15 scientific networks (besides NADMICA), spending in total 19,883 kSEK (Table 4). The research groups and networks graduated 133 Master’s students and 25 PhDs, disseminated 444 scientific contributions as publications or at conferences, and arranged 45 meetings. Table 4. Expenditures and number of ISP supported activities 2012, students registered, and outcome in terms of student graduations and dissemination (L.Am. = Latin America) Africa Asia L. Am. Total Expenditures by research groups and networks (kSEK)* - Training - Regional collaboration - Development - Scientific Exchange Total expenditures 3,681 4,112 6,775 1,545 16,113 1,136 520 1,513 306 3,475 0 295 0 0 295 4,817 4,927 8,288 1,851 19,883 Number of Supported Activities Research Groups in Swedish Focus Countries Research Groups in Non-Focus Countries Regional Scientific Networks** Total number of activities 18 3 11 32 6 1 3 10 0 0 1 1 24 4 15 43 Students Students registered for PhD (sandwich type) Students registered for PhD (local) Percentage of PhD students that are female Students registered for MSc or MPhil (sandwich type) Students registered for MSc or MPhil (local) Percentage of MSc students that are female Total number of post-graduate students Percentage of post-graduate students that are female PhD graduations MSc and MPhil graduations 45 117 25% 3 223 23% 388 24% 22 88 9 27 19% 1 111 27% 148 25% 2 45 0 1 100% 4 3 71% 8 75% 1 0 54 145 25% 8 337 26% 544 25% 25 133
5.3.2 What did not happen: Supported Activities Level Mathematics students lost in fatal accident In November 2011, ten students from the EAUMP node in Tanzania were going by road to Rwanda to participate in a common course in mathematics. Unfortunately, a fatal road accident took place causing the tragic death of six students and injuring four, one of them severely. ISP devoted a lot of effort in 2012 to handle to matter of compensation by insurance to those concerned by this terrible incidence. Gender balance among students in supported research groups and networks The participation of female students in the program remained low, in particular with regard to mathematics and physics. Severe difficulties in the transfer of equipment to groups in Kenya The shipping of several pieces of equipment to Kenyan research group was severely delayed by large difficulties to clear the goods at the border (airport). 5.4 Analysis of the processes: Influencing Factors & Issues 5.4.1 Why did not happen: ISP Program Level Proposal to Sida The delays in handling the ISP proposal to Sida were due to circumstances beyond the control of Sida’s Unit for Research Cooperation. 5.4.2 Why did not happen: Supported Activities Level Mathematics students lost in fatal accident The traffic on African roads is intense and often at high speed, and many of the risks are very hard to mitigate. ISP could only handle the matter of the tragic deaths and injuries resulting from the road accident involving ISP students by as efficiently as possible negotiate the insurance payment. No time was spared in 2012 to accomplish this. In addition, ISP and ICTP provided voluntary contributions to those unfortunately concerned, partly to compensate for the lengthier process of accessing the money guaranteed by the insurance. Gender balance among students in supported research groups and networks The research groups and networks in the physical sciences were asked to propose measures to improve gender balance. The following input was provided to ISP. Bangladesh Dhaka Materials Science Group is working hard to achieve gender balance. In this regard the group is making considerable efforts to attract more and more female students as new graduate students. The new female students are also showing keen interest to learn about advanced scientific research. The group is also welcoming new female graduate students also from other public universities in Bangladesh to get training and perform part of their research works at BUET and AECD. In the past few years the group has accepted postgraduate students (female
Dr. Blaise Kone, one month at INRIA Grand-Est, Université de Metz. (IPMS BURK:01) Prof. Stanislas Ouaro, one month at Département de mathématiques et informatiques de l’Université de Limoges. (IPMS BURK:01) Italy Dr. Aboudramane Guiro, 2 months at ICTP, Trieste. (IPMS BURK:01) Dr. Adama Ouedraogo, 2 months at ICTP, Trieste. (IPMS BURK:01) Dr. Blaise Kone, 2 months at ICTP, Trieste. (IPMS BURK:01) Dr. Ismael Nyanquini, 2 months at ICTP, Trieste. (IPMS BURK:01) Dr. Philip O. Ngare, three months at ICTP, Trieste. (IPMS EAUMP) Dr. Stanislas, two months at ICTP, Trieste. (IPMS BURK:01) Norway Dr. Charles Mahera, three months at University of Oslo. (IPMS EAUMP) South Africa Dr. Jean de Dieu Zabsonre, two weeks at AIMS, Cape Town. (IPMS BURK:01) Prof. Adou Jerome Kablan, two months at AIMS, Cape Town. (IPMS BURK:01) Spain Dr. Damian Maingi, three months at University of Barcelona. (IPMS EAUMP) Dr Mamadou Abdoul Diop, one month at University of Sevilla. (IPMS BURK:01) Sweden Dr. Nelson O. Onyango, three months at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). (IPMS EAUMP) Dr. M. Shaban, three months at Uppsala University. (IPMS EAUMP) 6.4 Successes of communication and use of research results The entries are given essentially as reported to ISP. Meetings are listed chronologically for each country. 6.4.1 Communication of research results at scientific conferences and meetings Table 12. Summary of reported contributions to scientific meetings. The countries where members of ISP-supported research groups and networks gave presentations are given, and the number of oral and poster presentations Region Country IPICS IPMS IPPS Total oral poster oral poster oral poster oral poster Africa Botswana 1 1 1 1 Africa Burkina Faso 4 2 4 2 Africa Egypt 1 1