UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE

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1 UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE TERMS OF REFERENCE Participation of UEM Delegation in a Joint UEM-ISP Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, on the Scope of the Swedish continued research cooperation with Eduardo Mondlane University Dates for the Meeting: 3 4 of November, 2014 Place: Sweden, Sctockholm, Radisson Blu Park Hotel 1. The context Swedish support to Mozambique commenced immediately after Independence in With a focus on the development of indigenous research capacity, later broadened to include institutional capacity, Sida s Department for Research Cooperation (Sida/SAREC) has collaborated with EMU since Continued training at postgraduate level, both in Mozambique and abroad, research laboratories and libraries consistently equipped, makes EMU the Mozambique s main centre of higher education and the only university with major research programs at postgraduate level in a larger number of disciplines. The overall objective of EMU while undertaking the research cooperation with Sida, during the period of the agreement is to further strengthen the role of the Eduardo Mondlane University for higher education and for national research system through support to research, postgraduate training and development of institutional capacity for research management. The support focuses on: i) collaborative research and postgraduate training; ii) local postgraduate research training programs; iii) improvement of research environment; iv) strengthening research management capacity; v) library services. 1

2 2. Objectives of the Meeting i) Evaluation of the current UEM-Sweden Program ; ii) Discussion and agreement on mechanisms for better management of the Program; iii) Discussion of findings and recommendations from the Mid-Term Self-Assessment of the UEM-Sweden Program, performed in June 2014, at UEM; iv) Overview on preparation of the next phase of Swedish support to UEM. 3. Expected Outputs of the Meeting i) To identify good practices and bottlenecks and define measures and respective actors for improvements of the implementation of the Program; v) To get feedback for improvements of the individual Programs activity plans and budgets for year 2015; vi) To draw Milestones for follow-up of recommendations from the Mid-Term Self- Assessment of the UEM-Sweden Program, performed in June 2014, at UEM; ii) To have an understanding of the steps for preparation of the new phase of the Swedish support to UEM and to draw strategies to be followed by the parts; iii) To liaise and strengthen the relationships among the participants of the meeting; 4. Members of the UEM Delegation N/O Name Unit/Position Departure from Academic Vice-Rector/Supervisor of Management 1 Ana Maria Mondjana Team of UEM-Swden Program/ Head of Arrival (back) in Delegation 2 Carlos Lucas* Director of Cooperation/General Coordinator of UEM-Swden Program 25/10 6/11 * Travels on 25/10 to participate in PhD defense of his student Fabião Manhiça in Gothemborg and to have meetings with Uppsala and Stockholm universities. 3 Bettencourt Capece* Scientific Director 31/10 7/11 4 Dionísia Tembe* Internal Audit Director 31/10 7/11 5 Basílio Malipa* Finance Directorate Finance Officer 31/10 7/11 6 Vasco Manjate* Cooperation Office - Program Officer 31/10 7/11 7 Sebastião Famba* Faculty of Agronomy - Coordinator of Program # 1 Land use and Agricultural Technologies for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development (LASD-MOZ) 31/10 7/11 2

3 N/O Name Unit/Position Departure from Faculty of Veterinary - Coordinator of Program # 2 8 Sónia Afonso Impact of Zoonotic Diseases on Public Health and Animal Production in Mozambique Faculty of Engineering - Coordinator of Programs 9 José da C. Francisco* # 3 Technology Processing of Natural Resources and # 21 Master of Science in Food Technology Faculty of Engineering - Coordinator of Program # 10 Nelson Matsinhe 4 Integrated Water Resources Management Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of IWRM for Sustainable Development is Southern Faculty of Science - Coordinator of Program # 6 11 João Munembe* A global Research Programme in Mathematics, Statistics and Informatics Faculty of Education - Coordinator of Program # 7 Inocente Mutimucuio* Development of Research Culture and Capacity in 12 Education 13 Almeida Guissamulo* 14 1/11 7/11 31/10 8/11 1/11 8/11 Arrival (back) in * Will depart from Sweden on 5/11 and will visit South Africa to work with students and Supervisors integrated in the Program, and return to on 8/11. Faculty of Science - Coordinator of Program # 8 Strengthening of Biological and Oceanographic Research Capacity at the Department of Biological 31/10 6/11 Sciences Alexandre Maphossa* Faculty of Science - Coordinator of Program # 9 Medical Radiation Physics 1/11 9/11 * After the joint UEM-ISP Meeting of 3 and 4 oc November, will have working meetings in Sweden with Supervisors and students of the Program and will return to Mozambique on 9/11. Faculty of Medicine/ Director Representantive of the Coordinator of Program # 10 Maternal and Child Health in HIV/AIDS High Endemic Area Mozambique Moshin Sidat 16 Alberto Mavume* 17 Horácio Zimba 18 Arão Manhique* 19 Salvador Mondlane 20 Andrade Egas 21 Prof. Doutor Patrício Langa 22 Prof. Doutor Daniel Balói Faculty of Science - Coordinator of Program # 12 Environment and Climate Research Programme Documentation Services/Central Library Director Coordinator of Program # 13 Consolidation of Access and Use of Scientific Information Sources in Mozambique Faculty of Science Deputy Coordinator of Program # 20 MSc Program in Chemistry and Processing of Local Resources Faculty of Science Deputy Coordinator of Program # 22 MSc Program in Mineral Resources Management Faculty of Science Deputy Coordinator of Program # 23 Master of Sciences in Wood Technology Advisor of the Rector/ Lecturer at Faculty of Education/ Proposed Member for Committee for preparation of next phase of Swedish support to UEM Faculty of Engineering/Lecturer Proposed Member for Committee for preparation of next phase of Swedish support to UEM 1/11 7/11 1/11 7/11 * Will have meetings some days before and/or after the days of the joint USM-ISP Meeting of 3 and 4 of November, 2014, with collaborating institutions, ISP, Supervisors and students. 3

4 5. Agenda of the Meeting Monday 3 November, 2014 Venue: xxx (we will check the name of the hall) Time Item Responsible 08:00 09:00 Registration and Coffee/Tea 09:00 09:30 Opening session Welcome addresses and presentation of Agenda of the Prof. Leif Abrahamsson Meeting by ISP Welcome addresses by Sida Dr. Cristina de Carvalho Eriksson Representatives from UEM (opening speech) Prof. Ana Mondjana Presentations by UEM Programs Coordinators Dr. Carlos Lucas 09:30 09:40 Program Medical Radiation Physics Prof. Alexandre Maphossa 09:40 09:50 Program Zoonotic Diseases Dr Sónia Santana Afonso 09:50-10:00 Water Program Prof. Nelson Matsinhe 10:00 10:10 Program Technology Processing of Natural Resources Prof. José da C. Francisco - TecPro 10:10 10:20 Program Mathematics, Informatics and Statistic Prof. João Munembe 10:20 10:30 Program LASD Prof. Sebastião Famba 10:30 10:40 Program Education Prof. Inocente Mutimucuio 10:40 10:50 Program Environment Prof. Alberto Mavume 10:50 11:00 HIV/AIDS Program Prof. Mohsin Sidat 11:00 11:15 Coffee/Tea 11:20 11:30 Program Biology Dr Almeida Guissamulo 11:30 11:40 Program Central Library Dr Horácio Zimba 11:40 11:50 Program Energy Representative 11:50 12:00 Program Anthropology and History Prof. Sten Hagberg 12:00 12:10 MSc in Food Technology Prof. José da C. Francisco 12:10 12:20 MSc in Chemistry Prof. Arão Manhique 12:20 12:30 MSc in Wood Technology Prof. Andrade Egas 12:30 12:40 MSc in Mineral Resources Management Prof. Salvador Mondlane 12:40 13:40 LUNCH 13:45 14:45 Open discussions on the coordinators presentations (see duration of studies sub-topics in the attached table) 14:45 15:15 Presentation of the recommendations and conclusions from the Mid Term Evaluation and the UEM Management response to it. 15:15 15:30 Coffee/Tea 15:30-17:00 Open discussions based on findings from the MTR (see structure of discussion in the table of topics and sub-topics) 18:30 - WORKSHOP DINNER MC Prof. Daniel Baloi Dr. Carlos Lucas MC Prof. Patrício Langa 4

5 Tuesday 4 November Venue: xxx Time Item Responsible 08:30 09:30 Open discussions on way forward for the final part of MC Patrício Langa the agreement period (based on findings from the MTR 09:30 10:45 Role of supervisors and co-supervisors at UEM, in Sweden and South Africa other issues of crosscontinental MC Prof. Inocente Mutimucuio collaboration 10:45 11:10 Coffee/Tea 11:10 11:40 Beyond What is known/unknown? Dr. Cristina de Carvalho Eriksson 11:40 12:30 Discussions on beyond What is Sida and UEM known/unknown? (see topic 8 in the table attached) 12:30 13:30 LUNCH 13:40 14:40 Postgraduate programmes at UEM (see table attached) Prof. Bettencourt Capece 14:40 15:10 Draft Concept Note and their role in the national HE UEM and research system 15:10 15:30 Coffee/Tea 15:30 16:30 Discussion around process for development of new MC Dr. Carlos Lucas proposal UEM view and view of Swedish Collab. Institutions (see topic in the attached table) 16:30 16:50 Closing Ceremony ISP Asdi UEM Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs 6. Materials to be Used The supporting materials to be used by the delegates of the meeting are the following: (i) Specific Agreement between Sweden and the Government of Mozambique on continued research cooperation with Eduardo Mondlane University during 1 March 2011 to 31 December 2015 (ii) Programs Activity Plans and Budgets for year 2015; (iii) (iv) Report of the Mid-Term Self-Assessment of the UEM-Sweden Program, performed in June 2014, at UEM; Report on Mid-Term Self-Assessment (v) Reports by the Management Team of the Program UEM-Sweden ; (vi) Draft document with steps for preparation of the next phase of the Swedish support to UEM. 5

6 7. Reporting on the Participation of UEM Delegation in the Meeting The report on participation of the UEM Delegation in the meeting will be produced within ten (10) working days from the day of arrival in, by the last members of the Management Team, and will be presented to the Rector, the Vice-Rectors and to the members of the Management Team. Another short report on the expenditures of part of the Delegation, composed by the Management Team members and the two invited Professors members proposed for the Committee of preparation of the next phase of Swedish support to UEM, will be presented to the Finance Directorate, within five (5) days after returning to by the last member of the Management Team., 23 October 2014 For Cooperation Office Dr. Carlos Lucas 6