Team Member Name

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Development of Energy Efficiency related VET curricula and Training of Trainers

The development of 3 VET and/or short-term continuing, further training curricula in demand for energy efficiency in buildings, with a specific focus on construction, energy management, planning and welding.

ACU Association of Commonwealth Universities / SPHEIR

Scoping and Validation Study for a Collective Initiative to Strengthen Teaching and Learning in African Higher Education

The design for a new, multi-year higher education (HE) reform programme focused on strengthening the capacity of African universities, HE commissions, and teaching staff to expand provision of high-quality blended learning.

SAIH / Norec

Evaluation of SAIH's Norec Exchange Programme

Paeradigms evaluated the “Students’ rights, academic freedom and equitable higher education” programme, which is a combination of North-South, SouthSouth and South-North solidarity exchanges. It aims to strengthen student engagement around education rights and academic freedom.

Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

Innovation and Employability Trainings

Supporting UfM develop the capacity of academia, policymakers and industry to improve the employability of graduates and researchers so that they can find or create meaningful job opportunities and contribute to innovation in their local and regional economies.

UKAID / University of Sierra Leone

Summative Evaluation of Assuring Quality Higher Education in Sierra Leone (AQHEd-SL) SPHEIR project

Final evaluation of national project that brought together universities, policymakers, and employers across Sierra Leone to work together towards improving graduate qualifications and employability. The focus of the project was to improve HEls' capacity to offer quality education through outcome-based, student-centred learning that meets quality standards at the institutional and national level.

PAUWES – Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy

Development of a Master’s in Climate Change at PAUWES

Development and implementation of a new Master’s in Climate Change at PAUWES – Pan African University Institute of Water and Energy, in recognition of the need and urgency for training and university education in the field of climate change to ensure that professionals in relevant positions can contribute meaningfully to climate change adaptation and mitigation, to support sustainable development in Africa.

African Union & PAU – Pan African University

Review of the 42 Pan African University Master's and PhD Programmes

Review of the Pan African University's programme portfolio across all PAU Institutes in Cameroon, Nigeria, Kenya, and Algeria, focusing on architecture, overall structure, teaching standards, alignment with the PAU mission, balance between programmes, alignment with the overall African Union agenda, and institutionalised partnerships of the entire Institute.

ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States

Evaluation of ECOWAS Information and Communication Policy 2021

Considering recent developments in the so-called digital revolution, regional migration, and social and economic growth, ECOWAS requires an in-depth overhaul of its Information and Communication Policy.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Innovation Competition - Decentralised Energy Solutions in Ethiopia

Paeradigms organises an innovation competition for students, researchers, entrepreneurs, and start-ups to develop business ideas addressing decentralised clean energy access in rural Ethiopia. The competition is held by the Ethiopian-German Energy Cooperation (implemented by GIZ)

Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Review of GCF Sectoral Guidelines

Technical and language review of GCF Sectoral Guidelines across the organisation's climate adaptation and mitigation themes.

British Council

Mid-term Evaluation of Assuring Quality Higher Education in Sierra Leone (AQHEd-SL) SPHEIR project

Mid-term review of the process and substance an ongoing curriculum review (CR) of multiple undergraduate degree programmes in Sierra Leone to assess the quality of the CR process and approach taken by partners.

British Council

Transformation of Pharmacy and Chemistry Degree Provision in Kenya (SPHEIR)

Mid-term review of process and substance of ongoing curriculum reform of pharmacy and chemistry degree programmes tailored to actual labour-market needs enhancing graduate employability and capacity of academic staff in five universities in Kenya

SAIH - Norwegian Students' and Academics' International Assistance Fund

Mid-term evaluation of SAIH international programme work

Mid-term evaluation of 17 partner programmes in the SAIH NORAD-funded international work in Myanmar, Nicaragua and Zimbabwe.

Pan African University

Development of Academic Rules and Regulations

Mapping and development of a comprehensive set of academic rules and regulations for the Pan African University's graduate and post-graduate programmes resulting in a Student Handbook with a strong focus on gender mainstreaming.

Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)

Reinforcing the Innovation-Employability Nexus

Development of a handbook for higher education institutions, industry and policy makers as part of the project 'Reinforcing the Innovation-Employability Nexus'.

Pan African University Climate Change and Gender Club (PCCGC)

Strengthening African Youth Leadership in Climate Change and Gender

The PCCGC is a a network of Water, Energy, and Climate Change PAUWES students who invent, harness and promote innovative climate change solutions in Africa and the role that all gender has to play in solving the challenges.

STEMJets

STEM Education of Youth in Nigeria

STEMJets is a female-led organisation focused on improving the economic competitiveness of students in developing countries through a learning model that promotes experiential and competency-based education. Understanding the skills gap and the need to promote continued research and innovation in Africa, STEMJets believes that better preparing teens for tertiary education will increase their chances of success in STEM careers. The organisation emphasizes the practical application of STEM as a proven method to tackle community development issues.