1. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kumasi UPDATES AND NEXT STEPs Africa Centre of Excellence Project 17 th – 19 th Nov 2015 Workshop, Cotonou

2. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Presentation Outline 1.Start-up projects 2.Development and Centre objectives 3.Academic Programmes 4.DLI Results: 2014-2018 5.Update on achievements of results 6.Challenges and Constraints 7.Next steps

3. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Start-up Projects 1998: Water and Sanitation Project with Netherland funding (2 million Euros) 2004: Water and Sanitation Project (1.5 million Euros) 2014: ACE RWESCK, Water and Environmental Sanitation

4. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Development objectives  Provide critical mass of water and sanitation human resources  Manage water resources for water and food security, climate change adaptation  Provide sustainable access to water supply and environmental sanitation,  Improve environmental protection and public health,  Research into development problems  Innovative solutions to development problems/ Policy implementation,

5. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Focus Areas of the Centre Run academic programmes International accreditation Run short courses Training Collaborative research Joint Publications with partners Research Collaboration for faculty and student exchange Industrial Outreach/ internships programme Partnerships Services Marketing of centre activities Consultancy services

6. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology PhD Programmes PhD in Water Resources Engineering and Management PhD in Water Supply and Treatment Technologies PhD in Environmental Sanitation and Waste Management

7. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology MSc Programmes MSc in Water Resources Engineering and Management MSc in Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation MSc in Water and Sanitation Policy and Governance

8. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Results to be Achieved DLITarget nationalNon- national Number of PhD students403010 Number of MSc students14010040 Short course, (min. 40 hours)800660140 Externally generated funds ($)1,200,000 Internship270 Journal Publication403010 Accreditation of MSc programme 3 Partnerships12 75

9. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology 2015 Achievements Enrolled 20 PhDs students – Females 6, – Males 14, – 2 Regional (one male, one female) – ACE Scholarship – No stipend

10. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology 2015 Achievements Enrolled 28 MSc Students –Females 7, –Males 21, –Regional 3 (2 males, 1 female) –ACE Scholarship –No stipend

11. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology 2015 Achievements Short courses –run one week –10 Participants Publications –2014/2015 Publications –Documentation Outreach & Internship programme - July 2016

12. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Regional partnership agreement signed Ghana Sector Partners (KMA/ MMDAs and Ghana water company) University of Cheikh Anta Diop UCAD, Senegal, National Water Resources Institute (Kaduna, Nigeria) University of Benin Nigeria University of Cape Coast University of Education 12

13. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Improve teaching and learning environment Designs and tender documents Procurement of laboratory equipment

14. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Challenges and Constraints  Recruitment of project staff  Still waiting management approval,  Revenue Generation –  Difficulty in attracting students to pay fees  Rules not well defined (eg research grants)  Rules for reporting on publications not well defined  Publications from June 2014 to date?  Difficulty in getting placement for internship

15. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Next Steps Management and governance –Secretariat with 2 full time staff Short courses –Advert to be placed in the media Partnerships –Sign partnership agreements Publications –Documentation Outreach & Internship programme –Look for placement for 2016 internship

16. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Next Steps Revenue generation –PhD/MSc Students fees (eg Gambia) –Short courses –Research grants Accreditation of MSc programmes –Documentation for national accreditation to start soon,

17. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Next Step: Implementation Strategies TasksTarget/activities Coordinators PhD research and training 40 PhDsDr G. Anornu Masters programme140 MScDr Richard Buamah Short courses800 participantsDr Emmanuel Donkor Internship programme 270 students & staff Dr Helen Essandoh Programmes accreditation WREMDr G. Anornu WSES/WSPGDr K.B Nyarko Research and Publication 40 publicationsProf S.N Odai/Dr Nyarko Financial sustainability of the Centre: $600,000Prof S.N Odai/Dr Oduro-Kwarteng

18. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Next Step: Implementation Strategies TasksTarget/activitiesCoordinators Improve Teaching and learning environment Building and lab equipment Prof S.N Odai Financial Management/ Audit committee Timely reportingFinance Office Procurement Management Timely reportingDirector of procurement Regional and national Partnerships Coordinate activities Dr Oduro-Kwarteng Monitoring and Evaluation RF Reporting every 3 months Dr Oduro-Kwarteng Centre visibility & Marketing /Website/ICT support Coordinate activities Dr Kwaku Adjei

19. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Conclusion MSc/PhD 48 students enrolled 2015/16 academic year, Strategies developed to ensure successful achievement of targets, Hope to improve on our performance

20. Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology thank you for your attention