Project
AgriENGAGE – Strengthening Agri-Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement Training in East, West and North AfricaInvolved UNIPV structure
UNIPV Team
Prof. Maria Sassi
Start Date: 15 Jan 2021
End Date: 14 Jan 2024
Coordinator
Egerton University – Kenya
Full Partners
University of Pavia – Italy, University of Copenhagen – Denmark, Pwani University – Kenya, Gulu University – Uganda, Uganda Martyrs University – Uganda, Regional Universities Forum For Capacity Building In Agriculture – Uganda, Université d’Abomey-Calavi – Benin, Université Nationale d’Agriculture – Benin, University mohammed vi polytechnic – Morocco, Institut Agronomique Et Vétérinaire Hassan Ii – Morocco
AgriENGAGE aims at strengthening HEIs to provide excellent training programmes in Agri-entrepreneurship and Community Engagement responsive to evolving labour market demands to stimulating agricultural transformation and enhanced agricultural sector competitiveness. The specific objectives of the project are:
- Increasing the availability of updated Agri-entrepreneurial and Community Engagement Training programs;
- Enhancing teaching competences related to business development services and community engagement in the partner universities’ academic staff;
- Training students skilled in demand driven agri-entrepreneurship, agribusiness development services and community engagement;
- Enhancing collaboration between universities and industry.
In overall, AgriENGAGE has served to;
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Share experiences with African and European partners.
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Internally, regionally and internationally refresh Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) training approaches, methodologies and aspirations as part of enhancing quality as well as increasing internationalization of curricular and training experiences; and
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Escalate the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) – industry linkages including linkage communities for better experiential learning.