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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ACE Annual Report 2006

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Content Introduction ............................................................................... 3 Highlights in 2006 ...................................................................... 4 Programme portfolio 2006 – 2008/9 ........................................... 6 The Programme Board ................................................................ 7 Annual Progress Reports from the institutions ............................. 8

Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA) and Agder University College (HIA)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Bagamoyo College of Art and University of Stavanger .......................11

Dance Trust of Zimbabwe and Oslo National Academy of Arts .............13 Marangu Teachers College and Hedmark University College ...............15

The Grieg Academy, the University of Bergen and Makerere University.18 University of Cape Town and Norwegian Academy of Music ................20 University of Bamako and University of Tromsø ...............................22

Final reports from the project period 2003 – 2005 ............................24

The Norwegian Academy of Music .................................................24 The University of Bergen .............................................................25 The University of Tromsø.............................................................26 Norwegian Choir Association ........................................................26

Accounts from the institutions 2006 ………………………………………27

P5/2007 Published by The Norwegian Centre for international

Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU) Editor: Sidsel Holmberg

Editor-in-Chief: Hanne Alver Krum Published in August 2007 as PDF-only

ISSN 1503-2876

Available online at www.siu.no/publications


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Introduction

The Norad programme in Arts and Cultural Education (ACE) is a programme for cooperation between institutions for cultural education in the South and partners in Norway. The Programme aims to contribute to the strengthening of cultural education institutions in the South by means of joint activities and professionalisation of artists and art forms. The programme is financed by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and managed by Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education (SIU). 2006 marks the start of the second programme period for the Norad Programme in Arts and Cultural Education. The timeframe for the current programme period is 2006-2008/09 with a possible extension to 2010 for ongoing projects. The main focus in the ACE annual report 2006 is the progress reports from the institutions, describing the first phase of the project activities, experiences from the cooperation between the main partners in the project, division of labour, the first student intake and plans for 2007. Due to the fact that 2006 was a start-up year for the projects, no analyses are made with regard to what extent the aims and objectives of the programme have been fulfilled so far. The report is structured in the following way:

1. Highlights in 2006. 2. Overview of the Programme Portfolio 2006-2008/9 and the composition of the

Programme Board for Scholarship Programmes Administrated by SIU. 3. Abstracts from the Annual Progress Reports 2006 from the institutions. 4. Final reports from three projects from the pervious programme period, 2003-

2005, which ended the project activities spring 2006. 5. Accounts from the institutions 2006


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Highlights in 2006 Based on the recommendations from the review report of the first ACE phase 2002 -2004 commissioned by Norad, a programme document was developed along with an agreement between Norad and SIU for the administration of the programme. Both documents were signed 20 February 2006. A call for applications for funding from the programme was made in March 2006. Application deadline was 10 April. The total budget frame for the current programme period is NOK 15 million. As defined in the Programme Document the following are the objectives of the programme:

• To establish models for cultural education that lead to formal qualifications for the students.

• To contribute to the development of art and culture as sources of income for graduates and cultural institutions.

• To strengthen the competence and independence of cultural institutions involved, by contributing to the development of professional cultural arenas and networks in Norway’s main partner countries and between countries in the South.

• To contribute toward gender balance among students.

Norwegian institutions preferably colleges or universities and members of the UHR, working in the art and cultural education sector and having established cooperation with institutions for cultural education in the South within the following geographical areas were eligible for support by ACE:

• Countries with which Norway has signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the cultural sector.

• Norway’s main partner countries for development cooperation:

o Malawi o Mozambique o Tanzania o Uganda o Zambia o Bangladesh o Nepal

• Consideration could be given to partner countries in which Norway is active in the cultural sector, if special reasons for such cooperation exist.

Prioritised thematic subjects were

• Visual arts/sculpture • Dance • Design • Music • Theatre/drama • Cultural heritage


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Joint project proposals between the cooperating partners for ACE were submitted electronically and in paper version to SIU. The project applications were processed and assessed in accordance with the terms set in the Programme document, and SIU consulted Norad on development aspects at country level as part of the selection process. The Programme Board for Scholarship Programmes (The Board), administrated by SIU, was responsible for the final selection of projects that were granted support from ACE. The Board looked into all aspects of the applications and the assessments made, including the composition of the total Programme portfolio. The Board applied a system of external assessment by impartial evaluators of all eligible proposals. The peer group had an academic background in the relevant disciplines and the members also had working experience from cultural projects, courses or programmes in the South. The peer group was recruited by SIU, based on recommendations from the Board. Specific Terms of Reference (ToR) for the peer group was developed by the Programme board. The members of the peer group were asked to comment on the following issues: • Achievements in previous period (if applicable) • Quality of proposed teaching programme • Expected achievements vs. costs (effectiveness and efficiency) Within the application deadline of 10 April 2006, SIU received 13 project applications. In the Board meeting 15 June 2006 the Board made its final decision with regard to applications that were granted support. Seven applications were selected and a total of NOK 12,902,420 were allocated to the projects for the programme period.

Tripartite Contracts regulating rights and obligations between the two main cooperating partners and SIU were signed during the fall 2006.


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Programme portfolio 2006 – 2008/9

Project title Institution(s) in the South

Norwegian Institution

Community based arts: regaining and modernising cultural heritage education and professionalisation of the community artist

Marangu Teachers College, Tanzania

Hedmark University College

Dance on! Dance Trust, Zimbabwe Oslo National College of Arts

Raising the competence in the Department of Dance and Music at Bagamoyo College of Arts

Bagamoyo College of Arts, Tanzania

University of Stavanger

From musicianship to formal education- bridging the gap between musical practise and institutional demands. A collaboration of musical education between Norway, Zanzibar and Palestine

Dhow Country Music Academy, Zanzibar

(Tanzania) and

Said National Conservatory of Music,

Palestine

Agder University College

Ethnomusicology in Uganda: Education, Research and Preservation of Cultural Heritage

Makerere University, Uganda

University of Bergen, Grieg

Academy A community education programme of the South Africa College of Music (UCT) and MUSEDI (Music Education Initiatives) as a vehicle for exchanges

University of Cape Town, South Africa

The Norwegian Academy of

Music Developing visual literacy in cross- cultural communication

University of Bamako, Mali

University of Tromsø

Total number of students and gender distribution of students enrolled into the programme in 2006/07

Number of Female Male Total ACE fellows 14 18 32 Norwegian 7 1 8 Quota or other - 1 1 Total 21 20 41


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The Programme Board for Scholarship Programmes administrated by SIU The members of the Programme Board for Scholarship Programmes administrated by SIU are appointed for a three year period from 01.01.2005 to 31.12.2007.

Member Deputy member Professor Gunnar Bjune, Chair University of Oslo

Senior consultant Karen Crawshaw Johansen, University of Oslo

Associate Professor Bjørg Bjøntegaard, Deputy Chair Norwegian Academy of Music

Adviser Knut Myhre, Norwegian Academy of Music

Professor Ruth Haug, University of Life Sciences*

Professor Stein Holden, University of Life Sciences*

Professor Bernt Lindtjørn, University of Bergen

Adviser Bjørn Einar Aas, University of Bergen

Associate Professor Arne Eide, University of Tromsø*

Adviser Astrid Revhaug, University of Tromsø*

Professor Jon Kleppe, NTNU* Student Director Hilde Skeie, NTNU* Associate Professor Gerd Wikan, Hedmark University College

Associate Professor Jørgen Klein, Hedmark University College

Birte Charlotte Nordahl Sandum, representative for the student organisations

Heidi Lundeberg, deputy representative from the student organisations

Senior Adviser Lena Plau, Norad (observer)

*= Withdrawn from the board during fall 2006.

Responsible for the administration of the programme at SIU is Higher Executive Officer Sidsel Holmberg.


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Annual Progress Reports from the institutions

The two main partner institutions in an ACE project have a joint responsibility for implementation and monitoring of activities in their respective projects, and must submit an annual progress report to SIU by 1. March each year.

The partner institution in Norway has the overall responsibility for collecting and compiling all necessary data of the cooperation in order to comply with the requirements set by the programme for annual reporting, including a financial report for 2006 denominated in Norwegian kroner (NOK).

The annual progress reports were submitted both electronically and in paper version to SIU by the Norwegian partner institution.

An overall impression from the Annual Reports from the institutions is that due to the late announcement of allocation of funding in 2006, the majority of the projects had to postpone the start up of project activities and restructure tutorial plans, budgets and enrolment of students into the programmes until early 2007. The implication of the delayed project start up will for some project be that activities will be finalised during 2009 and not in 2008 as planned. However, to judge from the reports the projects are on track despite a somewhat cumbersome initial phase.

The following are abstracts from the institutions own presentations of the project activities in the Annual Progress Reports submitted to SIU in March 2007.


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Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA) and Agder University College (HIA) “From musicianship to formal education-bridging the gap between musical practise and institutional demands. A collaboration of musical education between Norway, Zanzibar and Palestine” DCMA and HIA applied for funding for both establishing and running a BA and a diploma programme. Funding was only allocated to the diploma programme which is the primary aim of the new project. The diploma is designed to bring seven participants to university entry level by December 2008. The secondary aim of the project is to find BA study opportunities from January 2009 for those who are receiving the diploma, including the possibilities of an international BA at HiA.

Photo: Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA) The situation in Palestine has delayed the planned exchange of two diploma participants from DCMA to Said National Conservatory of Music (ESNCM) Palestine, Ramallah. New visa applications will be made. However, if visa procedures or political unrest causes too many problems, Egypt is a second opportunity for cooperation. Contacts are established, and there are no major obstacles to this.

Progress in the implementation of the project October 2006: All three institutions met in Bergen, including HiA’s new Fredskorpset participant to DCMA. Internal advertising and application process for diploma participants finished at DCMA. 7 participants are enrolled into the programme.


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The diploma program has been finalised down to the number of units for each subject area. With the assistance of Kenyatta University, Nairobi, the diploma course has been designed after the pattern of a university diploma in Kenya, in order to be accepted as a formal entry requirement to East African universities. Kenyatta University will be approached to give formal recognition to the DCMA diploma. With regard to a formal start-up of diploma: All participants have been interviewed individually. Recordings were made of each participant to document current knowledge, and to help design an individual study program. Individual study plans and contracts are in progress and will be finalised in 2007.

Factors facilitating the implementation of the project • Kenyatta university, has displayed interested in receiving students, and in

formally recognizing DCMA diploma as entry requirement in music. • Motivated participants. • Two FK Norway participants in Zanzibar have highly contributed to the local

accomplishment of the diploma

Plans for 2007 • Initiate all aspects of the diploma programme with regard to individual study

plans, supervisors, individual scholarships and travel grants. • Initiate research in the students own culture (workshops, musicology units) • Carry out student exchange during 2007 to Kenyatta University.

Cooperation between partner institutions Detailed work division with deadlines has been worked out. Division of funds has been postponed until an activity plan is agreed upon. Student scholarships have been defined in detail. The rest will be worked out March 2007. The DCMA – HiA collaboration is well established.

Student information

Study progress The Diploma course formally started in February 2007, but since many of the students already are highly skilled with musical competence, this has been awarded as a waiver from modules based on tests and documentation of professional level. One of the participants already started studying for form IV in 2006.

Number of Female Male Total ACE fellows 2 5 7 Norwegian - - - Quota or other - - - Total 2 5 7


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Bagamoyo College of Art (BCA) and University of Stavanger (UiS) Raising the competence in the Department of Dance at the Bagamoyo College of Arts (BCA) Tanzania and start cooperation with the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, at the University of Dar es Salaam. BCA and UiS had applied for funding for three BA degrees in Dance, one BA in Music Production and one MA in Fine and Performing Arts in their application to the ACE. The project application for the latter two degrees was declined by the ACE Programme Board. The University of Dar es Salaam felt that this made them a lesser partner in the project than what they had hoped for and their commitment to the project became more hesitant. However, there is a close cooperation and a good dialogue between the University of Dar es Salaam and the two main partner institutions in the project. From the Bagamoyo College campus. Photo: Bagamoyo College of Arts

Progress in the implementation of the project Both the formal and actual competence in the Department of Dance at BCA will be significantly improved when the three ACE students return from UiS to BCA as new dance teachers after graduation. The students are following the BA curriculum at UiS, and the university is very pleased with their progress.

Factors facilitating the implementation of the project

The NOTA-project has recently signed a new 5-year contract with The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dar es Salaam. The partner institutions have also signed a new contract with Fredskorpset, and are in the process of employing new Fredskorpset-participants.


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These additional collaboration projects reinforce the link between UiS and BCA, and thereby also add support to the ACE project. Plans for 2007 The project activities will continue as planned, with implementation of minor adjustments in the organization of the teaching activities. The students will stay in Norway during the summer vacation. During this period they will be offered dance lessons, as well as lessons in Norwegian together with the new Fredskorpset-participant,

Cooperation between partner institutions At present the ACE students are studying in Stavanger and most of the administration is carried out there. Tutorial and academic activities are handled by UiS centrally, while more practical matters are dealt with by the NOTA-administration. The student recruitment process took place in Bagamoyo, in close cooperation between UiS and BCA. The ACE fellowships were advertised in national newspapers and on the radio in Tanzania. The auditions were held at BCA, and attended by staff from both BCA and UiS. The practical auditions took place at the outdoor stage and were open to audience. This process secured that there were no favouritism, nepotism or any other form of corruption involved in the selection procedure.

Student information

One of the students admitted came straight from her studies at BCA. One of the other two had been working as a freelance dancer and musician, as well as teaching traditional music and dance, while the last one had been working professionally with drama and dance after graduating.

Study progress

The progress of the three students has been very satisfactory, and has fulfilled all expectations. In the first semester of the academic year 2006/2007 the ACE students had most of their classes together with Norwegian students. In addition they had some classes specifically designed for them. After consultation with the students, more of these specially designed classes have been added into the course curriculum the second semester, and some of them are substitutions for the ordinary classes. The Norwegian students have several tutors that represent different approaches in every dance technique. To simplify matters the ACE-students now only have one tutor in each dance technique. This has been a natural progress for the students, and help them focusing on one approach.



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Dance Trust of Zimbabwe (DTZ) and Oslo National Academy of Arts (KHIO) “DANCE ON!”

Co-operation between Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO), Faculty of Performing Arts and Dance Trust of Zimbabwe, Dance Foundation Course regarding education in dance. With regard to BA-education in dance, there are no deviations from the project plans. As for the network and institutional dialogue part, there has been less activity than estimated due to a rejection of this part of the project application by the Programme Board. Plans will be adjusted in the first term of 2007, and will have no influence on the final result of the project.

Progress in the implementation of the project BA-programme in dance: Both students admitted have passed all first semester subjects. Because of the young age of the students, it was decided to fund an extra visit to Zimbabwe for their Christmas Holiday. They where asked to offer workshops in Zimbabwe during their stay, and gave a four days workshop in Harare and in Gweru. 126 participants attended this workshop, called “Huyatitambe” (Shona for “Come, lets dance”). Both students have completed their semester reports, as part of their individual contract with the partner institutions. Due to late announcement of the results of the application process for the program period 2006 – 2008/9, auditions were run already in April 2006, to secure that participants would have sufficient time for preparations. The auditions, as well as results, where communicated with the reservation of financing. A dialogue meeting was held in Harare in connection with the auditions. In the meeting the partners drew up the premises for the cooperation for the coming programme period 2006-2008/9. Participants in the meeting were academic project leader and executive director from DTZ, as well as artistic director of Tumbuka, and academic project leader from KHIO.

Plans for 2007 Part A: ACE students will continue Norwegian language classes, and participate in increased performing activities as part of their study programme. So far they both seem to keep normal progress in their studies. Part B: Preliminary plans were made for DTZ to visit Norway in 2007. Two meetings in the South are planned during 2007; a NGO partner meeting hosted by the Norwegian embassy in Harare in April, and the ACE conference in Bagamoyo in September. The project leaders will work out the revised plan for the institutional dialogue, taking these events into account. In addition to the ACE programme, a Quota student from the partner institution in Zimbabwe will attend BA studies in dance from August 2007.


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Cooperation between partner institutions Although the situation for DTZ is challenging, the partners have managed to maintain good and continuous dialog. The institutions have cooperated since 1999 and there is a long term commitment from both institutions.

Study progress Both students have passed all subjects in the first semester. They have successfully participated in performing activities with internal and public audiences. Both ACE students have also been participating in KOSMOKULTUR (see B.2.) All teachers have been asked to teach in English and Norwegian, to include all students. Some theory subjects have been taught in English, and others, like nutrition, has been offered as a short course in English for English speaking students. ACE fellows and other English speaking persons in the Faculty are offered Norwegian language course. They have also arranged for special classes, teaching fellow students Zimbabwean dances.

Student information

The first year students in modern and contemporary dance are studying with students in BA in jazz dance. This is a group with nine students (five female and four male, eight Norwegians and one Swedish). Both ACE students have o-level from public school, and a three year fulltime, professional training programme in dance at DTZ / Dance Foundation Course in Harare.

Number of Female Male Total ACE fellows 1 1 2 Norwegian 7 1 8 Quota or other - 1 1 Total 8 3 11


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Marangu Teachers College (MTTC) and Hedmark University College (HIA)

“Community based Arts”- regaining and modernizing Cultural heritage Educating and professionalizing the Community Artist Marangu Teachers College had originally selected a group of five students for the programme. This group composition was in October 2006 revised by The Principal and the Project leader due to the fact that four of the potential students (certificate teachers) did not have the academic competence that the Study Programme requires for achieving a Bachelors degree within one year of studies. The Principal and the Project leader have therefore chosen four new Diploma students to participate. Due to this, the time frame has been altered the following way: 5 Diploma students will graduate with Bachelor degree in December 2007. Five new Diploma students will be admitted in January 2008 and graduate with Bachelor degree in December 2008. Five new Diploma students start in January 2009 and graduate in December 2009. This will increase the number of students from 10 to 15 through the programme period. The academic content of the programme has been slightly adjusted. The compulsory part of the course now consists of Applied Theatre and Music 30 ECTS (Drama/Theatre: 15 ECTS and Music: 15 ECTS) and compulsory add on of 15 ECTS Drama/Theatre.

Photo: Wendy Meyer, Hedmark University College


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Progress in the implementation of the project Applied Theatre and Music Programme held in Marangu Oct. 31st. – nov. 18th Drama/Theatre: 15 ECTS and Music: 15 ECTS, a compulsory course for all students The students should develop their capacity to understand and discuss challenges connected to theatre and drama and music applied to non-traditional spaces and marginalized communities. Development of cultural knowledge and cultural theory, basic ethno musicological theory was given a central focus. Students should develop a personal specialization of theatrical and musical skills, theatre in education, disabilities, development projects, violence/conflict resolution. The first week the students worked with theoretical and practical subjects. The second week the focus was on practical theatrical and musical work. The students did assignments and all 5 students passed.

Factors facilitating the implementation of the project Digital classroom through the use of Class Fronter is established and the students can communicate directly with Hedmark University College. The students need training in the use of Class Fronter and the computer staff, two voluntary workers, from USA and UK will tutor the students. A problem in Tanzania is power shortage. This situation makes it quite difficult to keep up a day to day contact with the students.

Plans for 2007 • The creation of two theme oriented performances that contain both

drama/theatre, song, speech choir and song dance. • Target groups: Different communities, for instance hospitals, health centres,

schools, market places, youth clubs, etc. • The performances are to be community arts based and structured according to

relevant methodology. • Use relevant art theory as a foundation for the creative work • Organise and play three performances outside of the college, in places specified

as “target groups”. The students should write an individual report, length of two pages that shows how one developed the performance using the relevant theories and literature, and as stated above, the resume of the discussion including ones own comments and assessment of the discussion. Field trip to Zanzibar.

• Written group assignment based on a Community Arts research project. • Final assessment August 20. – November 20. Students are studying at Hedmark

University College and all 5 complete with a bachelor degree in December 2007

Cooperation between partner institutions The cooperation functions very well. The principal and project leader at MTTC are well aware of the institution’s responsibility for the academic procedure and welfare of the students. MTTC has also included the Norwegian teachers in to their teachers staff. The project leader takes lead of the project when the Norwegian teachers are absent. She is responsible for the communication between MTTC and HIHM (HUC) LUNA. She also follows up the students with council, to some extent. In addition to this there are five selected trainees, first year students to participate in the production of the performances. They were both in structuring the performance and acting.


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Marangu Teachers’ College will acknowledge their achievement through a letter of notification submitted to their teaching diploma. Enrolment had, as stated above some deviations. The student group now chosen, are fully qualified to follow the program. The two teachers from HIA will continue the training of the students and the cooperation with MTTC. This stabilizes the project and the relationship between the two institutions.

Student information

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The Grieg Academy, the University of Bergen and Makerere University Ethnomusicology in Uganda: Education and Preservation of Cultural Heritage The institutions had their first meeting as project partners in Uganda, crowned by the symbolic launching of the project, with participants from both institutions in October 2006. The process of establishing the project office also began. The participating MA students were formally selected and some preparatory lectures were offered to enable them to begin their studies in Norway during fall 2007. The Makerere Coordinator made a successful research trip to Britain as part of network activities related to the Ugandan Music Collection. The aim of this trip was to locate, take stock, and research Ugandan music recordings at the British Library of Sound Archives, and to initiate dialogue about possible access to these recordings. It also aimed at initiating collaborations with other institutions involved in archiving Ugandan music. The coordinators for Makerere and Bergen met in London to discuss coordinating the study programs at their two institutions. As a result of these discussions the revision of the MA (music) program at Makerere will continue in 2007. A website has been designed at UIN, and the contents will be developed. Some books have been provided for a book-bank at UIS to improve student access to literature.

Factors facilitating the implementation of the project Longstanding and new contacts in Britain enhanced the success of networking activities there.

The spirit of cooperation established between the Bergen and Makerere administration made consultation on administrative issues related to the project easier.

The Bergen coordinator made a trip to Stavanger and got information about Stavanger University´s (Dept. of Music) experience from their ACE-funded collaboration with Tanzania. The Grieg Academy hired an ethnomusicologist, a specialist in African music, as visiting adjunct for the period 2007-2009. His expertise on African music will be a valuable resource for teaching and advising the Ugandan students in Bergen.

Plans for 2007 • January-June 2007: Preparatory course continues • January -June 2007: Revision of MA (music) program and university approval at

Makerere continues • January –August 2007: Setup of the website • March 2007: Begin registering Ugandan students at UiB • May 2007: Preliminary survey of the Uganda Museum • July 2007: Registration of students at Makerere University • August-Dec 2007: Students from Uganda are in Bergen for their first semester • August 2007: Music librarian from Makerere will go to Bergen and Oslo for some

technical training • December 2007: Project Administrator will visit Uganda to evaluate the progress

of the project


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Cooperation between partner institutions The collaboration has functioned well although there has been a lot of pressure involved in getting things organised both academically and administratively in both north and south. Both partners have spent lots of energy in trying to get administrative procedures functioning. The fact that the allocation from Norad - ACE came late in the summer made it necessary to postpone the start of the project for one academic year, since Makerere only admits students once a year and it was already too late for the 2006/2007 academic year. Initially, there was some lack of clarification about allocations for project administration, accountant, and auditing. But this was cleared up when the Bursar's office made clear Makerere's policy about these things. In addition there has been a good deal of confusion because funds for the project were applied for and received from both ACE and NUFU. The regulations for each type of funding are very different, which initially caused some confusion. However, the procedures are gradually being ironed out.

Student information Number of Female Male Total

ACE fellows 3 1 4 Norwegian - - - Quota or other - - - Total 3 1 4 The educational background of the ACE fellows is BA (MUS) Occupational background: three Secondary School music teachers and one teaching Assistant in music, Music, Dance and Drama The students are all Ugandans.


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University of Cape Town (UCT) Norwegian Academy of Music (NAM) A community education programme of the SA College of Music (UCT) and MUSEDI (Music Education Initiatives) as a vehicle for exchanges Formal approval of the project came late in the spring term 2006 (South Africa) and the selection of students from UCT and applications for residence permits, student accommodation etc, became difficult. In November 2006 a representative from the International Office at UCT visited NAM and the conclusion from the visit was that a list should be presented with the challenges in the project so far. These issues were discussed during a visit from NAM to UCT in March 2007. As a result of the late approval and various circumstances/commitments at UCT for the chosen students, the students arrived later than planned and started the study programme 2 October. The introduction course arranged by the Norwegian Jazz Society, where the students should have participated in August, had to be cancelled for one of the students. The other student participated in NJFs summer seminar as planned, since he already was a part of another group of students from S.A. participating in the summer seminar. Tuition in music education had to be postponed and the course started in January 2007.

Progress in the implementation of the project The two students are well integrated in the Academy's environment and are following the courses:

• Principal instrument • Ensemble playing • Improvisation-/Jazz Forum • Aural training • Composition • Arranging

A short language course was prepared specially for them because of their late arrival.

Factors facilitating the implementation of the project The formal contact and good relations established between the International Office at UCT and NAM have influenced the implementation in a very positive way.

Plans for 2007 The 2 students will finish their 3rd year in June 2007 and after returning to UCT start their studies in the middle of the 3rd year. The students will do field work in the form of offering instrumental teaching to pupils in underprivileged areas. This will be a test to see if the programme intentions can be fulfilled. The academic and administrative responsible from NAM will visit UCT in the beginning of March 2007, and new students for the programme for 07/08 will be selected and academic/artistic and practical issues be discussed.


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Cooperation between partner institutions The cooperation so far has included the formal application for the project, selection of students and approval of their study programme at NAM. Student information

Number of Female Male Total ACE fellows - 2 2 Norwegian - - - Quota or other - - - Total - 2 2 The students are registered as degree students at South African College of Music, University of Cape Town. They are students in their 3rd year. They are both South Africans.

Study progress The students follow the study program in music performance, 3rd year, where a component of music education and practical work is included. The study progress for the candidates is satisfactory.


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University of Bamako and (UOB) University of Tromsø (UIT) Images with a capital ‘I’. Developing visual literacy in cross-cultural communication.

Progress in the implementation of the project In accordance with project plan, one Malian MA student has been admitted to the programme at UIT. The student started his studies in August 2006 and will have his full stay in Norway during his study period. In December 2006 the Norwegian participants in the project visited the UoB. The progress plan, budget and the content of the courses were discussed and agreed upon. It was also secured that the planned courses will be a regular part of the study programs at bachelor and master level in anthropology at the UoB. One of the courses will be completed in February 2007 and another course will be arranged for during April 2007. To compensate for the delayed project start up, the activities will be intensified in 2007 and 2008.

Factors facilitating the implementation of the project Professor Drissa Diakite from the University of Bamako has a stay as guest professor at Visual Culture Studies at the UiT during the academic year 2006 – 2007. He is a driving power behind the project “Images with a capital ‘I’”, and his presence in Tromsø has facilitated the upstart of the project. Not only is he familiar with the Malian University system, but during his stay in Tromsø he has become familiar with the academic program at Visual Culture Studies and the Norwegian university system in general.

Plans for 2007 10 students are now enrolled in the project at bachelor level at the UoB. These students will have their final exams in June 2007. From this group 6 students will be recruited to do their master in Visual Anthropology as a part of the project. These students will start their first master courses in the end of October 2007. The plan is to recruit 10 new students at bachelor level in the academic year 2007-2008. The Malian student doing his master at the UiT will do his fieldwork from April till August 2007 and will then start to prepare for the writing of his theses and the editing of his film. Two of the staff at the University of Bamako involved in the project will come and visit the University of Tromsø during 2007.

Cooperation between partner institutions The cooperation works well. Both at the institutions in Mali and in Norway there is a positive attitude towards the project. As a result the project activities have become a regular part of the study programs of both the bachelor and master in Anthropology at the UoB. The Dean at the Faculty of Literature, Languages, Arts and Human Sciences at Bamako has personally arranged for the accomplishment of the project activities. The division of labour between the partners is well defined. The recruitment and enrolment of student is the responsibility of the staff at UoB. The tutorial and academic activities are shared between the involved staff from UoB and UiT.


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Student information

The project has increased the number of students admitted to the courses at bachelor level. There are two reasons for this change from the initial project application: Firstly, the students admitted to the master programme will be recruited from this first group of bachelor students. Since as many as 10 students were admitted the best suited for the master courses were elected. Secondly, the teaching is organised as workshops and our experience from UiT is that groups with 6-10 students work better than smaller groups. The increased number of students admitted will not increase the amount allocated for scholarships in the budget. Each student will get less, but this reduced amount will also be more in accordance with the salaries within the university sector in Mali. The students recruited to the courses at bachelor level at UoB have completed two years of undergraduate studies in anthropology and sociology. They are now about to complete the third year of their bachelor and will have their final exam in June 2007. The student recruited to the MA at UiT has a social science bachelor and a master in philosophy. All the students are Malians.

Study progress The study progress of the fellows admitted is in accordance with the plans.

Number of Female Male Total ACE fellows 5 6 11 Norwegian - - - Quota or other - - -

Total 5 6 11


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Final reports from the project period 2003 – 2005 Three projects in the ACE programme portfolio 2003-2005, ended the project activities in 2006/7, and submitted the Final Report for the programme period to SIU 1 March 2007. In addition, the Norwegian Choir Association applied for using unspent funds from the programme period in 2006, in order to close down the long and extensive cooperation with South Africa in a way that could secure the transfer of knowledge and competence to the South African institutions. A more elaborate analysis of the results from the first ACE programme period can be found in the ACE annual report 2005. The following is to a large extent abstracts from reports from the above mentioned institutions in the report format for the programme period 2003-2005.

The Norwegian Academy of Music D-Mus. Programme in Performance Practice with specialising in Choral Conducting” The aim of the project was to launch a Ph.D.- programme in Choral Conducting during a period of 3,5 years. In 2005 the Programme board granted the Norwegian Academy of Music a transfer of unused funds from 2004 to 2005, due to changes in activity plan and implementation of the project. The NAM applied for an additional transfer of parts of the budget for the D-Mus. Programme to 2007. The reason for this was that three doctorial students participating in the programme should have finalised the course in June 2006, but due to special regulations at the NMMU in relation to final submission of doctorial work. The application was granted by SIU. Deadline for the final report on the project was 1 March 2007. The PhD- programme is now established, and one student will get his final degree in March 2007. He has completed his portfolio of concerts and submitted his thesis in January 2007. In February 2007 a vice voce examination (oral disputation) relating to his thesis was conducted. He passed this exam. Another student will submit his thesis in June 2007, and completed his portfolio of concerts in February 2007. The third student has completed her portfolio of concerts, and will submit her thesis in June 2008. How has the course/project contributed to the main goals of the ACE programme which are the following: a) Contribute to strengthen awareness of one's own culture The students have during their visits experienced the Nordic choral tradition and this gives them the possibility to reflect on similarities and differences between traditions and cultures within the subject area of Choral Conducting. They have also experienced a different teaching tradition than the South African. b) Facilitate for the professionalisation of artists and art forms in the South Meeting other performing traditions, another audience, different choral traditions give the student a possibility to reflect over an artists, role in a wider (international) perspective and as such see themselves as professional conductors in their own environment.


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c) Enhance practitioners and cultural workers with faith in their own knowledge, creativity and craftsmanship Discussing their PhD-thesis for master students and staff at the Academy has given them the opportunity to share their own cultural heritage with the Norwegian students and staff. d) Contribute towards reciprocal learning between institutions and professional environments in Norway and in the South For the South African students to experience the Nordic traditions and ways of rehearsing in choirs. For the staff in the institution in the North to experience the South African choral singing tradition, the aural way of learning music, and the South African choral concert tradition.

The University of Bergen UiB MPhil in Cultural Heritage The course aim was to prepare the candidates for jobs in archaeology teaching department at universities, in museums including fieldwork, preservation and exhibitions. The philosophy of the training is based on the American approach where archaeology is considered a branch of anthropology, dealing with the prehistoric people's culture and ecology adaptations. How has the course/project contributed to the main goals of the programme which are the following: a) Contribute to strengthen awareness of one's own culture The course has been very important in strengthening the awareness of archaeology being part of the students cultural heritage. b) Facilitate for the professionalisation of artists and art forms in the South The students got training in both practical and theoretical archaeology. They are now able to participate and give talks at both national and international conferences. c) Enhance practitioners and cultural workers with faith in their own knowledge, creativity and craftsmanship All students are applying for doctorate scholarships at various institutions. d) Contribute towards reciprocal learning between institutions and professional environments in Norway and in the South It was stressed that the students should communicate their work to fellow students in seminars. This was both for African and Norwegian students. They are still after almost a year in regular contact with their fellow students.


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The University of Trømsø (UiT)

MA in Visual Cultural Studies The study aims is to educate candidates with competence in conducting ethnographic research on social phenomena. The objective of I/C’S is to develop the specific competence of students from the South and North in communicating local knowledge. This includes acting as a mediator between local communities and government authorities. The main aim is thus to ensure that the voices of local communities are being heard. How has the course/project contributed to the main goals of the programme: Visual cultural studies has admitted student who had jobs and references from employers, from Norad cooperation partner countries. The experiences will benefit the students, their workplaces as well as Visual Cultural Studies.

Norwegian Choir Association "Choral Conducting South Africa" A joint application from the Norwegian Choir Association and the University of Stellenbosch for funding for a new project offering formal training in choral conducting for disadvantaged groups in South Africa, based on the project established during the ACE programme period 2003-2005, was not approved by the Programme Board in June 2006. As a result the Norwegian Choir Associated made an application to SIU in September 2006, for spending the remaining funding from 2005 to close down and finalise the cooperation and extensive amount of educational activity with in the field of choral conducting in South Africa in an orderly and for all parties involved agreeable manner. During September and October 2006, representatives from NCH met with central choral conducting teachers from the Western Cape Province. The aim of the meetings was to assist them in the process of taking over and run the choral conducting education programme independently of the NCA cooperation.


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Accounts from the institutions2006

Institutions

Transferred from SIU 2006

Accounts 2006

98 440 52 867

464 850 464 850 422 607

303 480 303 480 257 476

396 480 396 480 396 480

428 000 428 000 96 349

663 760 175 000 175 000

281 880 0 191 677

2 906 340 1 866 250 1 592 456

Makerere University, Music, Dance and Drama Department/University of Bergen, Grieg Academy

University of Cape Town/The Norwegian Academy of Music

367 890University of Bamako/University of Tromsø

Marangu Teachers College/Hedmark University College

Bagamoyo College of Arts/University of Stavanger

Dhow Country Music Academy/Edward Said National Conservatory of Music/Agder University College

Dance Trust Zimbabwe/Oslo National College of Arts, Faculty of Performing Arts

Budget 2006

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