Scottish Government 10 Years of HE and FE Links
Scottish Government10 Years of HE and FE
Links
Examples of Achievements• 10 years of professional engagement with COM and KCN - Overhaul of M.Med at COM - Transformation of MBBS undergraduate curriculum - New IT Suite, modern server, over 1000 e-learning resources, electronic assessments, CPD - Contributed to annual medical graduates increase from 16 to over 100
• Training of hundreds of Clinical Officers in specialist health provision• Scholarships for 74 Masters students to study in Malawi• The first blind women to go to University in Malawi (as part of ‘Making Wonders’)
• Malawi’s first ever..• M.Phil Renewable Energy • RNM (Registered Nurse Midwife) qualification• M.Ed Primary Education• M.Med Psychiatry• M.Sc Herbal Medicine
Investment..
£3,810,283
1. Scottish Expertise• 19 universities• 5 universities in Global Top 200 • FE Colleges in almost every town and city
• Citations per researcher – ranked 3rd in world.• More funding per head for Research
• HE and FE history of international engagement.
University of Livingstonia (2012)
2. Partnership Approach
Harnessing Historic Links to Catalyse Development
Partnership Approach“It’s an approach that recognises that one of the legacies of Scotland’s history of global
exploration, trade, missionary work, and inward immigration, is a ready-made network of links to
developing countries, and in particular their health and education systems. By working
through these pre-existing links, we bring about development outcomes that achieve significant
impact with a modest amount of money.”
Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
SMP AGM, 3rd Oct 2015
Partnership Approach
Network of links to Malawi Institutional Memory- Celebration of alumni,
previous cooperation, etc- Advocacy and promotion- Leveraging funding
* Universities and Colleges particularly suited to this model of engagement
Partnership ApproachHow does it make for better and more efficient
development?• Networks and connections that get things done.• Culturally specific development.• More personal, and therefore more needs-based. • More local buy-in, and sustainable.
The College of MedicinePartnership Approach
The College of MedicinePartnership Approach
University of Edinburgh
4 projects (2006-16)
Prof David Dewhurst, Dr Eric Borgstein, Dr Neil Kennedy
E-learning, Medical Degree Curriculum
University of St Andrews
3 projects (2007-15)
Dr Mwapatsa Mipando, Prof Simon Guild
IT infrastructure, Science Curriculum
The College of MedicinePartnership Approach
The College of MedicinePartnership Approach
The Scotland Malawi Mental Health Education Project
The College of MedicinePartnership Approach
The Scotland Malawi Mental Health Education Project
Project that established Malawi’s first clinical M.Med Psychiatry degree from 2010-13
Involves 2 years’ specialist training in Cape Town
Currently 3 MBBS graduates taking the course
The College of MedicinePartnership Approach – The Results
10 years of professional engagement with COM and KCN
- Overhaul of M.Med at COM
- Now a Department for Mental Health
- Transformation of MBBS undergraduate curriculum
- New IT Suite, modern server, over 1000 e-learning resources (over 100 created locally), electronic assessments, CPD record
- Contributed to annual medical graduates increase from 16 to over 100
Funding Scholarships in Malawi
Funding Scholarships in Malawi• £200,000 funding for 74 students to study for a Masters
degree in Malawi (UNIMA, CCAP, Private)
• A wide variety of Masters subjects
• Why is our policy to fund Scholarships in-country?1. Cost 2. Builds the capacity of Malawian institutions3. Avoids the ‘brain drain’ of promising Malawian students
Challenges of the Partnership Approach
• Quality Assurance
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Selection of initiatives – harnessing existing links vs forging new links