Health ACEs

Partner Engagement

• Postgraduate student link with partner institutions; opportunity through scholarships

• Formal contact and visit to partner institutions.• Joint grant and research collaborations with

existing partners.• Interactions during conferences and workshops.• Formal contact with companies and institutions• Through marketing (website, posters and

handbills)

Attracting Regional/International Students

• Scholarship and fellowships to regional students• Outreach visit to regional institutions• Language proficiency training for

French/English/Portuguese speaking countries.• Recruitment through the partners.• Outreaches through ECOWAS, WAHO, Postgraduate Medical

Colleges, West Africa Health Research Network (WARNET)• Professional networks (SOGON, FIGO etc.)• Regional student returning advocate• Incentives i.e. accommodation, travel, conferences etc

International Accreditation & Quality Assurance

• Contract International accrediting body e.g. AIB (US), CIDMEF etc. (curriculum).

• Identification of appropriate accrediting bodies.

• Use Regional accreditation bodies (CAMES, CADMEF, WAHO, ECSA, etc.).

• Invitation of Internationally acclaimed scientists to participate and review programs

Revenue Generation

• User fees for short term courses/workshops/seminars/conferences

• Competitive grants• International Collaborators• Royalties (based on IPR)• Consultancies• Services (use of lab space, bench fees, primers

production etc).• Sales of produce (herbal products)

Upgrade Teaching & Research Capacity

• Joint Mentoring and supervision training session

• Teaching pedagogy training (in country and international)

• Postdoctoral training to sustain research capacity

• Continuous Professional Development• Project Management training

Key Implementation Challenges

• Exchange rate fluctuations - creation of another layer for fund administration.

• New way of Managing project i.e. results based project.

• Equipment and supplies purchase/maintenance.

• Interaction between the ACEs and institutional traditional management style.

Proposals

• Establishing community of practice for discussion (Sharing experiences among ACEs)

• ACE workshops sessions based on priority/demand e.g. Teaching pedagogy training