Slides of Mikko Apiola prepared for edTech Helsinki hub seminar.

1. Development
of
Research
Culture
in
a
Tanzanian
HEI
through
a
PhD
School
Mikko
Apiola
et.lakes
port
of
Dar
es
Salaam
-­‐
Opportuni6es
for
Co-­‐educa6on
and
Co-­‐crea6on
of
Future
Learning
Technologies
College
of
Business
Educa?on
(CBE),
Dar
es
Salaam,
Tanzania

2. Development
of
Research
Culture
in
a
Tanzanian
HEI
through
a
PhD
School
• Most
Tanzanian
HEI´s,
which
train
CS
and
IT
professionals
focus
mainly
on
undergraduate
educa6on,
while
research
outputs
are
generally
low
– Faculty
members
are
master’s
degree
holders
– Faculty
members
are
heavily
loaded
with
teaching
and
administra6ve
du6es
– In
general,
a
serious
lack
in
support
for
all
research
ac6vi6es
• The
situa6on
is
slowly
improving
as
the
number
of
research-­‐enhancing
ini6a6ves
between
Tanzanian
and
western
academic
ins6tu6ons
is
increasing
(but
is
s6ll
low)
Mo?va?on
Problem
statement
Approach
Expected
results
Conclusions
College
of
Business
Educa?on
(CBE),
Dar
es
Salaam,
Tanzania

3. • A
typical
way
of
capacity
building
between
Tanzanian
and
western
ins6tu6ons
is
to
send
faculty
members
abroad
for
research
training
• Several
limita6ons
– Faculty
members
do
not
always
wish
to
return
into
their
ins6tu6ons
of
origin
– If
they
return,
their
learned
skills
may
become
underused
if
their
university
environment
is
not
suppor6ve
of
research
ac6vi6es
– The
research
competence
obtained
abroad
may
not
be
directly
applicable
or
relevant
in
the
African
context
• In
general,
there
is
a
serious
lack
of
research
culture
in
Tanzanian
HEI’s
Mo6va6on
Problem
statement
Approach
Expected
results
Conclusions
Development
of
Research
Culture
in
a
Tanzanian
HEI
through
a
PhD
School
College
of
Business
Educa?on
(CBE),
Dar
es
Salaam,
Tanzania

4. • A
PhD
school
between
UEF
and
College
of
Business
Educa6on
(CBE),
Dar
es
Salaam,
Tanzania
• A
number
of
faculty
members
from
CBE
are
given
postgraduate
training
on-­‐site
at
CBE
• The
PhD
candidates
will
form
a
CS
research
group
at
CBE
• The
PhD
candidates
study
at
the
UEF
edtech-­‐group’s
impdet.org
PhD
programme
• The
first
phase
of
the
project
is
scheduled
to
last
four
years,
during
which
the
first
batch
of
5
faculty
members
is
expected
to
graduate
Mo6va6on
Problem
statement
Approach
Expected
results
Conclusions
Development
of
Research
Culture
in
a
Tanzanian
HEI
through
a
PhD
School
College
of
Business
Educa?on
(CBE),
Dar
es
Salaam,
Tanzania

5. • A
fully
func6onal
CS
research
group
at
CBE
– A
number
of
contextually
relevant
research
projects
– Connec6ons
with
local
and
interna6onal
academia
– Connec6ons
with
local
and
interna6onal
business
– A
steady
stream
of
publica6ons
• Understanding
about
best
prac6ces
for
suppor6ng
the
growth
of
research
culture
in
a
Tanzanian
HEI
Mo6va6on
Problem
statement
Approach
Expected
results
Conclusions
Development
of
Research
Culture
in
a
Tanzanian
HEI
through
a
PhD
School
College
of
Business
Educa?on
(CBE),
Dar
es
Salaam,
Tanzania

6. • We
are
star6ng
heavy
research
ac6vi6es
in
Tanzania
• Current
research
areas
include
business
informa6cs,
e-­‐
learning,
m-­‐learning,
IT/CS
educa6on
• Want
to
collaborate,
co-­‐create,
co-­‐educate
and
do
research
in
Tanzania?
– Do
you
have
research
ideas?
– Business
ideas?
– Want
to
visit
Tanzania
for
fun?
• Please
contact:
Mikko
Apiola,
mikko.apiola@ieee.org
Tel:
+358
41
535
1798
Mo6va6on
Problem
statement
Approach
Expected
results
Conclusions
Development
of
Research
Culture
in
a
Tanzanian
HEI
through
a
PhD
School
College
of
Business
Educa?on
(CBE),
Dar
es
Salaam,
Tanzania
Ques?ons?
Comments?