This document summarizes a case study on a staff exchange program between Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HIOA) in Norway and Kyambogo University (KYU) in Uganda from 2007-2013. The objectives of the project were to develop vocational teacher education programs and strengthen international collaboration through topics for student exchanges. Eight staff members from KYU participated in exchanges at HIOA, and four staff from HIOA participated at KYU. The exchanges led to achievements like developing curricula with international themes, new study programs, and capacity building through staff development. Challenges included differences in language, teaching methods, and institutional structures between the universities. Sustainability of the collaboration depended on

1. Sustainability of International
Collaborations in Higher Education
Case study: Staff exchange programme between Oslo and
Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HIOA), Norway
and Kyambogo University (KYU), Uganda
 Wycliff Edwin Tusiime
 Gilbert Mangusho
 John Groover Luwalaga

2. Partners

3. Project
• Project title: Competency, Sustainability and
Entrepreneurship in Vocational Education
• Project period: 2007 – 2013

4. Objectives
Develop relevant topics, practices and didactics for vocational
teacher education in fields of double practices – as steps to
develop complete educational programmes for each vocational
teacher education
Strengthen the international profile through established and
shared topics for student exchanges, organised and formalised
as active processes of the collaboration
Fostering leadership for global justice, creating change on the
ground and in our minds.

5. Participants
• KYU HIOA 8
• (David Agole, Gertrude Ojera, Grace Muhoozi Mehangye, Chris Serwaniko,
Vincent Ogwaro Sammy, John Groover Luwalaga, Gilbert Mangusho,
Wycliff Edwin Tusiime)
• HIOA KYU 4
• (Roger Bakken, Peter Hammervold, Kaja Kathrine Kristiansen, Cecilie Dons
Wallebek)

6. Experiences

7. Achievements
Achievements
Curriculum Curriculum with international themes thru. reviews
Courses with global contents (PGDVP, MVP at KyU)
Programmes Students/ Staff exchange (HiOA KyU)
New study programmes (PGDVP, MVP)
Research Research collabo. & supervision of student research
Workshops, Seminars & international conferences
Infrastructure Resource centres (PGDVP ICT & Books Resource
Development Centre)
Renovation of lecture rooms (PGDVP)
Human Resource Dev. Capacity building through Staff Exchange.
Development assistance e.g. funding

8. Challenges
• Language differences:
– Kyambogo University and Uganda – English for
communication and educational instruction
– HiOA og Norge: De fleste programmene er på norsk

9. Challenges (Cont…)
• Teaching methods: pedagogical approaches to learning and
teaching
– HiOA – Student centered, more practical
– KYU – Teacher centered, less practical
• Institutional structures
– Institutional bureaucracies – power relations: delays and
frustrations

10. Weather difficulties
Uganda: stable, very subtle, Norway: stable, very
small changes dramatic, marked Changes

11. Sustainability
• Improved social relations
• Jointly developed programs
• Improved professional
contacts/Networks
• Intergovernmental relationships
and operations
• Shared visions: producing for the
global labour market

12. Sustainability (Cont…)
• Commitment to the objectives by partners
• Formulation of new objectives and strategies - Sensitivity to global
and institutional changes
• Resource mobilization: mutual financial accountability
• Consolidating achieved objectives: institutional and individual
responses
• Quality enhancement

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