1. The Journey and the Destination: Project and Workshop overview Dr Niamh Gaynor IAP Director

2. Project Aims - To build capacity in development research in nine partner Irish universities - To build capacity in health, education, gender and ICT research within four partner African universities - In the longer term, to develop an Irish-African network of excellence in development research

3. Project strategy Institutional opportunities & constraints Thematic priorities and opportunities Assessing research capacity Building relationships Developing shared understandings Network / Platform for development research P/ship Assessing research capacity Building relationships Developing shared understandings Identifying future partnerships

4. Workshop I: April ’08, DCU Assessment of RC in African partner institutions - Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr (AAU) - Vice Chancellors Identifying common priority themes Identifying common priority themes - Phase I of Foresight Towards common understandings Towards common understandings - Partnership principles within the - Partnership principles within the IAP IAP

5. What are the key opportunities and constraints to research capacity building within each partner institution? What are the key opportunities and constraints to research capacity building within each partner institution? Questions arising… What will be the priority research themes in an What will be the priority research themes in an uncertain future? uncertain future?

6. Workshop II: Nov ’08, Entebbe Assessment of RC in all partner institutions - Interim report on opportunities and constraints to RCB Priority research themes - Phase II Foresight (scenarios) - University visits Towards common understandings - 4 discussion papers

7. Questions arising… How do our chosen priorities match those identified by specialists more broadly? What do we (an eclectic group) understand by development and research capacity building for development? How might gender related constraints be more effectively addressed within our partner institutions?

8. Workshop III: May ’09, Maputo Towards common understandings: Development for poverty reduction in a globalised world –Concepts and theories –Lessons from policy and practice Gender as a constraint to research capacity building Gender as a constraint to research capacity building Priority research themes Priority research themes - Phase III Foresight (Ranking of priorities) - Phase III Foresight (Ranking of priorities) - University visits - University visits

9. Moving forward… Linking the themes and opportunities and constraints (final report) Addressing specific constraints to RCB (Malawi summer Addressing specific constraints to RCB (Malawi summer school – end 2009) school – end 2009) Forging specific research partnerships Forging specific research partnerships (from the outcome of Foresight and Stakeholder Consultation work) Consultation work) - Who? - What? (institutional research machinery) Consolidating the research network Consolidating the research network - Institutional framework? - Institutional framework?

10. Workshop IV: 2010, QUB Presentation of findings –Key opportunities and constraints to RCB in partner universities –Recommendations on how these may be addressed –How RCB may be measured –Key research themes / projects in health and education –Issues to be addressed in moving these forward Launching the way forward Launching the way forward - The next steps - The next steps

11. Key areas of focus in moving forward Visibility –Dialogue Mainstreaming Mainstreaming Sustainability Sustainability - University commitments - University commitments - Contacts with other key agencies - Contacts with other key agencies Looking outward