1. NORHED Norwegian Programme for Capacity Development in Higher Education and Research for Development TTI learning event: Think tank and University relationships Nairobi, 22 May 2014

2. Supporting Higher Education Institutions in LMICs: Norad’s experiences to date Results: Increase: graduates & publications Challenges: Institutional sustainability Holistic approach Thematic relevance Norwegian partner role Gender equality Synergies: Thematic areas & education/research Source: COWI AS Page 2

3. NORHED in brief Objective: Develop academic capacities in LMICs Academic collaborative partnerships Demand driven Thematic and geographic focus Master & PhD programmes; scholarships ; Post-doc fellowships Joint research Small-scale infrastructure & administrative systems Hawassa University, Ethiopia

4. NORHED Sub-programmes Education and Training Health Natural Resources/Climate Democratic and Economic governance Humanities, Culture, Media Capacity development in South Sudan Norad’s Programme for Master Studies in Energy and Petroleum (EnPe) Kathmandu University Hospital, Nepal

5. Gender Mainstreaming  Main priority for NORHED, crosscutting issue for the whole programme  Both gender as a dimension in education and research programmes, and gender equality in student recruitment, staff recruitment etc. University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

6. Result 1st Call Main call 2013: Country/ Sub- Programm e Edu- cation HealthNatural Resource Management, Climate Change and Environment Democratic and Economic Governance Humanities, Culture, Media and Communication South Sudan Total DR Congo 1 1 Ethiopia124 1 8 Kenya 1 1 Malawi13 1 5 Myanmar 1 1 Nicaragua 1 1 Nepal1 12 4 Palestine 1 1 Sri Lanka 1 1 Sudan 1 1 Sør-Sudan 33 Tanzania112 4 Uganda42312 12 Vietnam 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Zimbabwe 1 1 Total8111356346

7. The NORHED results framework

8. NORHED theory of change for producing 1. More and better candidates 2. More and better research Source: DPMG/USC 2014

9. NORHED standard indicators 1.Number of new/revised Bachelor/Master/PhD programmes/modules 2.Number of programmes/modules supported with gender perspectives included 3.Capacity to enroll and graduate students 4.Relevance of educational programmes and new graduates to local, national and regional needs and labor markets 5.Number of academic staff with strengthened qualifications (Master/PhD) 6.Ratio of qualified academic staff (Master/PhD) to students 7.Retention rates of qualified academic staff 8.Number of scientific publications (peer reviewed and others) 9.Number and type of other dissemination activities 10.Uptake/influence of NORHED-supported research in public policies 11.Uptake/influence of NORHED-supported research findings by local communities/civil society/private sector 12.Knowledge transfers within South-South and South-North networks and partnerships 13.Changes in the broader institutional environment which strengthened the capacity for education and research 14.Access to libraries, laboratories and ICT for staff and students

10. Points for discussion 1.Institutional constraints outside donor influence 1.National needs vs. donor agenda 2. Labour market-led vs. blue-sky research 3. Use of research and role of donors