RESEARCH AT UEM: An overview

 Conference on UEM Sweden Cooperation by P. Langa, D. Faife and B. Capece Stochkolm, 26th March 2015 Educação, Excelência e Inovação RESEARCH AT UEM:
An overview
Outline of the presentation
• Introduc)on • Overview of some Research Performance Indicators • Challenges & Perspec)ves towards the new vision and mission Introduction
•  This presentation provides an overview of the state of affairs of research at UEM
today §  UEM was established in 1962;
•  For more than 5 decades it served the country as the main training
ground for the cadres of the state apparatus, industry and society at
large;
•  Intensive teaching to undergraduates has been its main role for many
years;
•  With the growth of the HE System and establishment of more than 50
new institutions, UEM intends to focus more on research and therefore
becoming a research-led university to better fulfil its role in society;
•  .
Brief overview of some research
perfomance indicators (1/4)
Academic staff by degree 2013/2014
Doctorate Masters Bachelors Hons Total 352 807 521 1680 21% 48% 31% 100% Research at UEM is fundamentally secured by PhDs, Master’s and BA Hons
through various research projects, particularly related to their own academic
training. Most of the staff is also intensively
engaged in teaching
particularly at undergraduate level. However, post-graduate training is
increasing gradually.
Brief overview of some reseach
perfomance indicators (2/4)
Academic staff by seniority at UEM 2013/2014
Associate Professor Assistant Professor Lectures Total Number 14 83 176 1407 1680 Percentage 1.0% 5% 10% 84% 100% Category Full Professor Brief overview of some reseach
perfomance indicators (3/4)
Academic staff by seniority in 8 african Flagship Universities
Brief overview of some reseach
perfomance indicators (4/4)
Academic staff by seniority in 8 african Flagship Universities in 2013
Post-graduate studies at UEM
ProporEon of Post-­‐graduate programs in 2013 Doctoral Masters Under-­‐graduate Total PROGRAMS 03 52 135 190 Percentage 2% 27% 71% 100% STUDENTS 23 2527 31.885 34.435 Percentage 0.1% 7.3% 92.6% 100% 6 80 1902 1988 0.4% 4.% 95.6% 100% GRADUATES Percentage Doctorate⁄Master= 1⁄110 Ratio of master to doctoral
students in 2011
Source: complied by Buntin, 2014,
Publication by Academic Unit-2013
FAVET
FMED
FLCS
FC
FAEF
FACED
CEA
FENG
ESHTI
ESCMC
CEISA
ESNEC
FAPF
ESUDER
Total
45
55
44
24
33
29
22
5
5
13
6
2
283
12
26
40
28
16
9
3
11
1
3
2
13
164
Product
/Service
19
6
36
28
15
19
3
1
8
135
Educação, Excelência e Inovação Organic Unit Publications Communications
Educação, Excelência e Inovação Peer-reviewed research
publications: 2001-2011
Source: complied by Buntin, 2014
Educação, Excelência e Inovação Annual trends in publication outputs of
african flagship universities (1996-2013)
Educação, Excelência e Inovação Largest research field of international
cooperation (2006-2012) Compiled by Robert Tijssen Source: CWTS/Thomssons Reuters Web of Science database Publications vs Projects (2011-2013)
140 120 Nr. of publicaEons MED FLCS FAEF 100 CEA 80 VET FC 60 40 20 FAPF ESHT 0 FIL FD 0 FACED 20 40 60 Nr. of projects 80 100 120 Ratio of the state budget allocated to research and
the number of academic staff/researcher (MZN/ SEK)
946.8 473.6 189 189.7 208.8 77.8 Source: UEM data, G. Plan, 2013
YEAR
140.2 Main sources of donor research
funding to UEM 2008 - 2013
Source: Annual Report, G. Plan, 2013
Educação, Excelência e Inovação Extension to which universities met
Flagship average targets - UEM 2009-2011
Some challenges and action plan towards the new vision
and mission of becoming a research led university
i. 
Strengthen the research capacity and institutional research culture;
ii. 
Improve access to research funding through diversification of sources and
promotion of competitive funding;
iii.  Establish center's of excellence in research with national and regional impact
through research partnerships;
iv.  Establish a scientific park at UEM equipped with high profile multifunctional research laboratories;
v. 
Incentivise the establishment of research groups within the various units;
vi.  Create research and dissemination incentives
vii.  Establish trans and interdisciplinary research lines;
viii.  Promote academic mobility including both staff and students exchange;
ix.  Increase Doctoral programmes (exploring Joint, double and interinstitutional degrees)
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