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About UNET

About UNET


Project outline

Project outline

 

UNET is a project (2021-2024) with the planned activities organised into three phases and executed in the form of Work Packages (WP):

Preparation Phase 

The plans for the Course Catalogue and the Training Facilities are prepared in WP1, with University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) as Lead.

Development Phase

The PhD courses are developed in WP2, with Addis Ababa University (AAU) as Lead. The equipment for the Training Facilities are purchased and installed in WP3, with Makerere University (MAK) as Lead

Implementation Phase 

PhD candidates at the partner universities can make use of the resources: PhD courses and Training Facilities in WP4 on Training and Knowledge Exchange with Eduoardo Mondlane University (UEM) as Lead. 

Guglielmo Marconi University (USGM) is the Lead for WP5 on Quality Assurance. Mekelle University (MU) is the Lead for WP6 on Dissemination and Exploitation. NTNU is the Lead for WP7 on Project Management.


Organization

Organization

 

Project Manual

A Project Manual for UNET has been prepared, and will be updated throughout the project period. The Project Manual describes the work packages, deliverables and the operational procedures and regulations. 

Management structure

NTNU is the UNET coordinator. The Leads of 7 Work Packages constitute the Project Management Group. The names in the list of Partner Contacts constitute the General Assembly, which meets once yearly. 
An internal Quality Assurance Board has been established, for reviews of deliverables and plans for acquisitions for the Training Facilities. The members have particular background and competence in the UNET area of Renewable Energy education and research. 

An External Advisory board will provide comments and advice on the progress of UNET, based on the UNET internal reporting. 

Communication and data management

Microsoft TEAMS is selected as the framework for both the internal communication and data storage. 

  • Each Work Package has a channel for communication and for documents. 
  • Each partner has a separate folder for partner specific document storage. When building a project document, the partners can upload contributions to their individual storage location, which is managed by each partner.
  • The Progress Meetings channel includes the agendas and Minutes of Meetings.
  • Major events has separate channels (Workshops)

History of collaboration

History of collaboration

UNET is based on a long term collaboration between African universities and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology on research and education in Renewable Energy Technology. The projects have been financed through several programs managed by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.  UNET is co-funded by the Europen Council through the Erasmus+ program. 


Affiliated projects

Affiliated projects


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