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Bridging the gaps within academia from different disciplines and the private sector Bernard Groosjohan, Cairo 2012. problem. Academics without sufficient skills to solve problems Gap between academics and professionals Courses concentrate on ‘hardware’. ASKNet.

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  1. Bridging the gaps within academia from differentdisciplines and the private sectorBernard Groosjohan, Cairo 2012

  2. problem • Academics without sufficient skills to solve problems • Gap between academics and professionals • Courses concentrate on ‘hardware’

  3. ASKNet (The African Sanitation Knowledge Network)

  4. How ASKNet started 2007 - meeting on sustainable sanitation with academics from Africa & Europe (Entebbe, Uganda) Recommendations: • To enhance the profile of African academia in the field of water and in particular sanitation • To increase the skills of young professionals to manage projects

  5. How ASKNet started 2008 - ASKNet was launched at the AfricaSan + 5 conference in Durban, (February 18 – 2008)

  6. Objectives • Education Increase the numbers of professionals skilled in sustainable sanitation from African educational institutes. • Research Enhance the relevance, quality and profile of sustainable sanitation research in Africa. • Outreach Promote sustainable sanitation and it´s implementation in Africa.

  7. Mission of the network • ASKNet aims to enhance the ability of academics and professionals across the disciplines to contribute to the mainstreaming and up-scaling of sustainable sanitation in Africa, to the benefit of livelihoods, health and the environment.

  8. Done so far • 2008 - 1st networking event held in (Vilanculos, Mozambique, December 2008) • Platform for professionals of various backgrounds to share good and bad practices on education in sanitation • Four educational modules on sanitation drafted for university teaching (on health, social aspects, reuse aspects and project management)

  9. Examplemodule on reuse

  10. Done so far • Result of Vilanculos meeting: Establishment of BSc course on Water & Sanitation (UEM, Vilankulos,Mozambique)

  11. Involvement of members in the development ofstudent centredon-line Sanitation Modules at Post-graduate level at UNESCO- IHE Involvement of members in the development of a BSc course in Management in Sanitation (University of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands)

  12. To share experiences on learning How? • Vilankulos, Mozambique (2008) • Nakuru, Kenya (2009) • Vic Falls, Zimbabwe (2010) • Website

  13. Challenges • To be a real knowledge network with increased capacity in course development, curiculum design, management, research methodology • Financial sustainability of asknet

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