| Organisation |
African Economic Research Consortium -Training Programme |
| Alternate Name |
|
| Abbreviation |
SDC |
| Parent |
Professional Class Capacity Building - Africa Continental |
| u.r.l. |
http://www.aercafrica.org/programmes/training.asp |
| email |
exec.dir@aercafrica.org |
| Country |
Kenya |
| Location |
Nairobi |
| Address |
3rd Floor-Middle East Bank Towers Building, Milimani Road, Nairobi, 00200 |
| Postal Address |
P. O. Box 62882 |
| Telephone |
254 20 2734150 |
| Management u.r.l. |
http://www.aercafrica.org/about/structure_bod.asp |
| Fax |
254 20 2734170 |
| Sector |
Professional capacity building |
| Organisation Type |
Project - Public Sector |
| Status |
active |
| Stated Role |
The AERC Training Programme is designed to augment the pool of economic researchers in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting postgraduate studies in economics and by enhancing the capacities of departments of economics in local public universities. |
| Activities |
Education & Training Courses: <P>1) Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) in Economics <P>2) CPP - Joint Facility for Electives (JFE) <P>3) Collaborative MA Programme (CMAP) <P>4) CMAP - Joint Facility for Electives (JFE) |
| Geographical Focus |
Africa |
| Notes |
The Academic Boards for CMAP and CPP, with members drawn from participating universities, are largely responsible for the academic substance of the two programmes.
AERC facilitates curriculum development and joint enforcement of standards. AERC also builds the capacity of participating economics departments, supports library facilities and manages the Joint Facility for Electives (JFE), a residential programme of elective courses conducted at a facility in Nairobi.
As the executing agency, AERC is responsible for all resource mobilization and grant and contractual arrangements for the collaborators.
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