Throughout, whether at institutions at Mekelle, Hawassa, Dilla or Addis Ababa University, the mission met an impressive number of extremely devoted and qualified researchers, research students and coordinators, who have committed themselves to research and education as well as the strengthening of their respective institutions.
In most cases, the strengthening of their individual units as well as the career accomplishments of individual researchers would not have been possible without the support from the NUFU and NOMA programmes.
It is beyond doubt that the NUFU and NOMA programmes each within their field of operation have significantly contributed to capacity building, as essentially all persons interviewed listed capacity building as the main benefit of the programmes.
The continued relevance of the NOMA programme and its focus on establishing Master’s programmes in the South remains open for discussion, as interviewees expressed a much greater need for PhD graduate programmes.
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