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postgraduates and weak preparation of the next generation of African scholars. For quality education
to be achieved, then there has to be high-level academic capacity.
CARTA’s aim is to build a critical mass of PhDs
This is anchored on the objectives of CARTA underscored below.
Objectives Key Outcomes
1. Build a critical mass of highly-trained African
academics at PhD level Cohorts of highly-networked African scholars
who lead internationally-competitive research
and doctoral training programmes at African
Universities
2. Secure the future of successful CARTA
graduates, mentoring them to become
research leaders Graduates stay in academia, do research, set up
research programs, mentor post graduates,
supervise PhDs, raise research grants, publish,
and take up leadership roles.
3. Institutionalize CARTA innovations to achieve
sustained impact. Research-supportive environments in African
universities created
The role of Northern Partners in CARTA cannot be over-emphasized and this includes support in
selection of fellows planning for CARTA calls, facilitating all CARTA offerings both remotely and face
to face, developing research training courses, securing research internships for CARTA fellows, creating
a mentoring database, offering financial support and administering the CARTA courses at the
Gothenburg CARTA hub.
The sustainability of CARTA is anchored on three major actors as outlined in the diagram below as
presented by Prof. Fonn. This calls for each party to play their effective role to make the objectives of
CARTA a reality. Prof. Fonn indicated that the governance of CARTA is made up of a Board of
Management, Partners Forums, Scientific Advisory Committee, University CARTA Committees,
Executive Directorate, Curriculum Committee, Monitoring and Evaluation Committee, Other Adhoc
Committees, and Programme Staff. There are is also an external Governance and Oversight team
offering oversight functions to all CARTA activities.
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