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© Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) & University of Nairobi (UoN) 1. Universities should strive to increase research output. 2. African Universities have begun receiving honorary lecturers and visiting professors from international Universities. While this is encouraged for universities to create linkages and collaborations, it is also a challenge because the visiting professors and honorary lecturers charge very high rates that universities can barely afford. This also poses as a challenge and hindrance to capacity development of local staff. Prof. Peter M.F. Mbithi – Vice-Chancellor, University of Nairobi UoN has collaborated with certain international universities that have opened universities in Nairobi and this widens linkages for research. This is a new paradigm to be explored by African universities. Prof. Adam Mahomed Habib - Vice Chancellor, University of the Witwatersrand Establishing international institutions locally may weaken African universities. They are likely to end up using local academics to teach their programs and this is not empowerment. The partnership should promote the educational development of a country. Prof. Alex Ezeh, Co-Director, CARTA In the last 5 years, USAID moved its resources to local and international institutions with 60 % of it being to Africa. The strategy to respond to this is to have local offices with the capacity like that of the international office that can articulate the countries position on these partnerships and support. Prof. Göran Bondjers – Representative, University of Gothenburg 1. Looking at the CARTA experience, far more of graduate projects are nested on existing large projects. 2. Researchers should be encouraged to sign agreements with industry players on usage of patents. A percentage of profits are normally paid out to the inventor. 22 CARTA’s 2 nd Vice Chancellor’s Meeting –Report of meeting proceedings – July 10-11, 2017