Government to stop brain drain. The President of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit today announced that the government will work tirelessly to attract and retain qualified citizens in the country and stop brain drain. Read more (pdf) »
Lis education and training in developing countries: Developments and challenges with special reference to Southern Sudan and Uganda. Paper delivered at the Satellite Pre-Conference of SIG LIS Education in Developing Countries, IFLA Puerto Rico, 11th -12th August 2011 Read more (pdf) »
Presentation to the Official Opening of the Edlib Project Pedagogy Workshop scheduled for Friday 1st – Saturday 3rd October 2010 By Dr. Constant Okello-Obura, Director EASLIS, Makerere University
Distinguished Guests, Coordinator Edlib Project at Makerere University,; Organisers, Resource Persons, Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, all protocol observed, it is of great honour to be with you in this milestone to revitalize the library development in Southern Sudan. Southern Sudan has undergone a traumatizing moment where everybody who cares should be concerned. However, as a common saying goes, “If someone is hungry, do not only give him or her fish BUT show him or her how to fish in a lake”. I am glad that this is exactly what the Partners of Edlib project are doing to Southern Sudan. Read more (pdf) »
Collaboration, shared experiences and results. By Prof. Dr. Angela Repanovici
I enjoy a professional collaboration and a special friendship with Ms. Ane Landøy, Head of the Art and Humanities Library of the University of Bergen, Norway. Our friendship and cooperation started in 2003 when we worked on developing the first Leonardo da Vinci programmes in the field of continued education. Searching for European partners I sent a letter of intention to the University of Bergen. I received a reply from their library. Ane was a newcomer to the field, and she was eager to improve and to make a mark for herself. That was to become the beginning of a special friendship. If one is able to gain their trust, the Scandinavians, a cold and withdrawn people at the first glance, are capable of so much devotion.
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Challenges of Library and Information Science
Capacity Building in Southern Sudan: A Situational Analysis
This paper reports the filed work findings on a project: Capacity Building in Southern Sudan: Educating Librarians for the Future (EDLIB). EDLIB is a joint project implemented by various partners in Norway and South supported by the Norwegian University Cooperation Programme for Capacity Development in Sudan (NUCOOP). The study employed structured interviews, which were conducted targeting LIS professionals in LIS institutions supplemented by the Focus group discussions with available documentation. This paper describes the capacity building in LIS in SS and presents developments of LIS capacity in SS, challenges of LIS education and training, and strategies for capacity building in LIS. It concludes that in order to develop competences and skills for LIS development in SS, there is a need of developing capacity of librarians in these universities and also teaching staff in the LIS departments to acquire technical knowledge and competences in meeting demands of electronic age. Read more (pdf) »
Juba EdLib ScholarshipsUniversity of Juba invites applications from interested citizens with relevant qualifications to apply for scholarships at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, for studies through Norwegian government funded project at University of Juba “Capacity building in Southern Sudan: Educating Librarians for the future (EdLib)”, for the academic year 2010/2011. There are 4 scholarships at Undergraduate Level (BLIS) and 1 at Masters Level. Read more (pdf) »
NUCOOP in The Citizen, March 2010
Government of Norway yesterday signed a deal to help universities in Southern Sudan improve their academic status. “We strongly belive that higher education is important for the creation of intellectual capacity to produce and utilize knowledge, and empowerment and awareness of both female and male students,” said the Consult General of norway in Juba, Ingrid Ofstad. Read more (pdf) »
Celebrating cooperation between Sudan and Norway
Sudan and Norway have a long history of cooperation within higher education and research. A new chapter in this history was introduced in 2007, when Norad and SIU signed a contract for the Norwegian University Cooperation Programme for Capacity Building in Sudan (NUCOOP). Read more (pdf) »