International Cooperation: Country Catalogue: Africa
Malawi
Background Information
In 2001, a delegation from the University of Malawi visited the University of Oslo with the aim of establishing cooperation in research and education. Funded by the Norwegian Embassy, a research project in community health started in 2002 (Lungwena Health project - see below). The University of Malawi has also been a partner in network projects in Botany, coordinated in the South by the University of Zimbabwe, and in Oslo by the university's Botanical Gardens. Today, cooperation has been expanded with a new project in environmental sciences, in cooperation with the University of Botswana and the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
Relevant information: University of Malawi
Cooperation agreements
The University of Oslo has a cooperation agreement with the University of Malawi. Click here for an updated list of cooperation agreements.
Cooperation in Education
Master in Health and Management Information Systems. Integrated Regional Course in Tanzania and Malawi (Norad Fellowship Programme)
The objective of the course is to develop national and local capacity in the area of Health and Management Information Systems, IT and good governance in Malawi and Tanzania, and to strengthen the participating universities and Masters Programmes. A particular learning objective is to engage students and staff in participatory fieldwork linked to the development of health information systems in the two countries and thereby link theory and teaching to the practical constraints and problems concerning IT development in Africa.
Research Cooperation
Lungwena health, Nutrition and Agricultural Multidisciplinary Project - Towards poverty reduction (NUFU project)
The College of Medicine and other constituent colleges in the University of Malawi together with the University of Oslo and the Agricultural University of Norway will collaborate in a research programme aimed at improving the quality of life, and contribute to poverty alleviation in a rural community in Malawi. The specific aim is to address the problem of poverty, food insecurity and ill health through a multi-sectorial and multidisciplinary approach. The objectives are to assess what agricultural practices could improve food security of the area served by the Lungweana Health Centre and to assess the impact of such activities involving poverty reduction on the health of the community. The project will be coordinated through the College of Medicine in the University of Malawi which has, administered jointly with the Ministry of Health and Population, the Lungwena Health Centre since 1995. The College of Medicine together with Bunda College of Agriculture, Chancellor College, Kamuzu College of Nursing and the Polytechnic, in the University of Malawi will collaborate with University of Oslo and the Agricultural University of Norway to develop strategies and facilitate basic and operational research to address the questions that relate health to agricultural practices, food security and poverty through postgraduate research and training to Masters and PhD level. The long term result will be significantly to improve the health of a poor rural community in Malawi through a multidisciplinary project at the same time as build academic staff capacity in all 5 constituent colleges in the University of Malawi. It will also contribute to a deeper understanding on how issues of poverty alleviation only can be addressed in a multi-dimensional way, and enhance sharing of research experience and collaboration with one common goal.
Capacity Building in Water Sciences for Improved Assessment and Management of Water Resources (NUFU project)
This is a network project also involving the University of Botswana and the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. The overall goal of the project is to improve human welfare among the resource poor through improved access and availability of wholesome and safe water. The project will be implemented by conducting basic and operational research to address and relate health to water quality, availability, climate change and poverty through postgraduate research and training at Master and PhD levels. It is envisaged that the communities in the selected study sites in Malawi will attain improved health and welfare and the innovations replicated to other parts of Southern Africa including Botswana, Malawi and South Africa. The participation of various stakeholders at all levels in the project design and implementation will ensure commitment to harnessing water resources for improved health and welfare at household levels and thus contribute significantly to national and regional goals of sustainable development.
General information about Malawi
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in Norwegian)
- CIA World Fact Book
Enhet: Kommunikasjonsavdelingen, informasjon@uio.no
Dokument opprettet: 16.03.2007, endret: 16.03.2007Administrer dette dokumentet