Impact model and the results, 2016
Impact Model: Education
| Level of Impact Model – Education | Indicator | Realization |
| A1: Selection of PhD MSc Students for exchange | Student exchange announced to the network according to annual mobility planning | 2015: Realized |
| OP 1: Students are selected for exchange | Min. of 5 exchange students selected each year (2015, -16, -17, -18, -19); gender ratio (>30%) | 2015: 5 students, %40 (2)
2016: 5 students; % 40 (2) |
| OC1: Knowledge and skills are transferred | Knowledge (related to water) gained is incorporated in courses of existing curricula; number of courses with incorporation of gained knowledge > 3 at each MENA full member institution till 2019 | Already existing |
| A2: Summer school is carried out | SS programme announced and advertised on website, event flyer prepared and published | 2016: 100 % |
| OP2: Knowledge and skills are upgraded | • Min. of one summer school till 2019
• Total number of applications received • Return rate of feedback according to questionnaire >60 % |
• 2016: 1 Summer school
• 51 applications, 30 accepted • No feed back till now |
| OC2: Capacities Built (human+ institution) | Improvement in curricula related to water (new courses); min.3 at each MENA full member institution till 2019 | Not checked.
Improvement of curricula is a continuous process. |
| A3: Teaching staff selected for exchange | Participation of teaching staff in teacher exchange | 2016: Realized |
| OP3: Teaching staff has improved and extended knowledge and skills | 1- 2 teacher exchanges per year till 2019
Min. of 8 h per week for 4 weeks per year (or 2 persons for 2 weeks) |
2016: 2 teacher exchanges |
| A4: Joint MSc programme (new master curriculum concepts are discussed based on Swindon curriculum database) | JRP is advertised | 2016: Realized |
| OP4: Joint Programme Curricula and courses are worked out | Each year one JRP is submitted to the MB | 2015 & 2016 : Realized |
| OC3: Joint programme is accredited | Min. of 1 joint programme is accredited | 2015 & 2016: Not realized yet |
Impact Model: Network
| Level of Impact Model – Network | Project-specific indicator | Status |
| A 1: Regional coordinator and management board member are elected | One regional coordinator and one management board member are selected who are responsible for regional network from 2015-2016; from 2017-2018, from 2018-2019. | 2015 – 2016: Realized
2017 – 2018: Realized |
| OP 1: LoI with full member institutions and contract for the RC are signed | LoIs with all regional full members are signed; contract is signed for RC. | 2015 & 2016: realized |
| A 2: Associate members are selected | > 1 associate member is selected by MENA full member institutions | 2015 & 2016:
3 associate members are selected |
| OP2: LoI with associate members are signed and approved by the MB | > 1 LoI with associate member is signed and approved by the MB for the MENA region. | 2015 & 2016:
LoI with all assoc. Members are signed & approved |
| A 3: Alumni link (facebook) at regional website is created | Facebook and LinkedIn are created for the Alumni link. All MENA members should register and connect to the link. | Not realized |
| A 4: Expert WS are carried out and experts from state agencies, research institutions, …, are invited | One WS with experts is carried out each year. Participants cover min. 6 full member institutions and min. 6 associate member institutions. At least one participant from state agency, one from research institution, and one from NGO is participating | Not fully realized:
We have only 4 associate partners |
| OP 3: Knowledge exchange between Swindon members (full/associate) and stakeholders is carried out | At least one roundtable meeting should be held between MENA members (full/associate) and stakeholders each year during the WS. | During each WS a regional meeting is organized |
| OC 1: Links (cooperation agreements) between full/associate members are created | At least one link (cooperation agreement) between full/associate members is created in MENA region each year. | Not realized yet |
| OC 2: Links between Swindon experts and stakeholder are created | At least one link (> 5) between Swindon experts (all regions) is documented. | Not realized fully |
Impact Model: Research
| Level of Impact Model – Research | Project-specific indicator | |
| A 1: Regional network creates a list of experts for the WGs | The list of EWG is done till the end of 2015 | Completed |
| OP 1: EWG are established | Number of working groups established
Minimum of 2 working groups required for each WS |
Not realized |
| A 2: WS are organized including:
• Presentation • Workshop working groups • Invitation of relevant stakeholders including next users, experts from DC |
Presentations are given and workshop working groups are built | Workshops are organized accordingly except the inclusion of WG |
| OP 2: Workshop working groups are built and identify research gaps related to water problems | Reports about the gaps are available (written by the workshop working groups)
At least one of the categories, societal, academic or practice-oriented are covered |
Not realized |
| OP 3: Agreement on joint research | Min. of 1 of agreement made between partners and others each year | Realized fully (2016, 2017) |
| OP 4: Relations to next users of research results | Number of event attending next users
Contribution (finance/friend) by next users |
WS Aqaba: 2
Not realized |
| OC 1: Proposal/publication according to the identified gaps | Min. 2 of proposals/publications prepared each year | Realized fully |
| OC 2: Publication is submitted | Min. of 1 of joint publication submission each year | Publication yes, joint-publication not yet |
| OC 3: Practice-oriented solutions are proposed | Min. 2 proposals each year | Realized |
