SomaliREN Annual Council Meetings 2022

24 Jul 2022, 07:00 → 28 Jul 2022, 23:00 Africa/Mogadishu

Hall 1 (Park Inn Hotel)

Abdirazak Mohamed Aden (Chairman, Board of Directors)

The theme of the Annual University Leaders Retreat is "Advancing research development in the Somali higher education and research institutions"

 

Link to the meeting: https://vc2.somaliren.org.so/b/som-wqw-thr-iah

 

Sunday, 24 July

Annual Board Meeting

12:30 Lunch break and prayers

Annual Council Meeting

Convener: Mr Abdullahi Bihi Hussein (SomaliREN)

1 Opening and remarks

Speaker: Prof. Abdirazak Mohamed Aden (Chairman, SomaliREN Board of Directors)

2 Welcome statement

3 Goodwill statement

Speaker: Dr Yousef Torman (Managing Director, ASREN)

4 Adoption of the agenda

5 Presentation of the annual report - managerial, technical

6 Presentation of the financial performance and position

7 Membership issues and welcome of new members

15:45 Tea break and project poster viewing session

8 Governance issues, elections and amendments

9 Review and proposal of initiatives

10 Adjournment of the annual council meeting

Monday, 25 July

Annual University Leaders Retreat: Opening and remarks

Convener: Prof. Abdirizak Adam

11 Welcome statement and introduction of the program

12 Opening remarks

Speaker: Prof. Abdirizak Adam (Chairperson, SomaliREN)

Annual University Leaders Retreat: Session I : Strategies for advancing research in the Somali higher education context

13 The State of Research in the Somali Higher Education Institutions 2022 Report

Speaker: Abdullahi Bihi (SomaliREN)

14 Research development in the Somali Universities: Challenges and remedies

Speaker: Prof. Mubarak Aar (President, Beder International Unviersity)

15 A Proposal to strengthen research: SomaliREN Journal

Speaker: Abdirashid Hashi (HIPS)

16 Presentation 3 - Developing research in our universities: strategies and lessons

17 Panel Discussion

1. What important indicators should our universities be focusing on to improve the state of research in our institutions?
2. What strategies can we adopt to improve the status quo?
3. How can we overcome the challenges facing research development in our institutions?

Speaker: All

10:00 Tea-break

Annual University Leaders Retreat: Session II: Mobilizing and managing funding for research development

18 Presentation 4 - Prioritizing research funding within our own institutions

19 Presentation 5 - Research funding opportunities

20 Presentation 6 - Institutional-level research grant management

21 Panel Discussion

What factors are critical for the accreditation and recognition of our universities? How can we work together to raise the quality of service, and standard of education at our universities?

Speaker: All

12:30 Lunch break and prayers

Annual University Leaders Retreat: Session III: Leveraging partnerships and collaboration for research development

22 Presentation 7 - potential partner intervention

23 Presentation 8 - potential partner intervention

24 Panel Discussions

1. What is holding back our institutions to capitalize on the partnerships they have already formed with counterpart universities abroad?
2. What can be done to inject effectiveness into the partnership agreements and how can we spark effective local research collaborations?
3. What lessons have we learned from the ongoing research collaborations among our own universities?

Speaker: All

15:30 Tea break and prayers

16:00 Site visits, meeting with partners, etc.

Tuesday, 26 July

Annual University Leaders Retreat: Session IV: Building institutional and individual research capacities

25 Presentation 9 - Institutional competencies for effective research development and operation

26 Presentation 10 - Establishing an impactful researcher capacity building program at our universities

27 Implementation of Presentation 11 - SomaliREN's research capacity building program: a recommendation benchmarking framework

28 Panel Discussion

10:00 Tea break

Annual University Leaders Retreat: Session V: Technology infrastructure and resources for research development

29 Presentation 12 - SomaliREN's services portfolio for research

Speaker: Mohamed Ali Ahmed (Bile) (SomaliREN)

30 Presentation 13 - Facilitating access to research and education resources

31 Panel Discussion

32 Wrap-up of the annual retreat program

Speaker: Prof. Abdirizak Adam (Chairperson, SomaliREN)

33 Signing and adoption of the annual retreat program communique

12:30 Lunch break and prayers

34 Site visits, excursions and meetings with partners

19:30 Closing dinner

Wednesday, 27 July

SomaliREN Strategic Planning

Thursday, 28 July

Study Tour