Stakeholder

Analysis

Engagement strategy

University Community (Students)

High impact stakeholders, key beneficiaries of the programme outputs. Benefits include increased quality training and supervision, scholarships, modernized laboratory and lab equipment and incubation centres.

Through lectures and research; Access to student exchange programmes, incubation hubs and ICT resources including e-resources for research and learning.

University Community (Academic Staff)

High impact stakeholders expected to benefit from capacity building and key stakeholders in Programme implementation.

Development of new curricular and revision of old curricular; Access to staff exchange programme, intensive short trainings and research projects.

University Community (Administrative Staff)

High impact stakeholders expected to provide supportive services to the Programme.

Supporting administration, M&E, financial management and procurement processes, and providing laboratory and ICT technical assistance

Partner universities & university colleges in Flanders (Belgium)

High impact stakeholders to be involved in the implementation of Programme and day-to-day management jointly with JOOUST.

Provide linkages to expertise in different disciplines of interest, opportunities for staff and student exchange and use of specialized equipment and/or technologies.

National Government Ministries, departments and agencies (Policy and Sustainable Development)

High impact stakeholders providing policies and legal frameworks that enable Programme implementation.

End consumers of the Programme outputs with regards to registration of patents, intellectual property rights, gender mainstreaming and undertaking evidence-based policy development and revisions

County governments (Policy and Sustainable Development)

High impact stakeholders also providing local policies and legislations governing devolution of services that enable Programme implementation.

End consumers of the Programme outputs with regards to gender mainstreaming and undertaking evidence-based policy development and revisions.

Local Communities

High impact stakeholders contributing to Programme implementation on a broad range of interventions while influencing decisionmaking at Programme and policy levels

Participatory processes during data collection, technology transfer and outreach activities.

Local and Belgian Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Medium impact stakeholders who promote gender mainstreaming and development agenda within the community.

Consultative meetings for purposes of decision-making, intervention design, policy development, provision of internship opportunities for students and staff, piloting and field testing of research outputs.

Business Community and Industry

Medium impact stakeholders and partners for experiential learning and hands-on training for students, industrial attachment and internship positions.

Mentoring innovators and entrepreneurs within the University and the community. Providing financing/capital for uptake or commercialization of new technologies.

Farmers around the University

Medium impact stakeholders expected to directly benefit from the Programme.

Participation in field trials, piloting of technologies. Access to funding mechanisms for farmers and new markets using Programme networks.

Other Development Partners, Donors and financiers

Medium impact stakeholders with the ability to support infrastructure development, human resource development, research resources and networking with North institutions.

Provision of financial Support, M&E and advisory services to the Programme

Professional and Regulatory bodies

Medium impact stakeholders responsible for creating regulations that professionally license graduates and inform Programme implementation.

Accreditation of improved and revised programmes, Certification of graduates and provision of regulatory frameworks for compliance