IMPALA SCM Meeting 25 and 26 June 2017

IMPALA SCM Meeting 25 and 26 June, 2017 Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation

IMAC and Directors’ Forum Evaluation Report Varkey George- External Evaluator Merle Hodges- Special Advisor

1. Implementation gap- 1 Capacity Building 1. 1. Monitoring and Implementation Plan The Context 1. 2. Established a Director’s Forum 1. 3. Organizational guidelines 1. 3. 1. Financial guidelines 1. 3. 2. Protocols for engagement 1. 3. 3. Role clarification of Directors

Directors’ Forum. Deliverable 1

2. Implementation Gap-2 - IMAC Delivering on the learning experienced during Training Week Establishing 4 IMPALA Action Committees IMAC Rationale: -European + RSA Training Team – follow up plan after training - Refocusing the role of Directors from being financial administrators to facilitators of Community of Practice. 2. 1. Four IMACs established with identical and parallel plan for deliverables 2. 2. Submitting outputs for each of the Working Groups from Training Week and Workshops by the EU- RSA Trainers / Facilitators 2. 3. 1. Toolkit Manual 2. 3. 2. Summer School plan with financials and marketing tools 2. 3. 3. Proposals submitted 2. 3. 4. Internationalisation of the Curriculum

In spite of Changes in SA University management- Limpopo Hlulani leaves. Jabu takes over: . Finance up to date. Assists UFH. Coordinates All IMPALA activities. Are only two in the office. COIL room identified. Goes beyond duty.

In spite of Changes in SA University management- Venda Cornelius leaves. Segun takes over: . Finance up to date . Coordinates All IMPALA activities. Are only four in the office. COIL room identified. Position in University: Admin Assistant. . Nontlanhla Ntakana assists. Finance up to date. . COIL room identified Goes beyond duty. .

In spite of Changes in SA University management- CPUT Merle leaves. Zinzi takes over: . Finance up to date. Coordinates IMAC. Are only three in the office. COIL room identified Goes beyond duty.

In spite of Changes in SA University management- UFH Mbeko … Struggles to meet deadlines. . . Quinter takes over: . Finance up to date in a jiffy. Coordinates IMAC. Are only three in the office. COIL room identified. Goes beyond duty.

Implementation Gap – 3 Capitalizing on the Executive Management Site Visit IMPALA – The Future Recommendations: - Strategic Planning for each institution Workshops and a Strategic Plan for Internationalization. - Focus on decolonisation, Africanisation and Internationalisation

3. Ensuring Delivery of Outputs Building Communities of Practice Deliverables: 3. 1. Decolonisation of the Curriculum 3. 2. Summer School at each Institute 3. 3. Mobility Toolkit 3. 4. COIL Partnerships 3. 5. Proposals developed and submitted 3. 6. Dissemination through presentations at IEASA, Stellenbosch University, CUT and DUT and …… A revamped Internationalisation Strategic Plan for each University

1. Spreading the Word IEASA Conference- Plenary Presentation- Merle 2. IEASA Conference – Strategic Planning Workshop- Merle 3. Durban University of Technology- merle IMPALA Dissemination 4. Central University of Technology- Merle Opportunities 5. Regional IEASA Western Cape at Uty of Stellenbosch- Varkey 6. Durban University- Erasmus + Proposal Writing Workshop- Date to be confirmed- Varkey and Merle 7. 2019 Erasmus + Proposal – to be confirmed 8. IEASA 2018

Gaps Addressing Gaps Deliverable Gap 1 - Capacity Building Directors Forum Handbook Gap 2 - On-going support IMAC Attendance registers Gap 3 - Exec Man Site Visit International Strategy Some universities still do not have one Gap 4 - Final Products Directors? ? ? Trainers? ? ? Central? ? Gap 5 – communication gap between 4. 1. IOC and COIL Blue Print, Strat Plan, Paper – Anette and Cornelius, and COIL partnerships 4. 2. Summer Schools Written plan, itinerary and financials 4. 3. Mobility Toolkit A booklet 4. 4. Proposal writing Proposals developed and submitted 4. 5. Dissemination We all…. . SA International Offices take SA Universities take responsibility - Academic

Moving Forward Tasks Who When Final product format of Outputs Steering Com to decide At this meeting COIL infrastructure UFH, Venda, CPUT, UL Purchase orders IEASA presentation Inge and Merle At this meeting Communication by EU Trainers Inge to be the conduit- keep all stakeholders in the loop ongoing IMPALA Took Box Inge All parties to contribute ASAP Online Blog Inge All parties to contribute Closing Ceremony Date / venue / logistics Piet / Inge Steering Com ASAP