Master Ressources en Eau et Risques Environnementaux dans les Métropoles Africaines Erasmus Project

Project Title

Master Ressources en Eau et Risques Environnementaux dans les Métropoles Africaines

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The Master’s project “Water Resources and Environmental Risks in African Cities”, also known as MAREMA aims to improve the quality of higher education to better address technical and scientific challenges for water resources management and environmental risks in large African cities. MAREMA project is based on existing degrees in the partner universities. They will be gradually rearranged to create a common degree between Benin, Cameroon and Ivory Coast. This new degree is built on the analysis of the labour market needs and aims to reach this specific positioning. Innovative pedagogical and scientific approaches are developed to ensure the quality of the Master’s degree. It especially encompasses new scientific tools, multi-disciplinary approach, problem-solving based learning, research training and development of MOOC. These tools are co-developed by the partner universities’ pedagogical teams with specific trainings taking place before implementing the innovative tools in the degree.MAREMA training program is deeply embedded in its socio-professional environment thanks to the large number of partners already involved in the project. The proposed strategy aims to guarantee the participation of future employers in the elaboration of the training template, its implementation (teachings, participation in field activities) and its evaluation that ensures its embedding. The MAREMA project strengthens the capacities of partner universities to collaborate and to align themselves with higher education European standards. It also guarantees a high level of student employment. The project strengthens the capacities of teaching staffs involved. It reinforces the partners’ ability to design and lead sustainable development (creation of centers of excellence in terms of expertise and research in this field).

Project Website

http://www.marema.org/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 770402 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER & Country: FR

Project Partners

• INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE FELIX HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY
• AGENCE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE – DELEGATION CHARGEE DES RELATONS AVEC L UNION EUROPEENNE ASBL
• UNIVERSITE DE YAOUNDE I
• UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
• UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
• INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT
• UNIVERSITE NANGUI ABROGOUA