POST GRADUATE FORUM
Research Management & Funding for Higher Education Institutions: Opportunities, Risks, and Challenges
Moderator/Session Chair: Prof. Thomas JO Afullo, Emeritus Professor, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.
| NO | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 1 | Research Funding and Management in South Africa, SADC, and Africa | Prof. Fuluphelo Nelwamondo, CEO, National Research Fund (NRF), South Africa |
| 2 | Research Funding Opportunities for Sub-Saharan African Universities | Prof. Nelson Ijumba, International Research and Innovation Programme Manager Coventry University, Africa Hub, Kigali, Rwanda |
| 3 | Challenges of Postgraduate Research Management and Funding in A Private University | Prof. Deogratius Jaganyi, Vice-Chancellor, Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya |
| 4 | Postgraduate Funding & Research in North Africa and The Diaspora | Prof. Mohsen Farid, Professor of Computational Physics Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
| 5 | Q & A Panel | All of the above facilitators |
Sharing Postgraduate Experience
Moderator/Session Chair: Prof. Meoli Kashorda, Executive Director, KENET & Prof. of Information Systems, USIU.
| NO | TOPIC | PRESENTER |
| 1 | Effective Communication and Technical Presentation Development | Prof. Daniel Orwenjo, Associate Professor, Technical University Of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya |
| 2 | Use of Traditional Knowledge for Mining Research Ideas Under IEEE Topics for Postgraduate Research | Dr. Peter Odero Akuon, Senior Lecturer, University Of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya |
| 3 | Reminiscences on the Ph.D. Journey – Challenges, Hurdles, and Rewards | Dr. Njeri Ngaruiya Ng’ang’a, Lecturer, Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya |
| 4 | Generating Impactful Ideas in Research: Lessons from my Ph.D. Journey | Dr. Heinrich Laue, Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| 5 | Personal Anecdotes on Engineering Postgraduate Student Supervision | Prof. Thomas JO Afullo, Emeritus Professor, University Of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. |
| 6 | Q & A Panel | All of the above facilitators |