News, events and blogs
“This training will help me support local SMEs in improving their business performance”
23-07-2020From 13 until 17 July a 5-day online training of trainers for partner institutions conducted by Vin Morar of MSM took place. Participants from IPRC Karongi, Bumba TVET school, Gisovu TVET school, Kivumu TVET school and three Cooperatives and SMEs
Great Lakes Region Project proposal call received many responses
22-07-2020With support from NICHE-GLR-258, ICGLR-RTF (the project’s beneficiary organisation) sent out a call for proposals to all affiliated trainers and experts (trained with project funds in the past three years) working in the 12 African ICGLR member state
Project EIS adjusts to current situation where possible
20-07-2020Fortunately, the research data collection had just been completed before the Ugandan lockdown came in place.
Research Summer School on Machine Learning and Data Mining – an essential part of the modern manager toolkit
14-07-2020“The knowledge I gained during the Machine Learning and Data Mining using Python Research Summer School will be very useful in my research. I needed this course to improve and discover techniques to analyze large data sets.
Capacity Enhancement to achieve Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in the Medical Sector in developing countries
06-07-2020We are happy to continue the partnership between the Elisabeth Strouven Fund and MSM in 2020 with new funding to set up more activities to support gender equality in the health sector, building forward on and scaling up previous achievements.
The ”bridge” to next steps in online learning
06-07-2020Many are still in the beginning face of online learning and online teaching. With this webinar session provided by Ms. Sandra Adriaansens, the participants where provided with handles to improve their distance learning knowledge and skills.
Validating curricula for Ghanaian TVETS
03-07-2020In the last week of June, a three-day online workshop was held to validate the new curriculum for 3 agricultural TVET colleges in Ghana. The Ghanaian partners also included the Government body COTVET responsible for the content of TVET education
Capacity building project for a citizen-led transition process in Sudan granted to MSM
02-07-2020We are happy to announce that together with the Sudan Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Maastricht School of Management (MSM) have received the Nuffic Orange Knowledge Programme grant to implement a one-year tailor-made training in Sudan.
New project on improving skills, labor productivity and reducing malnutrition in South Africa
01-07-2020This TMT aims for improved skills and labor productivity, achieving agricultural growth by improved agricultural production, contributing to reduced malnutrition.
Colombian CLED project moves forward despite pandemic
01-07-2020Like the rest of the world, Colombia was also hit by the current pandemic. For the Cauca Local Economic Development (CLED) project in the Cauca region of Colombia this meant adjusting to online activities where possible or postponing activities.