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South Sudan, Swisspeace: Renewable Energy and Peace Education in South Sudan (REPOS)

swisspeace will review the curriculum of Institute of Peace, Development and Security Studies (IPDSS) of the University of Juba (UoJ). The curriculum will promote good governance, peacebuilding and conflict transformation and quality teaching. Access to electricity will be promoted by training students of the faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) with the skills of installing and maintaining photovoltaic system, which also offers them employment opportunities.

Country/region	Topic	Period	Budget
South Sudan	Education Education facilities and training Advanced professional training Tertiary education	01.02.2025 - 31.01.2027	CHF 175’000

The project in brief

Background	The University of Juba (UoJ) is faced with the problem of outdated curriculum and the lack of reliable access to electricity. Current teaching at the IPDSS is largely based on curriculum developed since 1997, under the Khartoum-based Sudanese government. Lack of funds and limited access to relevant publications have undermined updating the curriculum. Despite South Sudan’s long history of armed conflict, conflict transformation and peacebuilding do not constitute key course topics in IPDSS and UoJ in general. The World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP)1 survey found that as low as 6 percent of South Sudanese have access to electricity. The Juba Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (JEDCO) operates a functional distribution grid on the back of a public-private partnership2 limited only in parts of Juba, excluding its outskirts. The survey suggested that educational institutions face the worst access rate (7.4%), followed by government and NGO offices (16.5%) and health facilities (69.5%). For expanding access to electricity, training students of the UoJ in off-grid solar power generation is seen as a viable and clean alternative to diesel generators.
Objectives	University of Juba becomes a more effective institution of higher education with quality education, contributing to good governance, peace and resilience and creating employment opportunities, including in the renewable energy sector.
Target groups	Targets students of University of Juba from: Institute of Peace, Development and Security Studies. College of Engineering and the College of Applied and Industrial Sciences. Staff of UoJ
Medium-term outcomes	The IPDSS is strengthened to engage and support the government, civil society organizations, international donors, and aid agencies and to accompany them during the current fragile transition period. The STEM and Vocational Centre offers two advanced training modules covering knowledge and skills required to install and maintain the types of off-grid PV systems available, thereby linking the supply and demand sides.
Results	Expected results: 27 IPDSS staff (22 male / 5 female), 217 current students (187 male / 30 female) and 220 future students couched on curriculum review. 60 peace researchers, practitioners and policymakers targeted for community of practice support. 100 students, 50 per year trained on installing and maintaining PV systems: Two advanced ToT training modules developed and delivered. Results from previous phases: The project will build on the pilot (E-) Powering South Sudan Higher Education (EPOS) project (2019-2021) thus: A tracer study on 274 alumni was done. IPDSS coached on the curriculum review. A pilot course on peacebuilding and conflict transformation was delivered in Juba. A training lab for knowledge transfer on photovoltaic (PV) was established. A practice oriented course module was developed and piloted with twelve faculty members and later rolled to 70 students.
Directorate/federal office responsible	SDC
Project partners	Contract partner Swiss Academic and Research Institution Swiss Peace Foundation
Coordination with other projects and actors	Ministry of Education, Catholic University, Sudd Institute, Ebony Center for Strategic Studies, Rift Valley Institute, UN agencies and NGOs.
Budget	Current phase Swiss budget CHF 175’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 70’000 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 234’560 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 175’000
Project phases	Phase 1 01.02.2025 - 31.01.2027 (Current phase)

Further technical details

Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation	Education facilities and training Advanced technical and managerial training Higher education
Cross-cutting topics	Conflict reduction
Aid Type	Project and programme contribution
Project number	7F11508