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.
Pays/région | Thème | Période | Budget |
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Soudan du Sud |
Education
Equipements scolaires et formation
Formation technique supérieure de gestion Enseignement supérieur |
01.02.2025
- 31.01.2027 |
CHF 175’000
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- Institute of Peace, Development and Security Studies.
- College of Engineering and the College of Applied and Industrial Sciences.
- Staff of UoJ
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Fondation suisse pour la paix
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Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE EDUCATION
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Sous-Secteur selon catégorisation du Comité d'aide au développement de l'OCDE Equipements scolaires et formation
Formation technique supérieure de gestion
Enseignement supérieur
Thème transversal Réduction des risques de conflit
Type d'aide Contribution à des projets ou programmes
Numéro de projet 7F11508
Contexte | 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. |
Objectifs | 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. |
Groupes cibles |
Targets students of University of Juba from: |
Effets à moyen terme |
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Résultats |
Principaux résultats attendus: Principaux résultats antérieurs: The project will build on the pilot (E-) Powering South Sudan Higher Education (EPOS) project (2019-2021) thus: |
Direction/office fédéral responsable |
DDC |
Partenaire de projet |
Partenaire contractuel Institution universitaire et de recherche suisse |
Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs | Ministry of Education, Catholic University, Sudd Institute, Ebony Center for Strategic Studies, Rift Valley Institute, UN agencies and NGOs. |
Budget | Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF 175’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF 70’000 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF 234’560 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF 0 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF 175’000 |
Phases du projet | Phase 1 01.02.2025 - 31.01.2027 (Phase en cours) |