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4th Call for proposals Statistics

Alba Chiara Tiberi Project Advisor EACEA A.3

1 2020 Projects' Kick-Off Meeting

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2016 2017 2019 2020

applications applications applications 148 38 72 75 applications received received received received

7 projects 7 projects 7 projects 7 projects to selected selected selected be selected

Funding rate: Funding rate: Funding rate: Funding rate: 18% 10% 9% 5%

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47 148 All 5 African regions African countries represented as proposals Lead applicant and Partner

287 African HEIs Total number of African HEIs (Applicant and Partners)

Total net number: 414 HEIs

2016: 2017: 2019: 2020: 106 HEIs 171 HEIs 186 HEIs 287 HEIs Percentage of proposals per region (Lead applicant) Percentage of proposals per region (Lead applicant and Partner) Number of proposals per country of Lead applicant Number of proposals per country of African HEIs (Lead applicant and Partner) African countries not involved in project proposals, 2016-2020

Equatorial Eritrea Seychelles Somalia Guinea

Guinea- Swaziland Liberia Bissau Number of proposals per country of EU Technical Partner Results of the 4th Call for proposals

Statistics on selected projects Selection results (2016-2020)

28 projects 79 African universities ~1800 planned 26 EU universities scholarships of African nationals

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2016: 29 HEIs 38 instances of participation

2017: 25 HEIs 35 instances of participation

2019: 29 HEIs 35 instances of participation

2020: 29 HEIs 34 instances of participation Number of projects per country of Lead applicant Number of projects per country of African HEIs (Lead applicant and Partner) Number of African HEIs per country (Lead applicant and Partner) Number of projects per country of EU Technical Partner

2016 2017 2019 2020

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 High competition and increased quality (threshold 78/100)

 Increased geographical coverage with 3 new participating countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Tanzania

 Newcomers applicant countries and HEIs: • 2 new coordinating countries out of 7 (Côte d’Ivoire, Mozambique) • 4 coordinating HEIs are newcomers  Focus on the thematic priorities of STEM/ICT (4), Health (2) and Agriculture (1) 2020 Selected projects Project Project Title Organisation Name Country Role in the project Acronym ASIM Africa Sustainable UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG South Africa Lead applicant Infrastructure Mobility COVENANT UNIVERSITY Nigeria Partner UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI Malawi Partner ARDHI UNIVERSITY Tanzania Partner LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY United EU Technical partner BRAINS Mobility for Research and STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY Kenya Lead applicant African Integration through UNIVERSITE DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTE Gabon Partner Partner Health Sciences UNIVERSITY OF GHANA Ghana UNIVERSITE HASSAN II DE CASABLANCA Morocco Partner UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN South Africa Partner UNIVERSITE DE TUNIS EL MANAR Tunisia Partner UNIVERSITE POLYTECHNIQUE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE France EU Technical partner ESIMSAD Electrochemical Science and ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY Ethiopia Lead applicant Innovative Materials for CAIRO UNIVERSITY Egypt Partner Partner Sustainable Africa Development UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA Nigeria UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND JOHANNESBURG South Africa Partner UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK Ireland EU Technical partner P4PHTII Partnering for Health MOI UNIVERSITY Kenya Lead applicant Professional Training in African UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST Ghana Partner Partner Universities STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY South Africa MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Uganda Partner LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET Sweden EU Technical partner PAPSSN Pan-African Planetary and BOTSWANA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Botswana Lead applicant Space Science Network ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY Ethiopia Partner COPPERBELT UNIVERSITY Zambia Partner UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND JOHANNESBURG South Africa Partner UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA Nigeria Partner ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Italy EU Technical partner NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION South Africa Associated partner Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) Ethiopia Associated partner NASRDA-Center for Basic Space Science Nigeria Associated partner Ministry of Higher Education Zambia Associated partner RésIng Réseau de formation de INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE FELIX HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY Cote d'Ivoire Lead applicant scientifiques africains dans le UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR Senegal Partner Partner domaine de l’ingénierie pour un UNIVERSITE DE YAOUNDE I Cameroon FONDATION 2IE ASSOCIATION Burkina Faso Partner développement industriel UNIVERSITE MOHAMMED V DE RABAT Morocco Partner durable en Afrique INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE France EU Technical partner TAFSA Mobility to Train Agribusiness UNIVERSIDADE EDUARDO MONDLANE Mozambique Lead applicant and Food Systems Scientists UNIVERSITE D'ABOMEY-CALAVI Benin Partner Partner for African Agriculture GULU UNIVERSITY Uganda UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA South Africa Partner MAKERERE UNIVERSITY Uganda Partner KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET Denmark EU Technical partner Thank you

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