Biannual Progress Reports Template & Reports Deliverable Number: D1.3 Contractual Date of Delivery: Biannually Actual Date of Delivery: 30/09/2019 Title of Deliverable: Biannual Progress Reports Template Work-Package contributing to the Deliverable: WP1 Dissemination Level: IL Nature of the Deliverable: R Editors: Vassilios Makrakis & Nelly Kostoulas, University of Crete (UOC) Contributors: All partners Version Date Comments & Status Distribution Biannually Project Funding Project Full Title: Developing an Interdisciplinary MSs Programme in Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security Project Acronym: CCSAFS Project number: 573881-EPP-1-2016-1-EL-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP EC Programme: ERASMUS + Agreement number: (2016-3770-001-001) Start date: 15th October, 2016 Duration: 3 years Budget: € 919 842 Disclaimer The content in this deliverable expresses the views of the authors and the CCSAFS Consortium and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission. The European Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained herein. Executive Summary A progress report is a report of work accomplished during a specific time period. We have planned to have biannual reports throughout the period of the three-year CCSAFS project. Recording the CCSAFS progress is an indicator of what has been accomplished and what lags behind. Such an information is very critical to the whole process of the project. As we have pointed in our methodology, particular attention is given to the SMART goals because it helps to establish specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-targeted goals. Monitoring the CCSAFS performance should be done daily/weekly/monthly, but it has to be recorded in a longer periods of time. In deciding about the module or template for recording and writing up the biannual progress report the following questions should be asked: How much of the work is complete What part of the work is currently in progress What work remains to be done What problems or unexpected things, if any, have arisen How the project is going in general Accordingly, the following template was prepared to be used for the progress biannual and monitoring report. CCSAFS BIANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT [October 2016- April 2017] Name of Partner Institution CCSAFS Partners: Al Azhar University, Aswan University, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (HUSD), Jerash University, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Mutah University, SEKEM Development Foundation (SDF), Suez Canal University, Τhe University of Jordan Progress Against Milestones Al Azhar University M1.1: Kick-off meeting & consortium agreement (m2) Related to WP1 Five staff of Al Azhar Team CCSAFS members attended this kick off meeting and consortium agreement at Amman- Jordan on 16- 21th February, 2017. Al Azhar Team CCSFS member participated in three workshops during that meeting Workshop 1: Identifying CCSAFS Concepts, Competences and Skills then Presenting results of the previous workshop was Identifying Professional Profiles of CCSAFS MSc Programme Graduates Workshop 2: CCSAFS Graduate Profiles, Concepts, Competences and Skills: Making Connections. CCSAFS Course Curriculum Structure. Workshop 3: stakeholders' engagement Validation and accreditation Procedures Discussion for the CCSAFS MSc Program M1.2: Project management and communication plan (m2) Related to Al Azhar university (P6) all tasks were distributed between all staff of Al Azhar Team CCSAFS member M2.1: Report on barriers and drivers (m3) All staff of Al Azhar Team CCSAFS members participated to prepare individual Report on barriers and drivers of stakeholders inputs M2.2: Stakeholders' survey for CCSAFS competences (m5). All staff of Al Azhar Team CCSAFS members carried out Stakeholders’ survey for CCSAFS competences M8.l: Dissemination Staff of Al Azhar Team CCSAFS members began dissemination plan in all of Faculty of agriculture and faculty of science by two workshop this workshop was published in some Egyptian newsletters Aswan University M1.1. Kick-off meeting & consortium agreement (Attached, Partnership Agreement, and CCSAFS kick-off meeting Agenda) Consortium agreement has been signed by the President of Aswan University, Prof. Ahmed Ghallab, and sent to Prof. Makrakis, the coordinator of CCSAFS project. Kick-off Meeting and Regional Workshop had been organized in Jordan (Holiday Inn-Dead Sea), 17-20 February 2017. Seven members from Aswan Partner University attended the meeting: 1- Prof. Ahmed Ghallab 2- Prof. Ahmed El-Otefy 3- Dr. Mohamed Abou-Ellail 4- Dr. Adel Abdel-Faheem 5- Dr. Waleed Abd El-Fadeel 6- Dr. Wagdi Saber Soliman 7- Tasneem Abd El-Hafez (ICT student) During the meeting many essential topics has been discussed. Firstly, CCSAFS project objectives, methodologies and managerial issues have been illustrated with focussing on managing the CCSAFS budget. Then, an example from UNIP (MSc in Sustainable Agriculture) and an international review of CCSAFS relevant programmes have been displayed. The main topic in the meeting was about CCSAFS course curriculum structure, and validation and accreditation procedures (Panel discussion). Many workshops (discussion groups) have been established during the meeting to identifying: • CCSAFS Concepts, Competences and Skills • Professional Profiles of CCSAFS MSc Programme Graduate • CCSAFS Graduate Profiles, Concepts, Competences and Skills: Making Connection • How to engage stakeholders Finally, partners from each country discussed together for setting-up inter-institutional cooperation processes, and for planning road-map of the inter-institutional cooperation in the context of CCSAFS design, development and implementation. …………………………………………………………………………………………..........………… M1.2. Management and communication plan For management, Aswan University has designed the institutional team. The management and communication between the team members are through regular meeting in CLIMASP office until preparing and equipping the CCSAFS office. The key communication tool used with other partners in the project is a Web-based collaborative Wiki to share and exchange information. …………………………………………………………………………………………..........………… M2.1. Report on barriers and drivers (attached, CCSAFS STAKEHOLDER MAPPING, BARRIERS & DRIVERS) As part of WP2, task has been done to identifying stakeholder mapping, barriers, and drivers. During January 2017, the team members of Aswan University consulted together using brainstorm methodology to identifying and mapping stakeholders, and to identifying the barriers and drivers. …………………………………………………………………………………………..........………… M2.2: Stakeholders' survey for CCSAFS competences. M2.3: Colloquia for strengthening stakeholders' inputs. M2.4: Guidelines for strengthening stakeholders’ inputs (Attached, Internal Stakeholder Survey) During the kick-off meeting, many workshops were established to strengthening stockholders’ inputs. During March 2017, the team members of Aswan University gathered to prepare the internal and external stakeholders’ survey. The team members helped the ICT student (Tasneem Abd El-Hafez) in her assignment; administration, data collection and coding of the questionnaires. The data of the internal stakeholders’ survey (Final year student in Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University) has been analyzed and sent to Prof. Makrakis, the coordinator of CCSAFS project. The ICT student, consulting with team members, selected 5 experts for external stakeholders’ survey and she will use semi-structured methodology as recommended. Regarding the CCSAFS professional development survey which is accessible in the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/BOmLeklS6llFNeXGG3 We disseminated the link within faculties of agriculture in Upper Egypt including Aswan University, South Valley University, Sohag University, Assiut University, and El-Minia University. We sent the link through email to staff member groups, and share it using Facebook website. But we cannot monitor the total number of participants. …………………………………………………………………………………………..........………… M3.1: Training needs assessment M3.2: Training staff selection Training needs is still under assessment. After the assessment of training needs, we will plan the criteria of selection training staff. …………………………………………………………………………………………..........………… M8.1. Dissemination and Sustainability In consistent with project strategy of dissemination and exploitation, Aswan University put a plan of dissemination and exploitation aiming to provide information about CCSAFS project, make use of project results on a large scale, and assure the sustainability of the project. The tools which will be used for achieving these objective are: - designing website both in Arabic and English - designing social website in Facebook (it easy and fast way for dissemination nowadays) https://www.facebook.com/Climate-change-sustainability-agriculture-and-food-security-Ccsafs- 282757572136626/ - designing leaflets, brochures, and posters - preparing for workshops, meeting, and event about the project …………………………………………………………………………………………..........………… M8.2 Project’s Website Website construction is still under discussion. We are wondering about each partner should design individual website for his university, or all partners from Egypt has one website for the project. Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development M1.2: Project management and communication plan and meetings completed M3.3: Training sessions (3 national & 2 regional) in each PC completed M4.1: