WIMEA News
The WIMEA-ICT sponsored Phd students spent their first semester at the University of Bergen from August 1, to December 20, 2015 as part of their training. During their study, the Geophysical Institute at UiB (University of Bergen) was their administrative host. The students share their experiences in Bergen. I am ahead in Advanced Statistics for […]
This workshop was held on August 20 and was attended by 26 participants. Ms Faiza Ahmed the gender focal contact person from the University of Juba gave a presentation on the gender situation in South Sudan. Dr. Agnes Semwanga the WIMEA-ICT project gender focal person from Makerere University made 2 presentations on key concepts of […]
A curriculum development workshop was held at the University of Juba on August 18-19 2015. At this workshop, Dr. Julianne Sansa-Otim the Principal Investigator introduced the WIMEA-ICT project to the participants including the planned project activities as well as those so far conducted emphasizing the importance of the gender factor in the project. During his […]
This forum took place on Thursday October 1, 2015 at ASA Lounge, Dar-es-Salaam Institute of Technology. The objective of this forum was to increase awareness on climate change adaptation in relation to gender issues. It was attended by 30 participants out of which 15 were from DIT and 15 outside DIT. Here are a few […]
DIT organised a research seminar titled “The Application of High Performance Computing (HPC)in Africa with a case study in South Africa.” This event took place on July 17, 2015. More than 70 participants attended the event that included University of Dar-es-Salaam (UDSM), Open University of Tanzania (OUT), St. Joseph University in Tanzania (SJUIT), Muhimbili University […]
On June 24, 2015, the NORADWIMEA- ICT project held a workshop on Gender at Royal Suites Hotel in Kamala. Gender is a key aspect of the project; both in the participating institutions and at national level. The purpose of the workshop was to increase the understanding of gender-related issues as they relate with weather management […]
The Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) and Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve East Africa’s Weather Information Management by Application of Suitable Information Communication Technology (WIMEA-ICTs). WIMEA-ICT is a combined research and capacity building project funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), under the Norwegian […]
The WIMEA-ICT Project at Makerere University organised a media training for its researchers. It took place from June 18-19 2015 at the College of Computing and Information Sciences at Makerere University. It was facilitated by Partick Luganda, a media trainer and consultant from Farmers Media Link. He trained the researchers on how to package their […]
QUESTION: What is TTA? ANSWER: TTA stands for Technology Transfer Alliance (TTA). It is a cooperation between Research and Higher Education Institutions implementing Social Entrepreneurship and Innovations Capacity-Building. Q: When did it take place? A: It took place from April 13 -15 2015 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Q: What was this workshop about? A: One of […]
Climatesnack/WIMEA-ICT writing workshop A WIMEA-ICT writing workshop took place at Makerere University from April 20-22 2015. It was facilitated by Dr. Mathew Stiller Reeve and Valerie Kumer from the Geophysical Institute University of Bergen, Norway. The workshop was a mix of lectures and practical assignments. The participants learnt about basic writing skills, including how to […]