Key Projects List

Paeradigms supported the Pan African University (PAU), an African Union initiative, in conducting its first comprehensive alumni survey. With four institutes across Algeria, Kenya, Nigeria, and Cameroon, PAU has over 3,000 alumni from 55 member states. The survey aimed to gather vital feedback to inform the university’s future development.

Paeradigms conducted a comprehensive review of the Pan African University’s (PAU) programme portfolio, a flagship initiative under the African Union (AU).

Paeradigms conducted a summative evaluation of a nationwide collaboration in Sierra Leone involving universities, policymakers, and employers. The evaluation aimed to enhance graduate qualifications and employability by strengthening higher education institutions’ capacity to deliver quality, outcome- based, and student-centered learning in alignment with national and institutional standards.

Paeradigms conducted a scoping study for ACU, INASP, and PASGR, examining the potential integration of three SPHEIR projects: PEBL, TESCEA, and PEDAL. Harnessing their combined strengths, the aim was to propose a unified initiative amplifying ongoing reforms in African universities.

Paeradigms/Bart Fonteyne executed a comprehensive study for VLIR-UOS titled “Pathways to external funding,” aiming to diversify and enhance funding avenues beyond the ministry of foreign affairs.

Paeradigms partnered with the University of Cape Town’s ACDI to support the Pan African University, a flagship initiative of the African Union, in the development of a master’s programme on climate change with both a technical and policy track.

Paeradigms supported the Ethiopian-German Energy Cooperation (implemented by GIZ) conceptualising and operationalising an innovation contest in November 2020 for diverse groups in Ethiopia to foster decentralized clean energy solutions. The project encompassed the Innovation Competition, the Young Journalists (YJ) Programme, and a final event

Paeradigms designed and facilitated Strategic and Operational Planning workshop with key stakeholders to ensure sustainability of GIZ’s support to the Pan African University (PAU) as a final phase of this support.

Paeradigms conducted a scoping study for the continuation of the University Programme on Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Senegal (PESEREE III), in collaboration with the Senegalese Ministry of Higher Education. The primary deliverable of this study was to produce a comprehensive project proposal for the next funding phase.

Paeradigms developed VET curricula focused on energy efficiency in buildings for Ukraine, adjusting seamlessly to a fully online model amid the Russia-Ukraine war.