About INDMET

Project Title: Institutional Network for Design and Manufacturing Education & Training (Granted by NORAD through NORHED-II 2021)

Project Partners

Brief Project Summary

Institutional Network for Design and Manufacturing Education & Training (INDMET) project is a 6-year partnership project between Faculty of Science and Technology of University of Stavanger (UiS) in Norway, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Jimma Institute of Technology (JiT) and Engineering and Technology College at Wollega University (WU) in Ethiopia.

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Project Aim

The project aims to strengthen the institutional capacity of partners in the south to improve the quality of engineering education, and technical and vocational training. Project activities will focus on Design and Manufacturing Engineering and outreach activities to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The project uses experience from the UiS team on applying problem-based learning approaches for better learning, creativity and self-employability in the south.

Project Parts

The project will have four parts:

  1. Education
  2. Research
  3. TVET (Industries) and
  4. Institutional Capacity Building

The education component will develop the workforce (of which at least 50% will be females) within Design and Manufacturing Engineering.

New PhD programs in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing and MSc program in Design Engineering will be developed and launched at JU and WU; and existing programs will be revised and diversified for TVET teachers.

Key Project Outputs

Key outputs include:

  • 80 graduates (50 at JU and 30 at WU) in MSc degree, among which 30 (18 from JU and 12 from WU) are awarded full scholarship for MSc studies;
  • 50 TVET teachers and engineers from local industries every other year trained (3D modeling & digital tools) through annual summer schools;
  • One semester mobility grants for 12 female or marginalized students, 8 PhD researchers (4 from JU and 4 from WU) and 3 Post-Doc researchers (1from WU and 2from JU). Ph.D.

Post-Doc and collaboration research will focus on local problems by infusing innovation using rapid prototyping technology test centers in Mega research and gender-responsive innovation in product design and development.

Project Management Committee

The overall activities of the project will be managed by a Project Management Committee consisting of SEVEN members (Three male and four female): Two from UiS, three from JU and two from WU. A project team of FIVE members at each institution will coordinate project activities, monitor the performance and contribute in the implementations such as teaching, training and supervision.

The Committee consists of the following members:

  1. Prof. Hirpa G. Lemu (PhD, UiS): Project leader.
  2. Mrs. Vanessa Grace Ochon Booc (UiS) – Administrative support advisor, Member of Mgt. Committee 3. Assoc. Prof. Mesay Alemu Tolcha (JU, PhD), Member of Mgt. Committee, project leader at JU.
  3. Mrs Hana Beyene Mamo, (JU, MSc), Member of Member of Mgt. Committee
  4. Ms. Abeba Negewo Tadese, Ass. lecturer (BSc), Member of Mgt. Committee
  5. Ass. Prof. Endalkachew Mosisa Gutema (WU, PhD), Member of Mgt. Committee and project leader at WU.
  6. Mrs. Sena Gonfa Negassa (WU, MSc), Member of Mgt. Committee