FELLOWS

Participants (Fellows)

Participants in this DIANA ry’s Professional Mobility Programmes to Africa are called “Fellow” or “Scholars” named ex-post after their first teaching experience. They become fellows after a rigorous selection process by reviewers according to the different colleges to which their expertise belongs and named “Fellow” or “Scholars” after a first exercise.

Who is the fellow

A fellow is an expert of African dissent resident oustside the African continent (Europe, USA, Canada, South America and Asia) who has been selected and participated inteaching and or research activities and any related industrial role under a Europe-Africa Professional Mobility Programme. He/she becomes a member of a network after 3 participation as a Fellow but remains a fellow after one selection and participation in the programme.

The Fellowships will cover expert-colleagues of the African intellectual diaspora, citizens of the European countries and other parts of the world and their networks who support the virtual and contact teaching between Europe and Africa, helping to promote the Europe-Africa Professional Programmes. Who are “members”? Members belong to the general network i.e. everybody: staff, fellows, stakeholder institutions and individuals playing a role in promoting the academic and scientific contribution of African diaspora in Africa under the Europe-Africa.

A fellow is an expert of African dissent resident in Europe and other part of the world who has been selected and participated inteaching and or research activities and any related industrial role under a Europe-Africa Professional Mobility Programme. He/she becomes a member of a network after 3 participation as a Fellow but remains a fellow after one selection and participation in the programme.

The Fellowships will cover expert-colleagues of the African intellectual diaspora, citizens of the European countries and other parts of the world and their networks who support the virtual and contact teaching between Europe and Africa, helping to promote the Europe-Africa Professional Programmes. Who are “members”? Members belong to the general network i.e. everybody: staff, fellows, stakeholder institutions and individuals playing a role in promoting the academic and scientific contribution of African diaspora in Africa under the Europe-Africa.

Fellows

Fellows of DIANA ry’s Programmes carry out the following activities:

• Support teaching in Africa universities through distance and contact methods,
• Engage in Joint research collaboration in the African universities and research centres,
• Steer and supervise research and training activities,
• Steer and support outreach and capacity building activities of the host institutions.

Fellows' Benefits

• Personal career mobility and international visibility,
• International teaching and research experience,
• Fellows earn the title and Label “Fellow of the Africa-Europe Professional,
• Networking with professionals globally and accessing the alumni data base.

Mobility Programme” which boost their experiences and profiles as international teaching and research expert, symbolises their role as ambassadors of EU-Africa cooperation in higher education as well as volunteer in the give back phenomenon to the African continent. Some targeted programmes are likely to pay teaching, seminar, conference and research participation fee based on specific donor agreements. A majority shall be based on non-salary stipends and volunteering arrangements. The level of support to each of the categories shall be spelt out in specific documents related to the programmes.