Queen’s University has been successful in its application for the . Granted by Global Affairs Canada, the scholarships provide students from 26 eligible Francophonie and Commonwealth countries in Africa, as well as other Small Island Developing States with high-quality, inclusive education and technical and professional training.
Thirty-four graduate students over four years will come to Queen’s for placements focused on conducting evidence based, peer-reviewed research on healthcare related problems and technologies. The scholars will also participate in tailor made programming at Dunin-Deshpande ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Innovation Centre on entrepreneurship to facilitate implementation of technologies outside of academia. The overall aim of the program is to empower scholars from multiple countries in Africa to transform implementation of health care technology in their countries.
Queen’s is proud to be developing the BCDI program with the following partners:
- University of Nouakchott Al Aasriya (Mauritania)
- Cheikh-Anta-Diop University (Senegal)
- École Supérieure Polytechnique (Senegal)
- École militaire de santé (Senegal)
- Université Assane-Seck de Ziguinchor (Senegal)
- Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (Burkina Faso)
- Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Université de Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Tanzania)
- Tamale Technical University (Ghana)
- University of Allied Health Sciences (Ghana)
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana)
- University of Ghana (Ghana)
- University of Cape Town (South Africa)
- University of Witwatersrand (South Africa)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College (Tanzania)
Students will be hosted across campus, including in School of Computing, Smith Engineering, and School of Rehabilitation Therapy.
Check this space for more information about Queen’s BCDI implementation plan.