{"id":41786,"date":"2022-05-03T18:34:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T18:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/?p=41786"},"modified":"2024-08-09T07:41:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:41:12","slug":"carleton-announces-the-first-cohort-of-women-researchers-in-qes-advanced-scholars-west-africa-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/2022\/carleton-announces-the-first-cohort-of-women-researchers-in-qes-advanced-scholars-west-africa-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Announces the First Cohort of Women Researchers in QES Advanced Scholars West Africa Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Carleton Announces the First Cohort of Women Researchers in QES Advanced Scholars West Africa Program\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>By Nick Ward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As one of 11 Canadian universities to receive funding from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univcan.ca\/programs-and-scholarships\/queen-elizabeth-scholars\/qes-advanced-scholars--west-africa--university-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) Advanced Scholars West Africa program<\/a> to work together to find solutions to the world\u2019s increasingly complex challenges, Carleton University is thrilled to announce its <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/qes\/qes-as-wa-2021-2024\/2022-scholars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholars for 2022<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/qes\/people\/sophia-abiri-franklin\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sophia Abiri-Franklin<\/a> (Babcock University, School of Law and Security Studies, PhD final year candidate)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/qes\/people\/rashidat-sumbola-akande\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rashidat Sumbola Akande<\/a> (Kwara State University, Department of Economics and Development Studies, Lecturer)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/qes\/people\/mawuenyega-makafui-butu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mawuenyega Makafui Butu<\/a> (University of Ghana, Department of Economics, PhD candidate in Development Economics)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/qes\/people\/oluyemisi-idowu-majebi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oluyemisi Idowu Majebi<\/a> (University of Ibadan, Department of Early Childhood and Educational Foundations, Lecturer II)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/qes\/people\/odile-raphaelle-ngueda-djeuta\/\" target=\"_blank\">Odile Rapha\u00eblle Ngueda Djeuta<\/a> (Lom\u00e9, Togo University, Department of Biology in the Faculty of Sciences, Early Career Researcher)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/qes\/people\/helena-osei-egyir\/\" target=\"_blank\">Helena Osei-Egyir<\/a> (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Department of History and Political Studies, PhD Candidate)<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/qes\/people\/claude-winnie-pefole-fotsing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Claude Winnie Pefol\u00e9 Fotsing<\/a> (University of Douala-Cameroon, Faculty of Law, Department of Private Law and Criminal Sciences, PhD Candidate)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is led by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/people\/nduka-otiono\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nduka Otiono<\/a>, a distinguished scholar in Carleton\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Institute of African Studies<\/a> in collaboration with colleagues at Carleton who constitute a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/qes\/qes-as-wa-2021-2024\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\">Governing Committee<\/a>, and various African partners including Aisha Fofana Ibrahim, assistant deputy vice-chancellor of Fourah Bay College at the University of Sierra Leone. Carleton\u2019s Heloise Emdon serves as Manager International, while Stephanie Pineau has been the Project Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>External project partners include <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/impacttransform.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">IMPACT-Partnership Africa<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/code.ngo\/\" target=\"_blank\">CODE<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/accc-ccac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Africa-Canada Chamber of Commerce<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/aims.ac.za\/?msclkid=d9760481c7e611eca101b21e068f4561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Nduka-Otiono_2022.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41796\"\/><figcaption>Dr. Nduka Otiono<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to have concluded the rigorous selection process for the QES Scholars West Africa project, and are looking forward to hosting the first cohort of seven scholars by our September start date,\u201d said the Principal Investigator, Dr. Otiono. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We received dozens of applications across the West African region, making the process quite competitive. We are particularly thrilled to have a mix of scholars from both English- and French-speaking countries in the region.<\/p><cite>Dr. Nduka Otiono<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also have some scholars selected for the second cohort,\u201d stated Otiono. \u201cWe will be running our call again for the 2023 and 2024 cohort of scholars in the fall. We hope that scholars who missed the opportunity in this cycle will apply.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is worth noting that research from the British Council and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) shows low rates of completion of PhDs in sub-Saharan Africa and inequities in terms of gender, as well as limited alignment of engagement with industry, the private sector and societal needs. This project aims to combat these challenges by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Forming a governing committee to manage the selected outstanding early career and doctoral women candidates from West Africa to participate in the QES-AS-WA program.<\/li><li>Adopting an innovative bottom-up approach with scholars reached through social and professional media networks and competitively selected before soliciting institutional engagement with their home universities.<\/li><li>Hosting 11 short-term and six medium-term scholars over seven semesters from 2021 to 2024 to be determined in consultation with our placement partners.<\/li><li>Facilitating the co-creation of research proposals between the selected scholars, Carleton facilitators and placement partners to suit the parties\u2019 respective goals.<\/li><li>Innovatively deploying blended virtual coaching and in-person placement at West African partner offices and research sites starting as soon as fall 2021.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWomen\u2019s triple roles of production, reproduction and community management increase the barriers women confront in building an academic career,\u201d said Otiono. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>These burdens have disproportionately increased during the COVID-19 pandemic which, according to the United Nations, might be reversing gender equality gains. By providing often-lacking resources and enabling community stakeholders and facilitators, this project is designed to create intellectual and logistical support, including space and time away from non-research obligations, for West African women on a research development trajectory.<\/p><cite>Dr. Nduka Otiono<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Two hundred Canadian and West African researchers and advanced scholars will receive funding from the new QES Advanced Scholars West Africa program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of the projects focuses on gender equality and puts particular emphasis on increasing partnerships between Canada and Francophone countries. All scholars will also participate in leadership development and community engagement activities and in the broader network of Queen Elizabeth Scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) is managed through a unique partnership of Universities Canada, the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF), and Canadian universities. The QES-AS West Africa program is made possible with financial support from IDRC. The QES program was created in 2014 to improve global talent exchange between Canada and other nations. The program aims to develop the next generation of innovative leaders and community builders by providing enriched academic, professional and cross-cultural experiences and by facilitating lasting local and global community engagement.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nick Ward As one of 11 Canadian universities to receive funding from the Queen Elizabeth Scholars (QES) Advanced Scholars West Africa program to work together to find solutions to the world\u2019s increasingly complex challenges, Carleton University is thrilled to announce its Scholars for 2022: Sophia Abiri-Franklin (Babcock University, School of Law and Security Studies, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41786"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41811,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41786\/revisions\/41811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}