Double the number of developing country students graduating from the Programme by 2025
Description
The action plan is to raise awareness of the MSc Food Security Policy and Management Programme globally through a concerted promotional campaign using our network of partners and contacts around the world. This will be particularly targeted to food-insecure countries in sub-Saharan Africa, but also to least developed countries in Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Our international office at University College Cork (UCC) will be more actively involved in promoting the programme around the world, and particularly to some of the larger developing countries such as India.
Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)
Title
New Generation 4 Food & Nutrition Security
Description
The MSc in Food Security Policy and Management at University College Cork is in its third year. The aim is to help build a cadre of professionals to deal with the complexity of working in the field of food and nutrition security, helping to meet the SDG 2 targets of ending famine and hunger, improving nutrition and promoting sustainable agri-food systems.
The MSc team has trained students from a wide range of countries, but most of the demand is from the developing world, nearly all of whom are dependent on the small number of scholarships available. We are, therefore, committing to increasing the number of graduates trained and ensuring that the number of students from developing countries who graduate is at least double, and to establishing a much larger number of scholarships available to students from least developed countries each year.
We have three commitments:
1. Double the number of graduates trained to combat malnutrition using a multisectoral approach by 2025.
2. Double the number of students from developing countries graduating from the programme by 2025.
3. Establish at least five programme scholarships for students from least developed countries by 2025 and increase that number by 2030.
In this way, we hope to improve our contribution towards building the next generation of food and nutrition experts, particularly in developing and least developed countries.
GNR assessment
| Verification status |
Verified
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| SMARTness index |
High
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Details
| Target population characteristic |
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| Global nutrition target(s) |
Childhood stunting
Anaemia
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood wasting
Childhood overweight
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
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| Nutrition Action Classification(s) |
Enabling >
Operational
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Measurement
| Key indicator | Number of students from developing countries graduating from the programme |
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| Measurement plan | Collect own data |
| Value | Measurement date | |
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| Baseline | 5 Graduates | 2022 |
| Target | 10 Graduates | December 2025 |
Progress
| Value | Measurement date | Status | |
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| Progress report | 10 graduates | November 2023 |
Reached by end date
The target had been reached on or before the end date.
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