University of Leeds (United Kingdom)
The MoU is based on the desire to foster strong collaboration between parties with the view to enhance common interest in research, capacity development, technological development, training and staff exchange. The main areas of collaboration include:
- Engaging best efforts in joint resources mobilization to secure funding for joint projects through development of proposals
- Convening joint outreach and partnership events at appropriate settings.
- Jointly undertaking capacity development activities in the water sector and allied fields
- Jointly undertaking research activities in the water sector and allied field
- Jointly undertaking publication of scholarly articles in the water sector and allied field
- The promotion of sustainable water resources management and agriculture practices especially smart agriculture
- The role of big data in supporting water resources management and agricultural development
- Any other areas of cooperation to be mutually agreed upon by the parties
- The inclusion of communities in such research and development activities in a manner that ensure and promotes sustainable and inclusive economic development and access to relevant information on water resources management, agriculture development and environmental sustainability.
University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa)
The MoU is founded on the desire to establish a collaborative platform to enhance common interest in research, technology development, technology application and technology transfer, training and the future development of water and other related sectors. The main areas of collaboration include:
- Sharing of knowledge, data and information related to research and development projects in various field of mutual interest
- Technology and capacity development, including joint supervision of post graduate students, and knowledge transfer that enhance the relationship between the parties’ research and development.
- The development and promotion of water-agriculture-environment related products and applications
- The inclusion of communities in such research and development activities in a manner that ensure and promotes sustainable and inclusive economic development and access to relevant information on water resources management, agriculture development and environmental sustainability.
- Technology development and transfer practices that enhance the relationship between research and industry.
- The promotion of sustainable water resources management and agriculture practices especially smart agriculture