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International Project Management Experience
The Office of International Programs (OIP) has managed numerous USAID-funded and other funded projects, many of which have included participant trainee placement and support. In compliance with AID regulations, management and accounting systems have been developed to support participant training programs, commodity procurement, technical administrative backstopping and consultancy services. Past and current involvement has built an experience base and awareness of special needs associated with technical assistance and participant training. These experiences are vested in faculty providing technical expertise and those providing on-campus technical backstopping.
The following is a brief chronological summary of international projects managed by OIP.
NSF - Partners for Innovation (2005-2007: The International Programs Office is currently implementing a National Science Foundation grant titled the New Mexico -Chihuahua Partnership for Innovation Project (NMCPFI). NMCPFI is made up of research universities from New Mexico and the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, regional and state economic development agencies, National Laboratories, technology consortia research organizations, and private businesses. This is a $719,000 two-year grant, which involves border technology development. To obtain additional information please go to the NMCPFI website.
ALO-US/Mexico Training, Internships, Exchanges & Scholarships (TIES) Project (2005-2007): The project is a joint project between NMSU and the University of Chihauhua and other partners. The title of the project is “New Mexico-Chihuahua Partnership for the Sierra Tarahumara.” In the project we propose to collaborate with multiple partners to address issues of food production & small farm development; natural resource management and income production/marketing for newly created enterprises in the Sierra Tarahumara. The foundation of the program is based on the selection of seven students from the University of Chihuahua being selected to obtain their master’s degrees at NMSU with the expectation that the seven students will complete their thesis research on one of the three issues mentioned above. This is a $300,000, three year USAID funded effort.
Fulbright-Hays Group Study Abroad Grant/Brazil – (April – October 2003): Received Department of Education funding to support the travel of 14 public school teachers and one faculty member to Brazil. The title of the project was “Brazilian Area Studies of the Pantanal: An Intercultural Perspective of Complex Interaction between Culture Socio-economic and Ecology in the Pantanal Wilderness.” The 14 teachers were expected to develop curriculum based on their experience which could be utilized in their classrooms.
Yemen Community College Project (October, 1997 - 2001): Assist the Ministry of Education in Yemen to establish a community college system. Services to be provided are training of Yemeni in academic and non academic programs and consultancy services to set up the community colleges and to develop an academic program at the University of Sanaa to train community college personnel. Funding is provided by the World Bank at a level of approximately $4.7 million. New Mexico State University is taking the lead technical role through the Consortium for International Development.
Dominica Basic Education Reform Project (March - June, 1997): Provided Project Management Consulting Services assisting the Ministry of Education in setting up a Project Management Unit to implement the Basic Education Project. Funding was provided by World Bank at a level of $66,500.
St. Lucia Basic Education Reform Project (April - August, 1998): Provided School Supervision Consultancy Services to the Ministry of Education in its efforts to implement a School Supervision Program under the Basic Education Reform Project. Funding was provided by World Bank at a level of $58,600.
Dominica Secondary Education Project (1993-1994): In cooperation the Center and the department of Curriculum and Instruction are administering this $750,000, USAID sponsored project which was designed to improve secondary teaching in Dominica. The project requires the training of 50 teachers from the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Eastern Caribbean.
Swaziland (1990-1992): Under a subcontract with IIR for the Education Policy, Management and Technology Project, NMSU provided long-term technical assistance in the area of management training and counseling and guidance to this AID funded project. The basic purpose of the project was to improve the quality and efficiency of basic education leading to increases in student achievements.
Niger (1989-1991): Under the Natural Resource Management Project which was a Government of Niger funded project, NMSU provided technical and education assistance in remote sensing for the purpose of livestock control and management ($1.5 million). The project provided short-term technical assistance and both academic and non-academic training.
Egypt (1987-1992): The National Resource Management Project (NARP) which was an USAID-funded ($22 million) project, was designed to improve technology available to Egyptian farmers through the Ministry of Agriculture’s primary research organization, the Agricultural Research Center, and through affiliated institutions.
Yemen Arab Republic (1979-1990): This U.S. AID-funded project emphasized the development of the secondary school agricultural system for the purpose of producing mid-level agricultural technicians for the agricultural sector of Yemen, and the education of nationals at the master’s level to serve as teachers in this system. This project placed and managed the academic programs of 12 academic trainees (M.S. level) in the U.S. and 18 trainees (B.S.) were placed in Egyptian universities. In addition programs were developed and managed for fifty non-academic trainees in various U.S. institutions.
Bolivia (1986-1989): This Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) provided qualified personnel to the U.S. AID Mission to improve private sector development. Technical expertise was directed toward agriculture, nutrition, and rural development.
Belize (1986-1988): Central American Peace Scholarship BELCAST Upgrading Project was designed to assist the Belize government to train future teacher educators up to the B.A. or B.S. levels in degree programs at NMSU and to provide support services to these students. Eleven students completed their B.S. degrees in the area of education at NMSU. This project was funded at the level of $364,153 by USAID.
Egypt (1980-1986): This $52 million U.S. AID-funded project emphasized agricultural research and extension for the purpose of increasing production of wheat, maize, sorghum, barley, forages, and grain legumes. Twenty-four long-term staff and 140 person months of TDY were provided. This project placed and managed 14 academic trainees in master’s and doctoral programs, and more than 300 non-academic trainees in various U.S. institutions. In addition, the project also included a major construction component requiring construction in five major locations in Egypt.
Niger (1983-1988): Under sub-contract with Tuft’s University, university personnel developed long-term improvement in animal nutrition and production through improved use of native range, and the establishment of a Pastoral Early Warning System. Several non-academic training programs were conducted at NMSU.
Honduras (1985): University personnel assisted the Ministry of Natural Resources in integrating farming systems research into ongoing farm research, including the non-academic training in New Mexico of Honduras cooperating farmers in the areas of rural farm associations, diversified cropping systems, and livestock management.
Sierra Leone (1980): As lead university under a CID contract, an agricultural sector assessment of Sierra Leone was completed for USAID.
Egypt (1978-1980): The National Science Foundation alternative energy project established models to furnish electricity and potable water to an Egyptian village.
Peru (1978-1980): In cooperation with CID, the university provided an advisor in irrigation techniques to improve water and land resources in the Peruvian Highlands.
Paraguay (1964-1978): This U.S. AID-funded project involved 988 person months of technical assistance in the development of the Agricultural and Veterinary Science Program at the University of Asuncion, as well as the establishment within the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Science capability for conducting and disseminating livestock research to Paraguayan producers. The project included participant training and commodity procurement.
West Pakistan (1955-1957): This project involved institution building, research, and technical assistance to the agricultural college of the University of Sinde.
The Office of International Programs has also administered other grants which are international in nature but are not with a foreign entity such as the Women in Development Grant and a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. Individual faculty have also been involved in research, teaching and public service with colleagues in numerous foreign countries.
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