12 delegates from four different AUDA-NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence are attending the Africa Doctoral Academy (ADA) Winter School. The Centres of Excellence include the University of Malawi, the University of Eduardo Mondlane in Mozambique, the University of Mauritius, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. The course durations were all one week, and taught online, hybrid, in-person, and taught by world-class experts in their respective fields. All courses include certification. Courses include:

Delegates participated in the following courses:

Statistics revisited

Academic writing retreat: Excellence in thesis and dissertation writing

Mixed methods in research design

Mastering research grant proposals

The good supervisor

Qualitative data analysis using ATLAS.ti

Academic writing: Towards getting published

The research and capacity development activities are undertaken within the framework of the ACEWATER III project, which is funded by the European Commission.