Establishment of Land Information Curriculum and Certificate

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Establishment of Land Information Curriculum and
Certificate

• HEEPF Project A0-069-G0
• 01/04/2004 31/03/2006

Public Works Department Faculty of Engineering
Ain Shams University
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Project Highlights

• Project Code A-069-GO
• Project Duration 24 Months
• Budget 82,000 (500,000 LE)
• Project Start April 1st 2004

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Objectives

• Improve land information teaching facilities at
  Ain Shams University
• Improve the quality of staff members in the field
  of land information System
• Improve the quality of graduate engineers in the
  same field
• Establish a communication and cooperation channel
  among major stakeholders dealing with land
  management and land administration issues

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Participants

• Managing Team
• Prof Adel Haggag Principle Investigator (PI)
• Dr Amr H. Abd-Elrahman (CO-PI)
• Prof Ibrahim Shaker Managing Member
• Eng Taher Abbas Assisting Managing Member
• Project Participants
• Theoretically, all surveying group faculty
  members
• experts from public, private, and academic
  sectors

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Outcomes/Activities Matrix
I. Improve land information teaching facilities
at Ain Shams university
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II Improve the quality of staff members in the
field of land information and management
III. Improve the quality of graduated engineers
in the field of land information and management
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More Outcomes
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Time Schedule
Project Gantt Chart
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Budget Summary up to March 31st 2005

• Total Approved Budget is 500,000 EL
• Expenditure up to March 31st 2005
• Equipment 42,000 LE
• (expected to increase to 85,000 within two
  weeks)
• Staff Cost 33,000 LE
• Implementation 1,200 LE
• (expected to increase to 160,000 within two
  weeks)

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Preparing Detailed Management Plan
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Develop and Publish Project Website
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Preparing Quality Control and Monitoring Surveys

• Four Surveys were suggested to investigate
  trainees, students, and stakeholders opinions

Lab Preparation and Hardware/Software Procurement

• Part of equipment already acquired
• Rest of equipment are in the delivery stage.
• Software in delivery stage

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Development of LIS Curriculum

• Course standards document was developed
• Information about course notes, presentations,
  exercises, etc
• Seven courses were suggested
• Four course syllabuses were suggested and
  discussed within the development group and with
  stakeholders
• Syllabuses for Topics and legal/economic
  aspects courses are underdevelopment
• International material for three courses will be
  used
• Material for other courses are developed in-house
  by faculty members

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Coordination with Stakeholders

• Letters of invitations were sent to more than 30
  stakeholders (authorities and agencies)
• Response received from more than 15 stakeholders
• First stakeholders meeting conducted at the
  Faculty conference room on September 22nd
• Application forms were sent to stakeholders to
  nominate their candidates for the certificate.
• A workshop is planned in May for final touches
  before teaching starts.

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Offering LIS Topics to Undergraduate Students

• LIS topics are taught to 4th grade Public Works
  Department students registered in the computer
  Applications in Surveying elective course
• A Visit to the Egyptian Surveying Authority as
  LIS stakeholder is planned within April

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Next Six Months Planned Activities

• LIS lab at the Faculty of Engineering is ready
• Lab includes hardware, software, and library
• 80 of LIS curriculum course material is ready
• Five of the proposed 7 course material completed
• Material includes course notes, exercises,
  presentations,
• An international workshop that combines Local and
  international experts in addition to stake
  holders will be conducted.
• Teaching LIS certificate courses to candidates
  form Egyptian authorities interested in LIS field
  will start.
• mutual visits between Ain Shams University and
  international institutes faculty members will be
  conducted.
• Conducting visits to LIS stakeholders in Egypt