THE EWIEM NIMDIE SUMMER SCHOOL SERIES IN GHANA: Capacity Building in Meteorological Education and Research—Lessons Learned and Future Prospects

The experience of the first school demonstrated that slow (or nonexistent) Internet connections and disruptions to the local electrical power supply were facts of life that significantly impeded the learning process. Above all, the Ewiem Nimdie Summer School Series involves helping Africa help itsel...

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 2012-05, Vol.93 (5), p.595-601
Main Authors: Tompkins, Adrian M., Parker, Douglas J., Danour, Sylvester, Amekudzi, Leonard, Bain, Caroline L., Dominguez, Abdul, Douglas, Michael W., Fink, Andreas H., Grimes, David I. F., Hobby, Matthew, Knippertz, Peter, Lamb, Peter J., Nicklin, Kathryn J., Yorke, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical forecasting
Atmospheric sciences
Capacity development
Climate models
Education
Educational environment
Electric power
Funding
Global climate models
Graduate students
International organizations
KNOWLEDGE ACROSS BORDERS
Learning
Meteorology
Public speaking
Schools
Science
Students
Summer school
Summer schools
Universities
Weather
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Summary:The experience of the first school demonstrated that slow (or nonexistent) Internet connections and disruptions to the local electrical power supply were facts of life that significantly impeded the learning process. Above all, the Ewiem Nimdie Summer School Series involves helping Africa help itself. [...]institutes or individuals interested in contributing to future events should contact the corresponding author of this article.
ISSN:0003-0007
1520-0477
1520-0477
DOI:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00098.1