SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATION OF INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (AFR-IDA-73-14, FOR FORMERLY AFR-697) PROJECT EXPERIENCE INTO ON-CAMPUS PROGRAMS

AID AND UCLA WILL PROVIDE EQUAL FUNDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF RELEASING THESE INDIVIDUALS FROM THEIR NORMAL CAMPUS DUTIES IN ORDER THAT THEY CAN INTEGRATE THEIR OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE INTO UNIVERSITY"S TEACHING AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THIS FUNDING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR SIX REGULAR UCLA STAFF MEMBERS FOR PERIODS OF UP TO SIX MONTHS EACH, OVER A TOTAL PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. SPECIFIC INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES TO BE ENCOURAGED INCLUDE, INTER ALIA, PLANNING FOR RESEARCH ON INTERNATIONAL PROBLEMS, PREPARATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER TEACHING MATERIALS, PLANNING AND CONDUCTING SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS, ESTABLISHING OR STRENGTHENING INSTITUTE OR AREA STUDIES PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOPING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS IN SUPPORT OF OVERSEAS PROJECTS. THE GRANT IS ONE OF A NUMBER UTILIZING THE INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (IDA) APPROACH TEMPORARILY FREEING STAFF MEMBERS OF PARTICIPATING US UNIVERSITIES WHO ARE RETURNING FROM TECHNICAL ASSIGNMENTS FROM NORMAL CAMPUS DUTIES FOR CURRICULUM OR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT. FIVE INSTITUTIONS ARE WORKING UNDER THE IDA PILOT PROGRAM MODE; THREE OTHERS (BESIDES UCLA) HAVE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED SIMILAR GRANTS (SEE 931014600, 931014700, AND 931015700). AS A RESULT OF THIS GRANT ACTIVITY, UCLA"S EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GHANA AND ITS MEDICAL SCHOOL WILL BE BETTER INTEGRATED INTO UCLA"S BASIC PROGRAM, THUS STRENGTHENING ITS RESOURCES AND ENHANCING UCLA"S FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RESOLUTION OF LDC PROBLEMS.