Directory of statistical training centers participating in the Statistical Training Programme for Africa (STPA)

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UNITED NATIONS

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

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ST/ECA/ 3TPA/DM2/7 15 October* 1981 Original : ENGLT SE

ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

Second fleeting of Directors of Centres Participating

in the Statistical Training Programme for Africa (STPA)

Addis Ababa, 2-6 November 19B1

DIRECTORY OF STATISTICAL TRAINING CENTRES PARTICIPATING IN THE STATISTICAL TRAINING

PROGRAMME FOR AFRICA (STPA) CONTENTS

En«lish version

English-speaking centres

INTRODUCTION -

ISAE (Kampala)

Department of Statistics [Ibadan]

EASTC (Dar-es-Salaam) .

Department of Statistics (Gaborone) Department of Statistics (Maseru)

Department of Statistics and ISSER [Legon) French speaking centres

INSEA (Rabat) ESA (Abidjan) CcSD (Paris)

ISP£A (Yaounde*) .

IAMSEA (Kigali)

ITPEA (EL DJAZAIR) -

Pages i-ii 1-7 8-17 18-21 22-24 25-30 31-35

37-42 43-52 53-59 60-70 71-75 76-60

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DIRECTORY OF'STATISTICAL TRAINING CFNTRBS

PARTICIPATING IN STPA

INTRODUCTION

One of tH. main objectives of *

iSHa

°

all facilities available.

The aim of the directory is in line with the above considerations

fhe director, is built a./a^^i^ Z^'o

centres themselves,

the Public Administration, Management

for Africa (STPA)

As a natter of fact *H, £

the existing biennial reports on

proved *»*f"»a*i,0»flJ.8eP"ic".

purpose of the Tin series of ^

^0J£ffi|„. it ehareo the

»t8r«et ?» taking advantage

her States to utilize these

* ^lenta

t^^fo^^^n^o1:

tion of national development plans.

The director,ill be sent to the Y^jr\l\llfZ

authorities responsible for st«**f«f 'TesentUle Z cannot easily

trZe^^U^nS^V, Z f^ulTZt it is e,Peete,to be up-

dated and .published every two years.

o incorporate summary material in TIN which

the STPA the Directory, covers tr

I. Official title of the Centre ■ ■■

o Title of the institution^ which the, Centre is attach

. Full name

4

of the heaS of the Centre

'

7. Number of professional personnel

3 Courses offered and length., regulations and syllabuses of

corresponding teaching programme

9. Admission requirements and seating capacity per level

10. Tuition fees . II,\ Fellowship procedures

12. Residential -arrangements .

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I.

2.

5.

6.

Country

Name of the Centre

Attached to Address

Director

Uganda

Institute of Statistics and Applied

Economics (ISAE) , .

Makerere University

P.O. Box 7062, Kampala^ Uganda Telephone: 4P, 471,56 661-5 Telegram : ?"akunikas Kampala Sam Tulya-^uhika

The main purpose is to provide high level professional training to nationals of the English speaking African countries. Wit.i t.ns oboect

in view a practical oriented undergraduate programme for the award of

a B.Sc. dearee in Statistics and Economics from Makerere University was

developed since 1969. However from experience it was realized that a new programme need be developed in order that the training ofjered at

the Institute vovl* meet the most immediate needs of the countries of the region. this purpose in view, a highly professional oriented programme

leading to the award of the Bachelor of Statistics degree from "akerere

University has been introduced since July 1975.

The professional B.Sc. Programme introduced in July 1969 was

heina phased out till March 1977 and a new B.Sc. programme with a theoretic bias was introduced in July 1975. In collaboration with the departments

of Economics and Mathematics the Institute made available programme Leading to B.Sc. degree in Economics and Statistics and Mathematics and btatisvict respectively.

As part of the training activities in the Institute it is carrying out programmes for postgraduate studies. With this in mmd the Institute organizes a professional postgraduate nine month programme leading to

alTploma in Statistics (Dip. Stat. ) for re-training and ^Tales mat servants in the region. _ Under th^P'-'ff'^/^t^^M.; f»° the

7. Historical background

The Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics was established at Vakerere University in July 1969 in accordance with the recommendations of a United Nations Experts Group on the education and training of stati-

sticians in Africa.

The Institute is established as !an autonomous institute within

the legal framework of Jiakevere University .

The membership of the Advisory Council of the Institute include: - '

. Permanent Secretary, ^^7a^^^aT^^ ^ ^^

Development, Government of Uganda (Chairman,,

'

. vice Chancellor Hakerere University,

. Permanent Secretary, ministry of Education, Government of Uganta.

. vean of the Faculty of Science "akerere University, Kampala,

. :,ean of tne Faculty of Social Sciences, Ma*.*.*. University, Kampala

. Chief, Government Statistician Government of Uganda,

- Director of the Institute (Secretary).

- Representative of the Government of Kenya,

. Representative of the Government of Tanzania.

- Director, Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre. ;

staff

Kf,i£r

fields plus consultants.

procjrammes

Programme

Am ddua*" pvofess^onat (B. Btat)_£—

duration -~ -. '.-hree years advlaeion.

a) T0\e oon.ia.ra for

(ii> To .ualify for

3.

Statistics or a good p j

of Statisticians or equivalent.

lumber of places offered in .1978 : 45

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/i. Regulations

(i) -Candida*.. shall b. ■?<&"* *° '«£* *"'

paper in■■ each- year,of,.study as follows.

_ Fi2,st ysai , six papers and one practical examination -Second year : »ix papers and one practical examination . Third year : six papers and one practical examination

i ?■»),„ „+ leaif -'-a for all examination papers.

Thepass mark shall be at Leasv u j ui

r& lot"less tnan 2S> in each paper.

+ 1««O n-F the vvoovrmwe to be taken will. be., as, follows

The summary outltne of tiie procir.Mu.^

First year (It months duration) Statistics ' two papers.:

Economics : two papers

Mathematics : two papers . , ■

Practical Exam.: one four-hour paper

Fv&noh - Optional course (two hours)

workshop : Une weeks during University long vacation

Second year (II months duration)

pavers (3 hours for each exami

Statistics ' ^^ pavers)

Statistics nation paper)

• one paper (Z hours for the paper)

Commerce • " ,

. one paper (3 hours for the paper)

Economics r r ■ ,

, one paper (3 hours for the paper)

Mathematics ? r

^^^. (nine months Oration,

Statistics .. .■■ . • Uics paper)

■ one paper (3 hours for the paper)

Econoimcs ■ . ■ <■

Practical examination ■ one four-hour paper

6. Awards

(i)

(ii)

d

B.

- Over 70 per sent - 60 to 69 per cent - 50 to 59 per cent

„ 40 to 49 per cent - Below 40 per cent

Duration: three years

Science

a

First Class Honours

Upper Second Class Honours Lower Second Class Honours

pass

Fait

r«<jutram«n

for tne denree fov a^ m^mm

as

fre^ , to

3.

scribed examinations

Syllabuses

- Second

year

Outline Statistics Economics Mathematics

Statistics

Economics Statistics Economics

two three-hour papers two three-hour papers two three-hour papers three three-hour papers two three-houv papers

two three-hour papers two three-hour papers

as

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an! optional .ours,, r.latin,

to the area of specialization

write wp his U.Stat. thesis._p

bitten examination; for *fc. DiP..««*..*«» *• *«*•» *» «»

^ r ov soon after

Regulations

To he considered for a^ission to the Mp.Stat./M.Stat. programme, the applicant must have as minimum requirements:

professional training (e.g. B

(b) Have obtained at least a second class lower degree or eaui-

valent in the relevant training'

second class or equivalent.

will be one academic year

papers at the end of the courses as jo

(a) _{compulsory subjects},„!,•-„ (1 fhree-hour paper in each paper)_{It- vnr&e s r} 1. Statistical methods

2. Design of sample surveys

3. Computer methods for statistical analysis

(b) One optional subject (?, papers, each of 3 hours duration)

4. National accounts ■. . ..

5. Demography and social statistics 6. Economic statistics

7. Agricultural statistics ' ■ -

S. Sampling technology ■ . .

9. Advanced computer techniques

(c) One practical paper in the optional subject and one in the compulsory papers. Duration of each paper will be four hours. . : . ■

The candidate shall be required to pass each compulsory subject...

individually and pass the optional subject on the aggregate. The pass mark shall be SO per cent. Progressive Assessment shall contribute 33 1/3 per cent to over-all assessment at the end of the course.

Candidates who fail any subjects in their examination shall be referred in the subjects after a period of about three months. j:_v-

All candidates who satisfactorily complete the Dip.Stat. programme will qualify.for the award of the Dip.Stat.

Candidates wishing to join H.Stat. programme are required to have obtained an overall good pass in the Dip.Stat. .examination or equivalent.

Candidates wishing to do M.Stat. programme after the postgraduate Diploma in Statistics,, will be required to submit a thesis of acceptable standard on an approved topic, not earlier than 12 months from the date

of registering for the M.Stat. programme.

10. Fellowships for Trainees- Lack of Fellowships is one aspect that makes it difficult to implement regional training programmes. The

following seem to be possible ways of raising fellowships to send stuaents

to this Institute:

(i) Both at the UNDP Working Croup and at the 10th Session of the Conference of African Statisticians.. the representative of the EEC indicated that there were fellowships in the European Development Fund, available under the Lome Convention, for training nationals for ACP countries. As far as Africa was concerned these were by and large untapped, and in any case were being used almost solely by the Francophone countries,

which were formerly associated with EEC under the Lome Convention It was indicated that the EEC would be willing to consider

applications for fellowships under 5TP..4. but that the applica tions had to be made by the individual countries concerned.

The EEC Resident Representative in the user country will brief on how to go about this.

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(ii) If the user country is a member of the Commweatth of Nations,

M it could also apply to the Ministry of ^^Th^ZvT' UK, for a fellowship from the Third World, which the UK representative indicated was more or less «»**'?^,M"«^'

"he Fund is meant to assist candidates from a Third World

'(Commonwealth) country. Correspondence on this matter

should be sent to:

- The Statistical Adviser

- Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation

-. ... - Marlborough House

- London Stfl. ■ ...

(iii) Living Conditions

University students are accommodated on the University,

campus in University Balls of Residence.

INSTITUTE.OF STATISTICS AZD APPLIED- ECONOMICS MAKERERF UNIVERSITY

INTAKE AND OUTPUT FI0UF1ES OF TRAINED PERSONNEL SIIWE 1977

1977/78 1978/79 1979/80 1980/81

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1. Country

2. Name of the Centre Z. Attached to

4. Address

5. Name of the Director

Nigeria

Department of Statistics University of Ibadan Department of Statistics

University of Ibadan (Nigeria) Professor S.O. Ad.amu

In

$-7. Objects and Historical Background.

The Devartment was established by Senate in 1965 but did not start

functioning as an independent Unit until 197S. Prior .^ 1973, the

trainina of prospective statisticians was largely limited to the De partments of mathematics and Economics. Hence when a. two-year course in statistics leading to a Professional Diploma in Statistics was

established in 19CS with the assistance of UNVP to meet the urgent need

for trained middle level professional statisticians it was housed in

the Department of Economics.

The initial primary emphasis of the Department of Statistics has

been on the production of statisticians to reduce the critical manpower shortage and the offering of service courses to other teaching or re

search units of the University. The first degree programme is such as

to maintain a judicious balance between theory and practice. The

graduates have either found employment in various arms of government anu the private sector or are pursuing postgraduate studies.

higher decree programmes were introduced with an initial

itfBtuIsn^ for the one-year y.Sc. The first M.Sc. graduates

finishe'* in October 1978. In continuation of its efforts to combat the Manpower problem and in order to offer further training opportunities fo*

lorkinc7statisticians, a postgraduate diploma in statistics was initiated

The proqramme started with six students in 1978 with financial support from the Federal Office of Statistics on a crash training basis. As

from October 1981., 'the Department will take full control ano housing of the Professional Diploma in Statistics which was previously housed m

the Department of Economics since its establishment.

Apart from the above, the Department runs two short courses on

a regular basis during the months of August and September since 1978/79

session. These courses are:

Course A - Sample Survey Methods and Problems.

Course B - Remedial/Refresher Course, in Statistics.

Numbers of participants in the previous two occassions were*

1978/79 1979/80

Course A ■ 10 ^7

Course B 25 St

Tne Apartment also undertakes

statistical advice both from nf™

is being organised under* "»**?£

Laboratory with one of the teaching The staff of the Vestment . and international interest ™ ™ appliaations. Apart from

ments, some have and

its

known as Statistical

Director.

cV^nlf

on Agricultural Statistics.

8. Academic Staff,

HoLMfy ZTgTneral

and consllting commit-

in various forms e.g.

Council on Statistics, as a special W force

ull-time members

2 Professors

3 Senior Lecturers g.Lecturer Grade I I Lecturer Grade II I Research Fellow I Graduate Assistant

■g ■ Teaching Programmes

All our teaming P^gra^sareorganisedund semester system and curses are evaluated ,n t.r Jt

i A

^system

mester course unl^*dV™

^a

ti

units. A semester course l^

hour per week, or one three-hour

through a semester *!M^/

equivalent amount of other

Combination of these. The

course is one that ^ust be taken but not necessarily

,n t.r JtuTa/tutorial aontact atorM or practical class per week y°rJ(rio/of fifteen weeks) or an / « iiial experience or any

tum, > P _ A compulsory

a required course must be

^Z oourse is taken tn

diploma. All t\e courses grammes are listed later.

A. Professional Diploma in Statistics

(i) Duration' 2 years

(ii) Eligibility for Admission:

Candidates for acbnieeion to the course are selected

from amongst those who hold:

te with passes

Certificate of

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Education with passes at °**i™WL°»°l°n °n°

and the same occasion vn English Language,

Mathematics and three other subjects; except that candidates who have only a P""'™*™*

credit in F.nalish may he considered ij

six credits at not more than two occasions ^ana

(b) The Certificate of the Statistics^ "raining Course

of the federal Office of Statistics Training

School or its equivalent. Otner candidates suitably recommended may be permitted to

qualify for selection by taking the concessional

entrance examination.

(iii) Output since 1977:

1976/77 1977/73 1978/7^ 1979/80

' a 18 20

Output:

(iv) Regulation-

fa) Minimum Requirements for the Diploma:

100 Level Courses Statistics:

Compulsory Courses? STA III. 121- I3l>

(9 units)

Mathematics: At least 5 units must be passed.

Economics: At least 4 units must be passed.

Computer Science: At least 2 units must be

passed.

200 Level Courses Statistics:

Compulsory Course- STA 214, 22?, *sz> 2o 262, 291, 292 . (13 units)

od Courses: At least 5 units selected

" STA 233_ 2Zt, 241, 27 0 must be passed There are other courses in statistics, mathematics,

compute*"science and others from which to supplement

toTet adequate number of units for the Diploma.

..._ number of units that can He reared for per .«,..*« » "

28 per session.

(b) Awards:

level. All courses «*» 3**dfd °f %he Divloma is

100 and the pass mark shall he JO. -' - A

• -

b ?

B. B.Sq. Programme

(i) Duration: 3 years

(ii) Eligibility for Admission

its e(?M^yaZ-ent - or

of the University of qualified under A.^<a) above.

(Hi) Output since 1977:

1976/77 1972178. 1978/79. 1979^£

~ 13 8 30

Output:

1980/81 300 level students: IS

(iv) Begulations:

(a) Minimum degree Requirements:

100 level Statistics:

Compulsory Courses: STA III, l^ lJ£it8)6

natM.matics: At least C units must be passed.

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300 level Statistics:

Compulsory Courses: STA ZOls 313,. 3Z2 (7 units)

Required Courses: At least 5 units from STA 3lls 323, 336.-, 337, 370 must be passed.

There are other courses in statistics, mathematics, computer

science and others at different levels from which to supplement

to get the necessary units for the degree.

Total number of course units that can be registered for per semester is 14 or 28 per session.

(b) Awards:

To qualify for the award of a degree, a candidate must be credited with a minimum of 20 units at each level.

All courses are graded out of a maximum of 100 and the pass mark shall be 40.

The class of the degree shall 2>e awarded on the basis

of the final aggregate mark as follows:

70% and above 1st Class Honours n. . . 60% _ 69% 2nd Class Honours Upper division 50°% _ &9% 2nd Cow p^^.^s, Lower division

40% - 4sk 3rd Class Honours.

The final aggregate mark is based on the »ei.f*f^ *!*

mark of the prescribed minimum number of units in the and ZOO levels including all the compulsory courses.

C. Postgraduate Diploma in Statistics (i) Duration: One Session

(ii) Eligibility for Admission:

Candidates for admission to the programme shall normally be holders of the degree of Bachelor with some knowledge

of Mathematics not below the level of the General

Certificate of Education at Advanced level or its equivalent

(Hi) Intake and Output since 1978.

1978/79 1979/80

Output: 3 6

1980/81 Intake : 13

(iv) Regulations

(a) Minimum Requirement for the Diploma:

Candidates admitted for the course shall be

required to take and pass:

STA 411, *lts 413, and 450:

■ six units selected from STA 421 422 4P.3,

■ - and- - o *> arm

a project, STA 401 which shall be given a weight

of 4 units.

rrn nualifv for the award of the Divloma, a

TaSfate'mus, he credited with a minimum of 22

units.

(b) Awards'

M.Sc.

(i)

(Hi)

may

who

VcorTYov a pass is 40%.

the

Programme

Duration: I year (IS months)

J"1 i "7 /y*7 ri^ij L/if L'^i i *-^* /■'-'» *7 *i -.

i_j I, lcj L-uf c " "v -• -,t,«77 nnvmally

- • j.^ 4-h£> nvoaramme s no, i> t- ^w* mw J

Candidates ?°* ?'^BSJ™Xsitu of Ibadan or of other

be graduates of tne "n^f* s™nate who possess the

universities rec°gn1:seC^JLjstias'Or related disciplines.

degree of bachelor \n b^ d vostgraduate diploma

Candidates Uho P^*f ^^t qualification and/or

in Statistics or any 2f idrej for admission.

experience may also be oonaicerea j

Intake and Output since 1978 1978/79 1979/80

n

Output* ' - ■■•-.-

Intake for 1980/81: 9

""

to take and pass

^«.

STA tSl: 461 and

⁸²

%To\l7a%rlf hall be weired as

4 units.

To auali?y for the award of the *°9*'** °°a»didate

must be 'credited with a mimmun of U umte.

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W.Phil. Programme

a. Admission to the programme shall be open to:

(i) Candidates who have attained a 50? level of pass

in the course examinations for the M.Sa. ae3/ee

Programme in statistics of the V™***£* %££

and made- satisfactory progress in their projects.

(ii) Candidates who posses a ^ters degreeJn Statistics,

each case being considered on its merit.

b. candidates admitted to theprogramme ma^^^ *°

take relevant courses on the aavice aj t-

o Areas of specialization shall be decided by candidates

"' in consultation with the Head of Department an,

their supervisors,

d The degree shall be award** on the basis of a dissertation

resulting from independent research.

F. Ph.D. Programme

a. Admission to the programme shall be open to:

(i) Candidates who. have attained a 60^ level of pass

in the course examinations for the If.So. degree

■•„ q-hrt-hi^tias of the VmVersity of

vroaramm.e in btawsvtoa uj w^ ^

Ibadan, and made satisfactory progress m their

prog ests.

ly/enaJto upgrade their registration o" t,e

basis of satisfactory progress in research.

Candidates who possess the M.Phil, degree or

eTuivalent aualification in Statistics: each

case being considered in its own merit.

Candidates admitted to the ^ogrammemayje^- auired to take relevant courses on the advice o^

the department. Areas of specialization shall

fe decided hy candidates in consultation with the B*adof department and their supervisors.

The decree shall be awarded on the basis of <*

tllsis3embodying original contribution to knowledge

Current Enrolment for 'I.Phil or Ph.D: 8

List of Courses 100 Levels;

STA 101:

STA III:

STA 121:

STA III:

STA 161:

STA 162:

200 Level

Introductory Statistics I Elementary Statistics I Elementary Statistics II Statistical Organisation Statistics Practical I Statistics Practical II

2 units 2 units 2 units 2 units I unit I unit

STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA

201:

202:

211:

213:

214:

2 21:

222t 23li 232:

233:

234:

241:

242:

243:

251:

261:

262.

270, 291.

292

Statistical Methods for Experimental ^

Statistical Methods for Social Sciences Probability - 2 units

Distribution Theory - 2 unit6

Probability and distribution Theory - 3 Statistical Methods 1-3 units

Statistical Inference I - 2 units Statistical Quality Control ~ " £ Introduction to Economic ana Social Sample Survey Design I - 3 ur.its

Experimental Design - 3 units

„ , units

Introduction to Vultivariate Methods Introduction to Operations Research Statistics Practical I - I unit Statistics Practical II - I "T-*. ' Introduction to Official Statistics . /isignment Essay - 2 units

Practical Project - 3 units

I unit 2 units

2 units

300 Level:

STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA STA

301:

311:

313:

322:

323:

324:

325:

326:

.327:

331:

333:

334:

335:

336:

337:

370:

372t 373:

374.

Vro^sses - 2 units Distribution Theory II - '

Statistical Inference II - il Bkound of Stat

units

I unit-

Statistical Inference I

Logical Background of Statistics Sequential Analysis - I unvt Non-parametric Methods - 2 units Multivariate Methods - } units Decision Theory - I unit

Introduction to Time Series Analysis - I unit

Econometric Methods - 2 units Psychometric Methods - I unit Biometric Methods - 2 units Experimental Design 12 - Sample Survey Design II -

Official Statistics - I unit

"AZZlttlon Vt^arial StatisUoe - 2 units

Educational Statistics - 2 units

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STA 375: Medical Statistics - 2 units

400 Level:

STA 401: Practical Project - 4 units

STA 411' Probability and Distribution Theory - 3 units STA 412: Methods of Statistical Inference and Decision

STA 413: Design and Analysis of Experiments and Surveys - 3 units STA 421: Operations Research - 3 units

STA 422: Econometric Methods - 3 units STA 423: Biometric Methods. - 3 units

STA 424: Demographic Techniques - 3 units STA 425- Multivariate Analysis - 3 units STA 450: Official Statistics - 3 units STA 451: Practical Project - 4 units

STA 461: General Statistical Theory - 3 units STA 462- Advanced Statistical Methods - 3 units

STA 463: Design and Analysis of Experiments - 3 units

STA 464: Design and Analysis of Sample Surveys - 3 units

STA 465' Time Series .,

STA 466: Mathematical Programming and Games Theory - 3 units STA 467: Advanced Econometric Methods - 3 units

STA 468: Advanced Demographic Analysis - 3 units STA 469- Advanced Biometric Methods - 3 units

STA 470°: Topics in the Methodology of Official Statistics - 3 units

Tuition Residence Students' Union

1. Nigerian Students z OZ

1st Degree " 9 ' 3\ 0"s

Non-Degree Diploma - nn nn i ns

Postgraduate Diploma 200.00 90.00 3.05 M.Sc. M.Phil & Ph.D. 120.00 90.00 3.05

2. Foreign Students QS

1st Degree 700.00 Vi'un' a n^

Non-degree Diploma 700.00 90.00 9.05

Postgraduate Diploma I,000. 00 90.00 "• Ob M.Sc. v.Phil & Ph.D. I. 000.00 130.00 9.05 Student may feed in the University Cafetarias on the basis of pay-

as-uou-tot* /but,i of P 399.00, according to a Government directive, is

to be cZtged for feeding for a session or Vl.50 a day for 3 meals.

11. Fellowship:

University scholarships exist for \\y™**e^%\eve are other

Nl 000.00 per session for non-sponsored students. mere

overseas' Ichemes. All are centrally administered.

12. Residential Arrangements:

Most university students are accommodated in Balls o

but there is also :off campus' ^^9^^- *";. in the 2nd" year-

it is compulsory for a student to svay vj ' / uv sportsmen/women

of the course except for some as"P*"B°* 55"* while postaraduate Higher degree students: are normally ™**°f°n*, <?vvangement

University campus

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I.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Country Name

Attached to Address

Name of the Director Object:

Tanzania

Eastern Africa Statistical Training

Centre

University of Dar-es-Salaam P.O. Box 35103 Dar-es-Salaam

Tanzania^ Telephone No. 48.054 & 48309 Joshua. Joseph Mpogolo

The Centre trains sub-professional personnel in statistical

methods and techniques at middle (certificate) and intermediate (diploma) levels. Socio-economic surveys (field projects) are organized and

conducted by the Centre in collaboration with government agencies or

parastals. The Centre may prepare^ organize and advise on statistical seminars or conferences if called upon to do so by government agencies or parastals. It does, on alternate years, conduct an 8 week course

for serving personnel without prior statistical knowledge who nevertheless may be required to perform simple statistical assignments.

?• Br^ief Historical Backc{round_

The Eastern Africa Statistical Training Centre (known as the East African Statistical Training Centre before April, 1978) was established, in July, 1965. The third session of the conference of African statisti cians held in Addis Ababa (October IQ63) requested the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) to assist in the establishment of a statistical training Centre for the East African sub-region. The birth of such a centre bjcame a reality at a Nairobi meeting held in February 1964 between the East African Common Services Organization _

(later transformed into the East African Community) and the United Nations The Centre was handed over to the East African Community m August, 1972.

8. Academic Staff

The permanent academic staff comprises three senior lecturers

and three lecturers with an average of six teaching hours per week.

External lecturers are invited as and when need arises for about 300

hours in the year.

9. Courses

A. Certificate Course (Middle Level) 9. I Duration: Ten months '■

9.2 Eligibility for admission?

'To qualify for admission to the Certificate Course CHddle Level} a candidate should

(a) Hold the ordinary level Certificate of education

as a minimum qualification with passes in Mathematics and English. The Course is pretty difficult for

students with a poor mathematical background.

(b) Have at least a.year's working experience in

statistical assignments.

(c) Pass an entrance examination organized by the

Centre in November, each year.

3.3 number of places offered in 1980/81: 70.

9. 4 Teaching programme and regulations:

a Certificate Level Course (Middle Level). The Centre

duration "beginning in July and ending iv- April

following year. The training programme in the

{ertifical (Middle Level) course the following

subjects.

(a) Statistical Theory *504 yl0ur8 (b) Applied Statistics 1

(c) Mathematics 216 hours (d) Economics • ^ hours

(e) Prccticals (Statistical Computation and elements

of accounting) ?2 ^urs

■ (e) Field Project 100 hours

Awards: Successful Certificate/Middle Level personnel are

: awarded Certificates.

Zs to score at least 50 per cent in each

passed with distinc^on.

Diploma Cou*** (intermediate Level)

1. duration:ten months

2. Eligibility for admission.

,«l,:f» for adm*«-*inn a candidate should:

a

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certificate of the Zambian in-service statistical Training course or holders of the Preliminary Level. certificate of the Institute of Statisticians.

(b) Pass the Centre's entrance examination.

3. Number of places offered in 1980/81: 30

4. Teaching programme covsvs the following subjects:

- Statistics 504 hours - Economics 154 hours - Mathematics 216 hours

- Field Project (survey) 100 hours

Awards: Successful Intermediate/Diploma personnel are awarded

Diplomas

Examination: There are two examinations ^d during tjie ten

r—^nths oouvee i.e. terminal examination held at the

beginning of November and final examinations held^in Anvil To pass the examination a candidate has to

More at least 60 ver cent in each subject. A oandidate having passed each subject and having an av**?*•$£ Uon

leavt70 per cent is deemed to have passed with distinction

C.

This course which is organised specifically for those middle l lower level statistical personnel whose duties involve

the use of statists but have had no formal training in

Tl dil t fd^^VZl

ol

the use of

Ttatistiel; runs from ;Hd-APril to f^^VatUtZ

_years The proai-irwe covsists of elementary Statistic Theorv Applied" StaHr-tiie, Mathematics, Boonomvas and

Practicals. Cuv-antly this has been confined to participants

from the lost lount^i.e. Tanzania, but arrangements have

been made to hold a similar course m Kenya and Uganda m fact Kenya may have a first eight-week course from mid-June

to mid-August in 1981.

10-II Tuition fees and^fell q]2_

i 9, Living Conditions:

Sine* its Inchon, **. ««*«•

and two lecture rooms. Th%studen

halls of residence and are free to

we\l as other socio-cultural fa^

IS. Intake and Output figures since 1977. todate.

the University Lilrary as

Intermediate Level ^IBSl.

DIPLOMA/INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATE/MIDDLE LEVFL

1977/78 1978/79 1979/80 1980/81

23 26

66

65

23 26 31

16 19 28 26

16 17 25

*

the Final Examination were not

?l this director,

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1. Country

2. Name of the Centre 3. Attached to

4. Address

5. Name of the Director;

Botswana

Department of Statistics

University College of Botswana department of Statistics

University College of Botsvmna P.O. Box ?.2

Gaborone (Botswana) Prof. tf.K. Pi

y

6-7 Object and Historical Backgrounds•

The Vevartment of Statistics of the University College of Botswana

was part o^lhe UNESCO Regional project set up in 1973 at the University of Botswana Lesotho and Swaziland MLS). The *'«1^^P^?r!«^i

vroiect was supposed to assist in the formation of higher middle level statisticians in response of the demand of the countries concerned and introduce Statistical methods in other faculties such as Economics. Since

tildissolution of the UBLS in 1976, the centre has taken on diploma and

%%£\V^ at degree, level in addition to the certificate level

8. Academic Staff'

The permanent academic staff consists of a professor,, a senior

lecturer and three lecturers. They are all expatriates.

9. Course:

9.1 and 9,?- Type of courses offered and duration

(i) One year certificate course in statistics, (ii)- Two year diploma in statistics

(Hi) Four year degree course in statistics.

9.3 Admission requirements and regulations.

Candidates for the first level of these

the reauired 0' level passes with a pass

f They

are awarded a degree in statistics.

9.4 Number of places offered in 1978;

- Certificate- - Diploma- - Degree-

30 places 20 places

?0 places

9.5 Teaching Programme

a) Single Manor Degree Programme^

Yenr I - Elements of statistics

- Mathematics for Social Sciences Year II - Introduction to statistics

- Introduction to Probability

supplementary Course Calculus and linear algebra Year III - Statistical Methods: Tools * Techniques

-• Probability Distributions - Computer Programming

- Demographic Methods

Course- Operations Research or Survey Research

Techniques

Year IV - Statistical Inference

- Sampling Techniques # ■

- Design and Analysis of Experiments - Econometrics and Industrial Statistics

su»»l*m*ntavn Course- Introduction to Stochastic Processes

vv or student -project

Double Wan or Degree Programme

Year I - same as single major

Tell Vll - Statistical Methods: Tools A Techniques

- Probability Distributions

Course: - Computer -Programming or

^ demographic Methods or - Operations Research or - Survey Research Techniques Year IV - Statistical Inference

■ - Sampling Techniques

SuPPle*eniary Course, - ^^^^J^T^sHcs or

~ Introduction to Stochastic Processes or - Student Project

o) Diploma in Statistics

Year I - Introduction to Statistics - Survey Methods

- Introduction to- Probability - Calculus and Linear Algebra

- Planning in Botswana _ Comvuter Programming

Page 2 4

d)

Year I - English Communication Skills

- Basic Statistical "ethods

- Applied Statistics

- Mathematics for Social Sciences - Basic Economics

- Official Statistics

VVIVFRSITY OF BOTSWANA AVD SWAZIL

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BOTSWANA

OUTPUT DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS

YEAR 1978 1979 1980 1981*

CERTIFICAT STATISTICS

9 9 15 12

in

Living conditions

residence on the campus. The and appointed*

DIPLOMA IP STATISTICS

II 10 4 7

1. Country ' Lesotho

2. Name of the Centre ' Department of Statistics .

3. Attach** to .•: "ational University of Lesotho 4. Address ■ . P-0. Roma.. Lesotho

Lesotho

Cable address ■. Vniter, Roma., via Maseru r-'ele-r ' 50 3 BB

Telephone " P-ona 201

5. xave of the Director Winston Callvern Klass

e. Object-

Statistical training for government and industry provision of

undergraTalTbac^round "for professional statisticians (who will oe

pursuing specialised programmes overseas).

7. Brief Historical Background

centre was founded in 1973 when the combined rjBLS statistical

V ^S waJ,issot.es, an, ^V/V

assistance has been phased out.

8. Academic Staff_

The permanent academic staff comprises six lecturers (four ex

patriates and two nationals).

9. Courses

A. Certificate Pro gramme in Statistics

(i) Duration,- two years

requirement for the

(Hi) dumber of places in 1976 ⁵⁰

•,&**.!*>***»•*

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(iv) Course vrogramme ..

. . . Semester

Course

Six common first year Vnalish l

M103-4 Mathematics

Six common first year English ?

^IQS-d Mathematics ST 102-3

3/3?. Elective FESS courses in CFY during year I

ST 201-3 Introductory Statistics 1 ST 201-1 Official Statistics

ST 207-2 Introduction to Computer t'ethods

U 2 0 6-5

ST 202-3 Introductory Statistics II Qrp 904-4 Introductory Probability ST 208-? Computer Programming ST 404-3 Demography

9/32 Flective F7SS courses during year ?

"' gf^SHfHi

of 4.5 per cent are awa*3*d certificate t

7s a^/lT^le to transfel to *h« diplon, programme

statistics.

B, Viploma in Statistics

(i) Vuration_: One year

(ii) -ntrarce requirements: Certificate in statistics ****

U } fvel all weighted nrade of 50 per cent and with no F

(Hi) rumber of places offered in

C.

Course programme

Course

ST 301-3 Theory of^Statistics

Distributions

ST 303-4 Applied Statistics I

ST 305-3 Introduction to Sample Surveys ST 30B-3 Theory of Statistical Inference ST 304-4 Applied Statistics II

ST 410-fi Statistical Seminar Series

ST 41P--4 Research paper

9/32 -Elective FFSS courses -during year

(v)

(vi)

VtatUtics'with"statistics as

BaahsUTjoL^t^Btats. Single and double major)

(i) Duration; 4 years

Semester Year I

h an over-all

basic requirement to the

- oOUTles shall be a

in the 1st

requirement! TnQ

_d

»" + ™™* reque!

~B.A. (Stats, single and

(a) Has taken examination at y \*?*\ i;' at leaSt

subjects taken over a two. si.tti.ngs

(h) Has passes at ■<>■' level in at least four

including EnerUsh-

(0) Has a gra*. for sU subjects note.eeeHnn

(Hi) 'lumber of places of*ere-J in 1978

(iv)

40 (single major) 40 (douhle major)

£\ Inr

iTTeJd jointly in the Faculty of Wooramme of study

th

students will normally

of Social Science ano tft faculties.

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Common first year for humanities and social science -I?, units of communication skills

- 6 units of African studies

- 6-10 units of mathematics/statistics

Following the common first year.. B.A. students can V^ceadto a single major gramme or to .a /oubU^or^grar^^ "l^V^

Mathematics* Geography,. Biology, etc. . . .

Units Semist&r year

Course

■7 T P

Introductory statistics I 3

- Official Statistics *■

- Introduction to computer methods ?■

- Mathematics for social science I _J?_

8

? -r 2

Introductory statistics ^11 &

- Introductory probability ^ - Computer programming _ -5 - Mathematics for social science II _^_

u Is

Theory of statistics - Distributions 3 I $

- Applied statistics I ^

- Introduction to Samvle Surveys _£__

Theory of Statistics - Inference 3 2

- Applied statistics II . _4__

9 7 4

Statistical Seminar Series _ ^ - Research paper (in ^conjunction

with 2nd major subject) _|_..

Theory and Practice of sampling 4 2

Elective course: A minimum of three units from

- 4 Introduction to operations research (or) 3 Theory and practice of (or)

3 Design of Experiments ■ 4 Tconometries

a Denorraphy

°i vertical work period between years S and *

-SJ *ot7lnutbe7ofPunits quired for a double major programme

in statistics.

the University.

+ aii +h* v-t-uJpnts enrolled in the Department

(v) Course assessment* All tne stuaenv» enzu^u i

% Statistics have to sit for written exams at t*e end of

each, semester.

Performance in a course .hall be assess*? on a n^rical scale

raZZa from 0 to 100. an* published °™**°3*

on a six point letter scale according to

equivalent -

A - 80 and above means Outstanding 3 - 70-79 "

C - 60-69 . ■"

T) B 50-59 u Fass

£ 40-* 9 " Fa'il

courses. Then come the fo

- Pass mark, O.W.ll. of at least 50 - repetition, O.V.». from 40 to 4*

- ^continuation' O.V.V. below '9 or failUn,{into re

peating category a second time.

(vi) Awards

At the end of Year IV a student shall he awarded a B.A.

(Stats.) degree if and only if he/she has an O.V.h. of

at least 50.

10. Tuition fees National 181 E

Foreign quota 481 £ Others 2025 R

The majority of non-nationals en er ™ ^ ' ota is about 20 per of United nations grants given to re - u£ ^ 'oxlrr,atei}j 800) grants are

r*£>Yit of the student population wn ~~-■ <' ri A • ^,.-7 -« /won The students

cent u\ isi-v o r cp n4--,A-,i jvi n narticuuar area. ±r-r-

MA, p,.f.r.»« •>■ th.ir

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II. Application for entry

of application forms are obtained from, and ***M*"*d **:***

within 30 days and not later than 1st April.

12. Living conditions

Most of the full-time students -live in residence and the University

is vigourously expanding present facilities

Country

Name of the Centre

Attached to Address

Names of the Directors

Ghana

Department of Statistics

Institute of Statistical.., Social and Economic Research (ISSER)

University of G^ana

Department of Statistics University of Ghana

P.O. Box 115 Legon Ghana ISSEP

P.O. Box 74 Legon, Ghana

Professor K. Twum-Barima Director of ISSER

Dr. S.I. 7'. Odoom . ,

Head of the Department of Statistics

e-7 Object and Historical Background:

Profess ion-oriented statistical

at the middle l^ at the AoHimota ^'yiponsored centre which

the University of Ghana. mis was a "■•■■* statistics. The school was

offered courses leading to a ce***/£*** ^'f%lVfal and Economic

later absorbed by tae Institute oj ~ ^ lost'within the University of

further year's training for a li%$- subsequently the training programme introduced in 1979/71 ^ad/''^c/^ ^^^^^dttate instruction in statistics^

inly ' in levels, to their students.

In 1972 the University of unit to offer formal instruction

to co-ordinate the teaching of «

relieve ISSFP, which had been set up p from most of its teaching commitments.

The statistics unit was

** VnivJBitv and to

as a research establishment

as

CIS obJf''-s ^uiii u-« j - - t l.

culture and Social studies.

The proqrammes offered by the

practical component.. ^^^f^//a^C^!!a^;rin Thejovernment and

students are attached to selec**' °*g '' * . e in the kind of work private sectors to acquire practical experience

they may have to do on graduation.

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The first <*eqree programme began in October 1073 with 38 students.

to turn *fce unit into a fu^J Department of Statistics witn effect from January 1979.

•The facilities of the centre is available for the **«<«*»? °f

professional statisticians and middle level statistical pers , Jfvainina aovernment, for private industry and research institutions. It s training

irograZes ie opln to personnel from other African countries.

8. Academic staff

The teaching staff of the department at present consists of:

(i) Full-time members of the department of statistics

One Associate Professor One Senior Lecturer

Two Lecturers

(ii) Research staff of the Institute of Statistical, Social and

( Economic Research (ISSI1).. University of Ghana, who teach

part-time in the department

One Senior Research Fellow One Research Fellow

(Hi) One part-time lecturer (from outside the University)

(iv) Temporary teaching assistants

9. Courses

The Department of Statistics offers programmes leading to a Bachelor's

degree (B.A. or B.Sc.) and a graduate programme leading to M.be. t-n

Statistics.

A. The B.A. B.Sc. Degree Programme

The bachelor's degree programme in Statistics is designed prim

fa train candidates to take uv careers as professional statvst%ei,ans

In adTtioTtVerl are courses* for students whose major interests a**

in subject areas other than Statistics, mainly the social sciences,

biology and agriculture.,

Undergraduate Degree programmes of the University of Ghana have

to conform to certain general requirements:

In the first year each student is required to study three subjects

Psm^Egik

gramme, a student may spend all his time in one fl*^«f* *° *^""%*™

degree of specialisation^ or he may continue his study o, two subjects

towards a combined major degree.

Within this framework the department of statistics recommends the

following combinations of subjects and courses to our undergraduates.

Year I : Statistics, Economics. Mathematics

Statistics.. Computer Science, Mathematices Year 2 : Statistics, Economics

Statistics: Mathematics

Statistics, Computer Science

Year 3 : Single subject major in Statistics ■ or a combiner* major

in Statistics and the other subject stud.ved in Year 2.

The combinations recommended above are not the only area possible. Various

other combinations are allowed.

The approximate amounts of teaching time devoted to Statistics in

each year, Ind the proportion this forme of total teaching tw are as

follows:

Year I • 7 hours a week for P.G weeks = 175 hours (1/3 of total

* ' teaching time)

Year 2 - ?-lO hours a week for 25 weeks = 175-250 hours (1/3 to i of

Jear total teaching time

Year 3 ' (i) Double major : 6-9 hours a week for £5 week

= 150-225 hours

40-60" of total teaching time

(ii) Single major ■ 15 hours a week for .25 weeks

~ ZOO hours

100% of total teaching time

Examinations

examinations are held at the end of each year of the

t: xnHsf=; «3%k \'L: Jr.: iulr^-J?.sr

given in these two years.

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Admission Requirements.

The minimum requirements for admission to degree courses at the

University of Ghana are.

passed at Advanced Level or its equivalent.

level is required.

Course

UNIVERSITY OF GHAl'A DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS B-.Sc. PROGRAMS M STATISTICS

FIRST YEAH

Pre-Requisite

Elementary Statistical MHo*. O-L^l «*%™*£>

SlOl: Introductory Probability MSOOl: Basic Algebra and Calculus S102: Practical

Course Combinations

Option A (pre-requisite A-Level M Option B (Non-continuing) SlOO,

A-Level MathematicsGL

O~Level Mathematics O-Level Mathematics

SlOO., SlOU 3102

SECOND YEAR

Course

S200:

S201:

S20 2- S203:

S204°

Statistical Methods Probability Theory

Sample Survey Methods

Design of Experiments Practical

I

SlOO SlQl/w.lOl SlOl/MlOl

SlOO, SlOl SlOO

SlOO

THIRD YF-AB

Course S300:

SZOli S302.

S303:

S304:

S305:

SZ06:

CS200 CS20 4 S310:

Statistical Inference

Applied Stochastic Processes Sampling Theory

Design of Experiments II yon-varametvic Statistics Regression Analysis

Vultivariate Methods

P rt y* i~ Y* a "^

Statistical and Utility Packages CS200

Project

Pre-Requisite_

S201 S201 S202 S203 S200

M201S2oi. mot

'200,

Units I?, 12 12

4

28 28

Units I I 2

o LJ

6

€

To

Units 14 14 7 7 7 7 7 8 8

Course Combinations

(a) Single Subject* 3300., StlO plus 42-«S units o^ other

courses

(b) Double Major: (i) 28 or 30 units of courses (S300 to SZOG,

CS29Q. C$?-04)

(ii) S310 or project in other subject

B. The l':.Sc. Programme_

ENTRY PSQUIXET-T?1TS

A qood first dearee and a good mathematical background.

normally a second class upper degree and at least two years of

University mathematics are required but each application is considered on its merits.

PROGRAMME

The programme extends over two years and consists of courses of

lectures with written examinations^ participation in seminars and supervise^- individual projects involving practical data analysis or the study of some aspect of theoretical statistics. A disserta tion must be submitted on the project.

COURSES S400 S401 S40 2 S403 S4Q4 S405 S406 S407 S410

Statistical Theory Probability Theory Stochastic Processes

Linear Statistical Models -Ion-Parametric Statistics Multivariate Analysis Analysis of Discrete Data Introduction to Biostatistics

Seminars

(3 hours a week for 2 Terms)

(One 2-hour session a week)

course: combinations First Year

Second Year

^ 401 and ''02

(i) Two courses selected with the approval of the dept (ii) S410 and Project

Each student is expected to give a presentation in S410 on the

subject of his project.

EXAMINATIONS First Year Second Year

Three 3-hour written papers

Two 3-hour written papers and a dissertation on the project.

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FRENCH-SPEAKING CENTRES

1. Country

2. Name of centre

3. Attached to

4. Address

o. x*w,;r» of Director 6, Aim

Morocco

Institut National de Statistique et d 'Economie Appliquee

Secretariat of State for the Plan and Regional Development

P.0. Box 406, Rabat (Morocco) Tel. 709.15/23/2C

Mustafa Benyaklef

The Institut National de Statistique et dfEconomie Appliquee provides training for ^higher and middle-level cadres in statistics„ applied economics and information sciences for future employment in the Administration^ semi- public agencies and the private sector. INSEA accepts foreign students as well as Moroccan ones.

" Background

INSEA was established initially as the Centre de formation des ingenieurs des travaux statistigues (CFITS) in December 1961 under the auspices of the Moroccan Government with the assistance of the United Nations Economic

Commission for Africa. CFITS was changed into I?JSEA in April 196? by royal

decree.

8. Academic staff

The policy which was introduced over ten years ago to train Moroccan teachers continues to be applied actively. The teaching staff comprises:

- Full-time teachers - Part-time teachers - Consultants

2 5 (Moroccans) 60

7 (expatriate)

The part-time teachers on averaae give three hours of classes per week or one third of the average for a full-time teacher. They are generally university members or statisticians who are already working. Moreover

student- following the ingenieurs statisticians economistes course supervise ttactical work in other rapartments,

9. Courses

INSEA now offers five different courses:

(i) Information science?

- Adjoints techniques programneurs (ATP) - Ing&nieurs analystes informatieiens (IAI) (ii) Statistics:

- Ingenieurs statisticiens economistes (ISE)

- Ingenieurs d"application de la statistique (IAS) - Adjoints techniques de la statistique (ATS)

There is also an actuary option in the IAS course.