ED-The eR-BioStat ITP: Development of local E-learning platforms in (bio)statistics.

GO2023ITP253A104 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2026 Biostatistics and Statistics are the building stones which are essential for scientific research work. Without good and wide knowledge of Biostatistics and Statistics (from here onward we use the term (bio)statistics), the research output is typically of low quality and could be misleading. Many capacity building projects, some granted by VLIR-UOS, were devoted to capacity building of (bio)statistics via the development of new education programs in the South. However, typically, after the end of the project and the project budget, it becomes difficult to maintain the project deliverables and to maintain the education program developed within the project in the same quality level. The eR-BioStat ITP project is developed to overcome this problem and to ensure a sustainable and robust education program for (bio)statistics in the south by providing an E-learning platform which offers (free) education materials, ready to be used in the class, in (bio)statistics. Further, within the eR-BioStat ITP project we will train the participants from three countries, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa (from 12 local universities) to develop their local version of the >eR-BioStat platform and in this way we will increase ownership and sustainability of the project outcome in the South after the end of the project. The output of the eR-BioStat ITP project can be easily transferred to local universities that are not included in the current project.