A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AMONG AAU FACULTIES: 1988-1993

Abstract

A survey of research activities at Addis Ababa
University (AA U) has been made to investigate disparities in
the extent of research activities conducted in different faculties
of the' institution and determine the major sources of fund for
such activities during the last five years (July 1988-July 1993).
Findings reveal that distribution of research projects andfunds
among faculties/institutes that received support during the
period under discussion was highly uneven. Two faculties, the
faculties of Science and Medicine, were in general the leading
ones in terms of number of projects and fund attraction. The
pattern in those that trail behind is irregular, however. When
it comes to source of funds, locally, the University itself; and
internationally, SAREC (Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries) were found to be the principal research donors with grants spanning over the various
faculties of the University. For SAREC-supported research
undertakings, the general pattern. in the number of projects and
fund allocation has shown a slight increase. But this was
irregular and unpredictable for AA U-supported projects .