MAIB Alumni Network (FTN)

Dr. Noureddin Driouech (Ph.D), driouech@iamb.itICT DepartmentDistance Learning Program coordinatorCoordinator of MAIB Alumni Network (FTN)

Background

For almost 50 years, The CIHEAM-Istituto Agronomico di Bari (IAMB)has recognised the significant role of students and alumni in definingand shaping its missions. In addition, CIHEAM-IAMB seeks mutuallysupportive life-long relationships with the global community of itspast and present graduates. In order to develop and strengthen theserelationships, CIHEAM-IAMB set up the Former Trainees Network(FTN).For MAIB policy (strategy), therfore FTN is a key volunteer trainees'association in international higher agricultural education andresearch in the Mediterranean Basin.

MAIB Alumni Network (FTN)

Mission and Vision

Launched in 2010, Former Trainees Network (FTN) is the Alumni Network of CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari. FTN plays a key role in international higher agricultural education and research in Mediterranean basin

MAIB FTN mission is to promote the interests and mutual benefit to CIHEAM, MAIB and FTN members, by connecting alumni with each other and the CIHEA-MAIB community ( staff, researchers, collaborators, visiting lecturers, project partners.etc) in order to inform, update, encourage, involve, motivate and inspire all alumni

Mission

Mission and Vision

Provide opportunitiesfor cultural understanding and self-developmentunder the principle of cooperation through access to CIHEAM and MAIB community where membership provides unique benefits and services.

Vision

Brand & Identity (FTN)

Brand and Identity Guidelines

Logo description One-Color Logo Presentation-

Labeling:

top Former Trainees Network / center FTN / bottom CIHEAM-MAIB

Color: olive green/blue

Figure: olive tree

Geometric shape: closed disc

Size: not yet defined

Preferred Option

Different-Color Logo Presentation-

Possible Option:

Green/Blue/Brown/Black &white

Brand & Identity (FTN)

FTN Personality:

Mediterranean welcoming;

Collaborative;

Helpful;

Well-connected;

Multicultural; Multilingual; Well-informed;

Full academic spirit;

Action-oriented;

A good friend;

An efficient communicator

FTN banner & logo

Countries logo

Banner

Logo

FTN positioning vis-à-vis CIHEAM-IAMB community

Ensemble de la 1ère promotion de l'IAM de Bari-Génie Rural-à l’hôtel de ville de Bari 1962-Photo Credit: M. Ali Azzouz (Tunisia)

FTN is the hub that connects all alumni to the IAM Institute (staff, researchers, collaborators, visiting lecturers, partners...etc) and to each other.

The FTN is connecting thousands of Alumni via communication vehicles(i.e. Newsletters, Forum and knowledge base, Social media etc.)

FTN

The values of FTN that all members stand and work for are:

•Dissemination of peace;

•Unity in diversity, diversity in unity;

•Students helping students ;

•Fun in friendship and respect;

•International dimension of life;

•Love for the Mediterranean as area of peace and cultural exchange;

•Openness with tolerance;

•Cooperation in the integration.

FTN Values

The values of FTN that all members stand and work for are:

- Spreading of peace: we all need political stability of the area through the dissemination

of the science of peace.

- Unity in diversity, diversity in unity: we all have different backgrounds, but share the

same objectives.

- Students helping students: we passionately commit ourselves to volunteering for the

benefit of others.

- Fun in friendship and respect: we enjoy relations based on respect.

- International dimension of life: we are open-minded, we like to discover and explore,

co-operate and interact to break borders.

- Love for the Mediterranean as an area of peace and cultural exchange: we live and

benefit from the cultural richness of the Mediterranean.

- Openness with tolerance: we understand and accept others and learn from them.

- Cooperation in integration: we share a holistic view of internationality.

FTN Values

Critical Mass

Volunteer Stc

Election of key connectors

Decison makers

MAIB Alumni office/ IAMB community

2010-2012

2013

2014

Strategic planbottom-up approach

-Avoid dispersion of the MAIB Education/training and Research experiences of our former/fellows, collaborators, visiting professors by sharing it, with those who are preparing to enter the job market for the first time ...

- Enable current students and alumni to have access to the experience and knowledge of experts who have already entered marketplace and can be a source of best practice information

Rationale : build Community of practice

For former trainees For CIHEAM and MAIs

Opportunities to be well-informed about latest news

and events from CIHEAM and MAIB

Opportunities to reconnect with fellow graduates

and Institute staff and support their former

Institute in a meaningful way

Opportunities for career development through

lifelong learning (postgraduate study, short

courses offered by Professional and Continuing

Education…etc) access to business network,

mentoring programs and employment

opportunities

Recognition, promotion and utilization of their

professional skills, experience, status and

knowledge through collaboration in CIHEAM and

MAIB projects and initiatives

Accomplish its mission to accompany FTs in their

career evolution by enriching and supporting the

students‟ MAIB experience

Support for the CIHEAM and MAIB lobbying and

philanthropic initiatives

Promotion of MAIB activities : Education/Training,

Research, Cooperation and Networking.

Increasing the profile of the Institute both locally and

regionally as a leader in Training, Research and

Cooperation

Seeking feedback and advice to develop more

effective and mutually beneficial relationships with

industry, government and their wider communities

and to ensure relevance of CIHEAM-MAIB

curriculum;

Increase the CIHEAM and MAIB websites „ popularity

and visibility

Areas of Benefits

MAIB Alumni Network (FTN)

1- To up-date the database of current and past students profile and keep in contact with them in a meaningful manner;

2- to ascertain what impact the MAIB Actions (Training, Research and Cooperation) have on (FS) career evolution and progress, recognition of MSc diploma, Research excellence and scientific outputs.

Where are they?

Research study: Follow-up survey LINK

Membership Trend 2010-2011

Membership Trend 2011-2012

2904

20 Mediterranean countries 37 countries across the world

Facts & Figures

Membership Trend 2012-2013

The MAIB Community membership trend by September 2013

10 700

Increase of e-community membership due to:Feeding knowledge promotion webinars invitationMedSpring support and info shareAgrosym2013 promotion and other activities

Alumni Network, increase due toFollow-up research study

The MAIB Community membership trend by September 2013

11399

20 Mediterranean countries 37 countries across the world

MAIB FTN members across the world

MAIB FTN members across the Mediterranean area

Source: our elaboration from FTN database, October 2012

Source: our elaboration from FTN database, October 2012

Follow-up survey findings

FTN members resident abroad (Sample of 150)

Source: our elaboration from FTN database, October 2012

FTN member employer/organization field of activity

Source: our elaboration from FTN database, January 2012

Community building in practice

B- urrent students and former studentsThree levels:

I- Survey questionnaires:

I.1- Entry questionnaire (Academic year)

I.2- Intermediate questionnaire (midle of AY)

I.3- Closing questionnaire (END of academic year)

I.4- follow-up research study Ex-Post evaluation

II- Subscription to MAIB’s newsletter

and infoletter and much more…

III. Forum registration

(N.B.: I and II are mandatory before Forum registratrion)

Ex-Anti evaluation

Ex-post evaluation

Mapping (internal researcher, experts, partners…, department file excel LINK

Data base organization LINK template

A- MAIB staff, researchers,

Manage

- Contacts and Users-Newsletter subscription-Forum post moderation, announcements and news-Knowledge base- Email marketing (Direct emailing) –newsletter sent---

- Privacy policy-Membership (User name and password) profile updating

PlatformPlatform MAIB AlumniNetwork (FTN)

Follow-up research study

@iamb community newsletterand subscription Link

http://hosted.comm100.com/NewsLetter/Newsletter_Subscribe.aspx?siteId=53331&languageId=1&ifTest=false

Subscription form

Fall edition 2011

FTN ForumRegistration Link

http://hosted.comm100.com/UserAndContact/Login.aspx?returnurl=&source=2&siteId=53331

FTN ForumRegistration Link

http://hosted.comm100.com/UserAndContact/Login.aspx?returnurl=&source=2&siteId=53331

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MAIB FTN Community Newsletters 2011-2012

Fall Issue n° 1:

Summer Issue n° 2

Spring Issue n° 3

Winter Issue n°4

Sring Issue n°5

Periodically Newsletters LINK http://issuu.com/maibftn2012

http://issuu.com/home/publications

MAIB FTN Community Newsletters 2013-2014

Winter Issue n°1: February. 21st

MAIB FTN Community Newsletters 2012-2013

Winter Issue n° 1: January. 31st

Winter Issue n° 2: February. 28th

Spring Issue n° 3: March-April 2013

Summer Issue n°4: May June 2013

MAIB FTN Community Newsletters 2011-2012

Fall Issue n° 1:

Winter Issue n° 2

Spring Issue n° 3

Summer Issue n°4

Summer Issue n°5

Periodically Newsletters

145171 EMAILS (Newsletter, infoletter, info share. etc)

Communication facts

Strong Web marketing strategiesViral and guirrella

Web communities

MAIB FTN Community platform: 11 399 contacts & users

Facebook IAMB page: 2000 likes Facebook FTN page: 755 likesFacebook groups (13 countries)

Twitter: 1197 tweets 833 following and 109 followers

LinkedIn: 500+connections and 225 group members

Flickr: 329 photos & 7 albums/sets.

We are communicating also via Social media and Networks

Web communities

MAIB FTTN Community PressReview 2013 (5 curated topics)11 100 readers/views

Our key connectors 2012-2013

Our key connectors : 13 former students belonging to 11Countries:

Abania (Eriona Shtembari); Algeria (Araar Hakima); BiH (Duska Delic); Egypt (Hamada Abdelrahman); Kosovo (Lumta Dida); Lebanon (Bassam Bou Samra & Kanj Hamade); Morocco (Sanaa Zebakh); Serbia (Savica Sladjana & Snežana Jovičić); Tunisia(Sami Bhouri Khila); Turkey (Esra Seyran) and Senegal for Sub Saharan Africa region- (Seck Dieynaba)

FTN Achievements

Feeding knowledge AgoraMedSpring Agrosym Symposium

- Promotion- 95 % of webinars participation - BSDPs ….

Web community building- Info share and activities promotion(es. Brokerage events…Cairo Egypt)

Database building and contacts animation

- Two symposium Editions (2012-2013)-Communication strategy support- MAIB Alumni participation

FTN Achievements

Food losses & waste open e-consultation

-MAIB Alumni Network supported effectively CIHEAM, MAIB initiative, &research/cooperation projects and activities.Es. Feeding knowledge Programme, AgorMedSpring, Food losses & waste, WatchLetterpromotion…..

Country meeting-Morocco- MAIB FTN Moroccan Community- January 9th, 2013 IAV- Hassan II Rabat- Morocco

Annual meeting / volunteers FTN committee 2012-2013

FTN Achievements

FTN Achievements

MoU

Mary Trechock (Director of International

Protocol & Exchange )

and Ronald Gronsky (Special Faculty

Assistant to the Chancellor for Inter.

Relations)The agreement foresees the

endorsement and development of

programs and activities that

advance scholarship through the

cooperative relationship: these

may include:

1. Joint educational, cultural

and research activities

2. Exchange of faculty,

graduate students and

postdoctoral scholars

3. Participation in seminars,

workshops and academic

meetings

4. Exchange of academic

materials, publications and

other information

5. Special short programs and

visits

Robert J. Birgeneau 2012

Affiliation- Affiliate with UC Berkeley Cal Alumni association and Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) program

- Affiliate with Agrosym International Symposium – University of East Sarajevo BiH

FTN Achievements

- Former students visit to MAIB (Association of Producers…

MULTICULTURALISM, CULTURAL INTERACTION, CROSS-

CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT AND MEDITERRANEAN IDENTITY Case-study of MAIB STUDENTS COMMUNITY

Modified by Driouech, FTN publication 2012

Research questions:Among and within MAIB students’ community a wider identity“based on transnational and multicultural values” than theoriginal one (local and national identities), which could be called"Mediterranean Identity”, could be generated during their MAIBcampus’s common life?

How the process of identity regeneration could be redefinedunder MAIB socio-cultural and environmental context ?

Main purpose is to reach a yet comprehensive understanding aspossible about the relations and the interactions between studentsfrom different nationalities in training at MAIB (for short ormoderately long periods),Specific objectives :-To highlight spontaneous and unconscious redefinitions of students original identities;- To analyze the identity's re-molding processes taking place among students- To observe and study the interactive relationships and networking that may be formed and dissolved between various individuals during their stay at MAIB campus

Research

Take-home messages- Since it was launched in 2010, MAIB Alumni Network supported effectively Distance Learning Programs (DLP) promotion and assured participants recruitment (75 to 95 % of participants of 4 DLP were FTN members).

- At the core of developing an alumni network and e-community is a secure database with an interactive Web-based platform allowing the e-community team and members to disseminate and share relevant information freely.

- This makes the packaging and dissemination of information a much more challenging task, as information needs to be generic enough to be commonly understood, but should also be personalized in such a way that it still addresses the different audience segmentations effectively.

-The MAIB Institute's alumni networking have the potential to be one of its most valuable assets in terms of its potential financial, strategic and social contribution towards the credibility and longevity of the institution.

Prospective

CIHEAM Alumni Network - Former Trainees Network

Synergies and coordination between CIHEAM 4 IAMs

“Communication is

not what you say, but

what others hear.”

Understand Personality Temperaments

Recognize Cultural Differences

Use Active Listening and “I” Messages

Deal with Difficult People

Thank you for your attentionMerci/ GrazieGracias/ Hvala

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