MEDICAL EDUCATION BASELINE RESEARCH GRANT

1. Title: MEDICAL EDUCATION BASELINE RESEARCH GRANT2. Awarding Authority: British Council, GB Email: David.Maynard@britishcouncil.org. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: There is a government drive in specified location to professionalise and upskill their health sector and there is an opportunity for the Specified Location to support this agenda. There may be other local priority areas for Bangladesh, where the quality and expertise of the UK higher education, research and skills sectors could develop valuable and mutually beneficial partnerships.About this opportunityThis grant will fund research which aims to:Deepen our understanding of Bangladesh’s national policies, regulations, priorities and challenges regarding education partnerships and exchanges in the medical education sector through a Bangladesh medical education landscape survey;Establish an evidence base of the range and depth of existing government-to-government, institution-to-institution links in the medical education sector between Bangladesh and the UK and other countries, and assess how these exchanges are supporting equity and inclusion in medical education, and helping to build the capacity and capability of the medical education sector in Bangladesh;Identify the stakeholders engaged in medical education – including government, professional associations, NGOs, private, local and international – and the roles they play;Identify strengths and weaknesses of current medical education systems;Identify gaps in educational capacity and provide projections of when Bangladesh will be able to meet WHO workforce density guidelines and UHC metrics if action is taken;Identify gaps in standards and accreditation in nursing education with reference to the standards required in the UK;Identify further gaps which might hinder mobility of professionals to the UK, e.g. English language.The successful applicant will produce a report with recommendations and/or a roadmap to improve Bangladeshi medical education systems to:improve the quality of medical education in Bangladesh;increase capacity in medical education in Bangladesh;support the drive to deliver universal health coverage;pave the road for eventual recruitment of nursing staff to the UK with suitable qualifications.5. CPV Code(s): 80300000, 73000000, 73100000, 73210000, 731100006. NUTS code(s): UKD, UKD3, UKD337. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: UK, Bangladesh8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. All applications must be submitted by 17.1.2021 (17:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information on the above contract please visit Web: 12. Other information: Who can apply?For full eligibility criteria, please read the Call guidelines which you can access from the Downloads section on the website above.How to applyAll applicants must:Read the Call guidelines, accessible from the Downloads section belowComplete all supporting documents, also accessible from the Downloads section belowSubmit your completed application form and all supporting douments to awarding authority email.# funding opportunity