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CoE Cycle 2015-2018

The first cycle of the new strategy started in January 2015 and ended in December 2018. A total of 32 institutions were selected to operate as Centres of Excellence during this cycle.

List of CoEs by region

Africa

African Advanced Level Telecommunications Institute  (AFRALTI)
Centre for Learning, Telkom SA (TELKOM)
Digital Bridge Institute (DBI)
Ecole Supérieure Africaine des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (ESATIC)
Ecole Supérieure Multinationale des Télécommunications (ESMT)
University of Rwanda, College of Science and Technology (URCST)

Arab States

Centre d’Etudes et de Recherche des Télécommunications (CERT)
Institut National des Postes et Télécommunications (INPT)
National Telecommunication Institute (NTI)
Sudatel Telecommunications Academy (SUDACAD)
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
The Center of Information, Training, Documentation, and Studies in Communication Technologies  (CIFODE'COM)

Asia & Pacific

Advanced Level Telecoms Training Centre  (ALTTC)
China Academy of Telecommunications Research (MIIT)
State Radio Monitoring Centre (SRMC)
TOT Academy – Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT)

CIS countries

Digital Innovation Academy (DIA)
Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI)
Odessa National Academy of  Telecommunications (period 2015-2018) (ONAT)

Europe

Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering (CTU)
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (FEEIT)
Institute for Technology and Quality (ISQ)
National Institute of Telecommunications (NIT)
Technische Universitat Chemnitz (TUC)

The Americas

Centro de Capacitación en Alta Tecnología para Latino América y el Caribe (CCAT LAT)
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones (CINTEL)
Centro Internacional de Investigación Científica en Telecomunicaciones, Tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (CITIC)
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Capacitación de Telecomunicaciones – Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (INICTEL UNI)
Instituto Nacional de Telecomunicações (INATEL)
Universidad Nacional de la Plata (UNLP)

Operational Processes and Procedures

Operational Processes and Procedures [cover]

A document on the operational processes and procedures was developed to guide the implementation process of the new CoE strategy. The document explains among other things: the principles guiding the new strategy; the selection of the Centres of Excellence; the Governance process and structure, and how the Centres will operate and relate to other stakeholders.

Download the Operational Processes and Procedures document (2014 version)

Priority areas

Centres are selected to provide training in a particular area of significance to the ITU membership. For more information on the priority areas for each CoE in the 2015-2018 cycle click here. The areas identified as priorities at the World Telecommunications Development Conference 2014 were:  

  • Policy and regulation
  • Broadband access
  • Cybersecurity
  • Conformance and interoperability
  • Spectrum management
  • Digital broadcasting
  • ICT applications and services
  • Emergency telecommunications
  • Capacity building in internet governance
  • e-Waste
  • ICT and climate change mitigation and adaptation

Performance Evaluation

At the end of the four-year cycle, a performance evaluation of the CoE network was undertaken. It focused on the extent to which the network was able to achieve its objectives and strengthen the capacity of people in ITU member states.  The evaluation also reviewed the ability of the network to operate based on a self-sustainable model and highlighted best practices as well as challenges faced by the Centres. Find the CoE performance evaluation report below.

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