ADDIS
ABEBA(July 12 - 13,2008) - In addition to the five
on going partnership projects among UK and Ethiopian Universities,
four faculties in Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, and Adama Universities launch
joint projects together with their UK counterparts in the health and
education sectors.
UK government's department from international Development (DFID) funds
the projects through Development partnership in Higher Education (DelPHE)
schemes.
According to British council the Ethiopian universities will start
three-year joint collaboration projects with the Leeds Metropolitan,
South Hampton, and King's College in London as of September 2008.
Aiming to increase the role of theses institutions in poverty reduction
and sustainable development, British Council said DelPHE supports
the capacity building of higher education institutions through collaborative
research, training and transfer of science and technology related
knowledge and skills.
The projects also aim to enhance the skills and knowledge of the academic
staff and students of Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, and Adama Universities.
Launching the four new DelPHE projects officially on Friday, the UK
ambassador to Ethiopia and permanent representative to the AU, Norman
Ling said this project is a part of overall assistant UK is currently
giving to Ethiopia through DFID
The ambassador said UK government, through DFID and British Council,
provides support to country's education at a primary and secondary
level
According to British Council, currently there are five on going DelPHE
project which focus on health, education, science and peace and security.
"The projects have created capacity through research and training
in Addis Ababa, Gondar, and Hawassa Universities through partnership
with Cardiff, Brad for, Cambridge, York and Nottingham Universities
in the UK," British council, UK's international organization
for educational opportunities and cultural relations, said
The UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID)
will invest up to £3 million a year in a new Development Partnerships
in Higher Education programme (DelPHE), which will run for a seven
year period, from June 2006 to March 2013.
With annual level of financing from £130 million together with
a 15 million worth humanitarian assistance, the ambassador said the
relationship of higher institution through these projects could bolster
capacities of Ethiopian higher institutions
The programme is a successor of the Higher Education links programme,
which we ran for 25 years before it was replaced by DelPHE in 2006.
Since
then the DelPHE, projects operating in 25 countries have brought
together understanding and expertise across the world in a bid to
contribute to reducing poverty, promoting science and technology
and helping meet international targets fro providing basic health
and education services by 2015.
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