News & Events
- From: 13/02/2012
- To: 17/02/2012
- Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the government of Burkina Faso will hold the 2012 Triennale on Education and Training in Africa in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from February 13-17, 2012. This important, international event will take place at the Ouagadougou 2000 International Conference Centre.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education
21/12/2011 - The African Development Bank Group’s board of directors has approved a USD15.6 million grant from its concessionary lending arm, the African Development Fund (ADF) to help strengthen the capacity of African Virtual University (AVU).
Categories: Education, Human and Social Development
16/12/2011 - The African Development Bank’s Group Board of Directors approved an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of USD 19.2 million to Eritrea on November 30, 2011 to improve equitable access, quality and relevance of technical, vocational education and training. The project will be financed jointly by an ADF grant of USD 18.65 million and an Eritrean Government’s contribution of USD 2.06 million.
09/12/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved on 7 December a corporate loan of South African rand (ZAR) 65 million equivalent to USD 8 million to Trustco Group Holdings Ltd to support the Trustco Finance student lending program thus improving access to education, employability and job-earning potential of high school graduates in the country.
Categories: Namibia, Private Sector Development, Education
19/10/2011 - Participants gathered at the Carnegie Mellon University in Rwanda to celebrate a unique tripartite partnership between the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Government of Rwanda and Carnegie Mellon University and the planned opening of a Carnegie Mellon Campus in Rwanda in January 2012.
Categories: Rwanda, Education, Human and Social Development, Information & Communication Technology
- From: 03/04/2012
- To: 04/04/2012
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The African Development Bank (AfDB) joins forces with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the African Union Commission (AUC), UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and UNESCO to organize a Regional Forum on “Education and Training for Science, Technology and Innovation (STI)” in Africa, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from April 3-4, 2012.
Categories: Kenya, Education, Human and Social Development, Information & Communication Technology
29/06/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) today approved a USD 23.4 million (Unit of Account 15 million) loan to finance The Alternative Learning and Skills Development Project Phase II (ALSDP II), in Tanzania.
07/06/2011 - Africa has enjoyed healthy growth over recent year, but to help maintain this growth, it needs to harness Science and Technology Innovations (STI). That means training people for STI, integrating into the global market, and preparing to compete hard in a world fueled by information and driven by knowledge, experts said at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on 6 June, 2011.
Categories: Portugal, Education, Human and Social Development
- From: 24/03/2011
- To: 26/03/2011
- Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will organize a workshop to review Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) initiatives and experiences in Africa, from March 24-26, in Ouagadougou. The workshop will guide preparations of studies on TVSD for the 2011 ADEA Triennial, which will take place from 27 November to 2 December 2011 in the Burkinabe capital.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education
25/02/2011 - “ADEA is working toward making the 2011 Triennale a platform for in-depth debate – with the participation of all stakeholders in development – on the reforms needed to build effective and relevant educational and training systems, for the sustainable development of Africa.” The Triennale, to be held in November, 2011 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, is the world’s most important conference on education in Africa. Nine months before the event, ADEA’s Executive Secretary, Ahlin Byll-Cataria, sheds light on the Triennial and related issues saying, “Africa’s advantage lies in its youth and in the dynamism of its population.” Read the interview.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education
