http://www.myheadlines.org/source1542.html News updates from the MyHeadlines database en http://www.myheadlines.org/images/myh.gif http://www.myheadlines.org/source1542.html 10 03 2010 World Bank | Africa - Contacts:In MaputoCarlos Rojas 258 21 48 23 39crojas@worldbank.orgRafael Saute 258 21 48 29 44rsaute@worldbank.org  WASHINGTON, D.C., February 25, 2010 – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit (1) of US$40 million equivalent in support of the implementation of the Government of Mozambique’s Higher Education Science and Technology (HEST) Project.   The overall objective of the project is to support the Government of Mozambique’s policy goals of economic development and poverty alleviation by increasing the number and quality of graduates at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and improving the country’s national research capacity. “The quality of human resources is an essential ingredient for  long-term, sustained development. This project will help address that,” said Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva, Country Director for Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.“It will tackle the well-identified issue of a rather modest research output in Mozambique, by creating incentives for research and development through support to researchers and institutions, as well as by supporting actions aimed at increasing the quantity and improving the quality of higher education graduates and education institutions in the country.”  The project will specifically support the Government of Mozambique in the following areas: It will strengthen the National Council of Accreditation and Quality as well as the National Institute of Distance Learning through training and capacity building. It will also help the Government’s implementation of the accreditation and credit transfer pilot systems; develop the national higher education qualifications framework; and pilot and evaluate higher education financing reforms. The project’s support for distance learning will also include the establishment of a third provincial distance learning resources center. Other areas of support include the revitalization of the National Academy of Science, as well as support to the Government’s “Scientists for Tomorrow” program, which is designed to interest youth in math and other science-based careers. Under its second component, the project will tackle the issue of quality of teaching, learning, and research through the provision of competitive funding that will provide grants and loans to qualified public and private higher education institutions. This includes grants and loans in the areas of information and communication technology applications, postgraduate programs, and teaching/learning innovations. Finally, the project is set to provide scholarships for undergraduate studies for poor and needy and qualified students from the provinces, as well as scholarships for master's and PhD levels in strategic areas. Under the undergraduate scholarship program, the project will provide approximately 350 scholarships a year to either public or private universities. The postgraduate scholarships will enable existing faculty members and researchers to upgrade their qualifications to master’s and PhD degrees in strategic areas defined by the government’s Human Resource Development Strategy, with emphasis on science, engineering, and technology. Approximately 20 master’s or PhD scholarships will be funded by this project annually. “This project is key to securing continuity and support for ongoing reforms in the sector; a great majority of which are receiving support from the World Bank under the government’s Higher Education Project (2002-2009),” said Carlos Rojas, World Bank task team leader for the project.“World Bank support for higher education in Mozambique dates from the late 1980s, followed by an additional support in  early 1990s, and later on by another IDA financing to the government’s Higher Education Project in 2002. That support was instrumental in expanding higher education in the country and introducing a system-wide reform agenda, including through technical assistance at policy and institutional development levels; demand-side financing and strategic infrastructure development; and competitive funding to stimulate teaching and learning and research activities.” This project is a component of the World Bank’s 2008-2011 Country Partnership Strategy for Mozambique. A detailed description of the credit is contained in the project document, which is available at the web link below, or by sending an email to aotacala@worldbank.org, or by requesting a hard copy at the World Bank office in Maputo ( 258 21482300).____For more on the World Bank’s work in Mozambique, and its support to education, including technical and vocational education in Mozambique, go to ‘projects and programs’ at: www.worldbank.org/mozambique For more on the World Bank’s work in Sub-Saharan Africa, visit: www.worldbank.org/africa (1) The credit is provided on standard International Development Association (IDA) terms, with a commitment fee of 0.5 percent, a service charge of 0.75 percent, and a 40 year maturity which includes a 10-year grace period.  For more information, please visit the Projects website. ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2364080.html 09 03 2010 Daily Nation (Kenya) | Africa - Iran the main focus as row rages over a nuclear programme seen as dangerous ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2361717.html 09 03 2010 ReliefWeb Vacancies - Source: CARE Canada
Org type(s): Non-governmental Organization
Closing date: 29 Mar 2010
Location: Zimbabwe (Harare)
Sector(s): Coordination and Support Services, Protection / Human Rights / Rule of Law ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2360836.html 09 03 2010 USDA | Foreign Agricultural Service | News - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today amends availability of the following credit guarantees for sales of U.S. agricultural commodities under the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) for fiscal year 2010. Additional Amount Available: $100 Million Geographical Area: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d’Ivoire, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierre Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2360468.html 09 03 2010 SABC | Africa news - A fresh row has erupted in Zimbabwe's unity government after president Robert Mugabe reassigned functions of ministers, in a move that the Movement for Democratic Change party believes is meant to weaken their position. ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2360354.html 09 03 2010 The Zimbabwe Mail - NOTTINGHAM, UK - Detectives investigating a serious assault which left a 42-year-old Zimbabwean man with head injuries believe his attackers had been at a party which had been organised for members of Nottingham's African community. ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2360254.html 09 03 2010 The Zimbabwe Mail - HARARE - Iranian Security agencies are training thousands of Zimbabwe’s ruthless secret spy services personnel at a secret base in Tehran, a move likely to further increase the rift between the feisty Robert Mugabe and the Western nations, particulary the United States. ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2360253.html 09 03 2010 The Zimbabwe Mail - United Kingdom - A Zimbabwean illegal immigrant in the United Kingdom whose car knocked down and killed a 12-year-old Black Country boy is finally set to be thrown out of Britain more than five years after the tragedy, it was revealed today. ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2360251.html 09 03 2010 The Zimbabwe Mail - STRUGGLE stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela bitterly lashed out at Nelson Mandela in a new interview. ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2360252.html 09 03 2010 The Zimbabwe Mail - PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma was met by angry exiled Zimbabwean protesters during his state visit to London. The demonstrators are angered by what they see as his failure to put more pressure on Robert Mugabe. ]]> http://www.myheadlines.org/headline2360248.html