Reaping Fruits of Eritrea-Finland Higher Education Cooperation

BY SEMIR SEID | SHABAIT The National Higher Education and Research Institute (NHERI) hosted a dissemination seminar of the Eritrea-Finland Cooperation in Higher Education on Monday the 12th of March. The one-day seminar at the Asmara Palace Hotel which was attended by higher education officials, Ministers and instructors from both countries focused on reflections about […]

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ICT4EEDU – Strengthening ICT in Education in Eritrea

By University of Eastern Finland, The ICT4EEDU aims at strengthening the human and infrastructure capacity of the Eritrean Institute of Technology (EIT) to create and distribute electronic learning resources and services that are pedagogically sound and locally relevant, so that the EIT can take an active and informed role in the use of ICTs to […]

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Eritrea and Finland Signed Bilateral Agreement on Technical Cooperation

By Shabait, Eritrea and Finland signed an Agreement on Technical Cooperation on higher education in Asmara on 2nd October 2015 this week. The Agreement was signed by Mr. Semere Russom, the Minister of Education and Mr. Pekka Haavisto, Special Envoy of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The cooperation agreement envisages Finnish support in five […]

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Finland to Launch First Bilateral Development Cooperation Programme in Eritrea

By Finland Foreign Affairs, Finland is about to launch its first bilateral development cooperation programme in Eritrea. This cooperation programme between Finnish and Eritrean higher education institutions (HEI) seeks to improve teaching, research and teacher training in Eritrea. It is also an example of how the root causes of emigration can be addressed in the […]

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Finn Church Aid to Enter Partnership Program to Improve Education in Eritrea

By Alvin Ang, Finn Church Aid (FCA) has entered into a 3 year agreement with the Eritrean National Commission for Higher Education to form an educational partnership aimed at revitalizing the education system in Eritrea. The agreement will run until December 2017. Members from the FCA will collaborate with Eritrean teachers to develop a comprehensive […]

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Eritrean Delegation Concludes a 5 Day Working Visit to Finland

By Shabait, A HIGH level Eritrean delegation led by Mr. Osman Saleh, Foreign Minister, conducted working visit to Finland from 25 to 30 August 2014. In the course of its visit the delegation has met with Foreign Minister MR. Erkki Tumoioja and Mr. Pekka Haavisto, Minister of International Development Cooperation and discussed bilateral and regional issues […]

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Finland Development Minister to visit Eritrea Again

By Finland Foreign Affairs Ministry, MINISTER for International Development Pekka Haavisto will visit Sudan and Eritrea on 26–30 May. In Khartoum, capital of Sudan, the Minister will meet representatives of the Sudanese administration, national and international actors, including representatives of the EU and the UN, and aid workers. The purpose of the visit is to discuss […]

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