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EDULINK-ACP-EU Cooperation in Higher Education
ZA/DCI-AFS/22779

Agreement No. ZA/DCI-AFS/22779-EDULINK-ACP-EU Cooperation in Higher Education. Signed on 5 March 2012 for an amount of €5.0 million to be implemented in 72 months. (Requesting Authority is RSA) The RSA NAO delegates its responsibility to the ACP Secretariat to implement the programme on its behalf.

Implementation Mode:

Indirect management (ACP Secretariat is the Contracting Authority).

PMU and Call for Proposals;

Purpose  1:

Capacity building of RSA and ACP higher education institutions in the fields of teaching, policy, management, planning and administration

Purpose 2:

Institutional co-operation to maximize academic quality and relevance in the regional or sub-regional context.

Expected results:

The involvement of the RSA will contribute to the achievement of the following results:

  • Enhanced contribution to national and regional policies in the energy and agriculture fields and development plans for cooperation in higher education;
  • Increased Inter-institutional networking in those two sectors between HEI, including institutions offering teacher training, degrees and diplomas, contributing to regional solutions to teacher shortages.

The Programme is ongoing

The Secretariat through the assistance of the PMU continues to follow up the implementation of the 47 Grant Contracts. The Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development is routinely briefed on the progress of the EDULINK programme.

Beneficiary countries:

Mozambique, Angola, Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eastern and Southern African region, Caribbean region, Mauritius, DRC, Ethiopia, Senegal, Fiji, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Timor-Leste, Kenya, Benin, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Malawi, Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire.

For more information, Contact: Department of Political Affairs and Human Development