HED currently has an open competition for a higher education partnership
with Egypt focused on economics research. We'd like to share the
announcement below with those interested in working in economics in
Egypt and encourage members to apply.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks,
Andrea Wolfson
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Higher Education for Development
Knowledge, Partnerships, Results
Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with the US
Agency for International Development (USAID), is seeking applications
from US higher education institutions to collaborate with international
counterparts through an Economics partnership. For details about
applying for this competitive award, please click the link below:
Egypt: Enhancing Capacity for Research in Economics
http://www.hedprogram.org/tabid/66/itemid/154/Egypt-Enhancing-Economics.aspx
Extended Deadline! Applications due: June 9, 2008, 5:00 p.m. ET
One (1) award of up to $400,000 for this three-year higher education
partnership will expand the capacity of the Cairo University Department
of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science's (FEPS)
ability to serve as a regional hub for teaching, research and service in
economics.
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For more information about HED, please visit http://www.hedprogram.org/.
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The Higher Education for Development (HED) program office promotes
higher education's engagement in social and economic development through
institutional and human capacity building in developing countries.
Established in 1992 as the Association Liaison Office for University
Cooperation in Development (ALO), HED assists the nation's six major
higher education associations in partnering with the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID), as well as other development
agencies, donor organizations, and foundations.
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