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Advancing Development Goals through Higher Education Partnerships

The Higher Education for Development (HED) initiative focuses on forging partnerships between U.S. higher education institutions and host country universities to tackle various development challenges. Key areas include health, global food security, education, and workforce development, among others. With the collaboration of USAID, HED aims to create sustainable solutions through improved access to education and resources in developing nations, including strategies for crisis situations and climate change resilience. This roundtable discussion on March 28, 2011, explored innovative approaches to empower local capacities.

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Advancing Development Goals through Higher Education Partnerships

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  1. Higher Education for Development (HED) m4Ed4Dev Research Roundtable Roy Zimmermann Director of Programs March 28, 2011 rzimmermann@hedprogram.org Higher Education for Development One Dupont Circle, Suite 420 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 243-7699 www.HEDprogram.org

  2. Improved methods for addressing development goals: health, ed, ag, etc. Host Country University U.S Higher Education Institution Partnerships Forged Human and Institutional Capacity Developed

  3. Areas of Focus HED partnerships address a wide range of development challenges, including: • Health • Global Food Security • Business/Economics • Environment and Natural Resource Management • Agriculture • Workforce Development • Small Business Growth and Entrepreneurship • Education • Democracy and Governance, Public Policy, and Journalism • Information Technology • Women and Development

  4. USAID’s New Education Strategy Basic education with an emphasis on literacy Higher Education and workforce development Access to education in crisis and conflict Other priorities and trends Climate Change Entrepreneurism and small and medium sized economic development Feed the future Global Health • Possible joint collaboration in entrepreneurship education in business/technology skills enabled through US universities to developing nations USAID Education Goals

  5. Collaboration within USAID/EGAT/ED between basic education and Higher Education for Development (HED) Reflects coordination of basic and higher education goals of new Education Strategy Creating a template for future meetings Goal is to generate recommendations for demonstration grants that will possibly be jointly funded between USAID and HED m4Ed4Dev@Stanford

  6. HED Website (RFAs) (visit www.hedprogram.org) News Releases Social Media Networks e-Alerts e-Newsletter (sign up today at http://eepurl.com/Emoj) Get Connected with HED

  7. Questions? Contact Us Roy Zimmermann, PhD Director of Programs rzimmermann@HEDprogram.org (202) 243-7699 Higher Education for Development One Dupont Circle, Suite 420 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 243-7680 www.HEDprogram.org For more information, also visit: USAID: www.usaid.gov MEPI: http://mepi.state.gov

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