Highlights

Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarships (TIES) 2009 Conference

"Sustainable Partnerships: A Call to Action" Conference in Veracruz, Mexico, October 8-10, 2009

HED shares a message of sympathy to all affected by the earthquake in Haiti.

HED Partnership to Strengthen Environmental Law Programs

Multi-institutional and Multi-country Partnership Will Lead to Improved Environmental Practices and Preservation of Vital Natural Resources.

Croatia’s First Academic Program to Strengthen Local Government

A $100,000 award from HED helped to develop and implement the country’s first graduate-level curriculum in public administration.

A Graduate Degree In Women’s Studies in a Traditional Region of Egypt

A partnership between Menoufia University, Egypt, and the University of Connecticut.

President Bush Highlights TIES Initiative on Trip to Mexico

On his recent trip to Mexico, President George Bush met with student participants of the TIES Initiative.

HED Awards 13 More USAID-Funded Grants in Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Grant Competition

HED and USAID announced today that an additional 13 partnerships will be funded through the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Planning Grant Competition.

Africa-U.S. Initiative Partnership Plans 2009

Partners Polish Their Africa-U.S. Initiaive Plans

Higher Education Partnership to Focus on Curricula Development and New Career Center in Algeria

Higher Education for Development (HED) has awarded a three-year grant supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Embassy in Algiers.

Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Partners Conference News

The Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Partners Conference held in Accra, Ghana included dynamic speakers and planning sessions.

Higher Education for Development Announces New Director of Programs

New Director of Programs Roy Zimmermann.

HED Opens Registration for the Africa-U.S. Initiative Conference

Reshaping Human and Institutional Capacity Building through Higher Education Partnerships 2009

University of Pittsburgh wins grant to develop new approaches to advance USAID’s political party programs

HED awards grant to University of Pittsburgh to evaluate USAID’s political party programs.

New Higher Education Partnership to Focus on Community-based Natural Resource Management Education in Southern Africa

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Higher Education for Development (HED) have awarded a three-year grant.

Twenty Partnerships Awarded USAID-Funded Grants in Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Grant Competition

Nearly 300 applications were submitted for capacity-building partnerships between

U.S.

colleges and universities and higher education institutions in Sub-Saharan African nations.

Africa-U.S. Higher Education Planning Grant Competition Draws Unprecedented Interest

Record Number of Nearly 300 Applications Received

Marketing Education and Research Center Lends a Hand on Winning Presentation

William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan/International Academy of Business

Update: Partners Meeting of the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Planning Grants

Information on a Partners Meeting of the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Planning Grants

HED Announces New Executive Director

Tully Cornick is Named New Executive Director at HED.

Higher Education for Development to Manage Planning Grant Competition for the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative

Launch of the Request for Applications Anticipated November 2008