News

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

Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarships (TIES) 2009 Conference
"Sustainable Partnerships: A Call to Action" Conference in Veracruz, Mexico, October 8-10, 2009

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.

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.

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.

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.

HED Opens Registration for the Africa-U.S. Initiative Conference
Reshaping Human and Institutional Capacity Building through Higher Education Partnerships 2009

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.

Information on Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Winning Partnerships
Higher education institutions have been awarded planning grants.

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

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

New 2008 Higher Education Partnerships Increasingly Specialized and Spanning the Globe
Congratulations to New Award Winners from 2008!

University of Pittsburgh Partners to Strengthen Telecommunications in Kosovo
Partnership with University of Pristina to Strengthen Telecommunications Curriculum and Training in Kosovo