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Last
Updated: Aug
9th, 2007 - 09:52:08 |
Dramatic academic changes
registered in higher education in the last 4
years
By Staff
Sep 16, 2006,
18:03
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| The Eritrean
Technological Institute in
Mai-Nefhi | Asmara, 16
September 2006 – The establishment of several colleges
in Eritrea in the last 4 years has shown a 45% increase
of students who have joined higher education
institutions, according to reports of the Ministry of
Education. Moreover, the reports said that this figure
when compared to previous ones shows a dramatic change
in the higher education arena.
The Eritrean
Government in line with its efforts to improve the
education system and its plan to broaden higher
education institutions all over the country has set up 8
colleges at university level with degree and diploma
programs.
According to reports, the newly
established colleges i.e. the Eritrean Technological
Institute in Mai-Nefhi comprising 3 major colleges, the
Agricultural College in Hamelmalo, the Health Science
and Orotta medical school in Asmara, Marine Science and
Technology college in Hirgigo, and the Arts and Social
Science college in Adi-Keyih, as well as the Business
and Economics college in Massawa, both are currently in
the process of establishment.
Previous number of
students enrolled in the University of Asmara usually
ranged below 6,000 but with the opening of the new
institutions in the last 4 years the number has doubled.
The report further indicated that efforts are being made
to enhance the number of colleges within the higher
education institutions and enable them to a full
university level.
Efforts are also being made to
fully equip the laboratory at the Science, Engineering
and Technology Colleges in addition to the utilizing the
resources and instructors in order to carryout the
task.
The transfer of resources of the University
of Asmara to the newly established higher education
institutions is part of the effort being made to enhance
the capacity of these institutions.
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