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USAID | Afghanistan

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University of Massachusetts - Center for International Education

The Center for International Education of the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst has more than four decades of experience working with educational systems in developing contexts, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Central Asia. CIE is an innovative leader in teacher education systems, non-formal and adult education, community development and empowerment, and recently in the development of degree programs for teachers and educational leaders. The Center combines management of practical field projects with graduate study. The program offers graduate-level professional training, service, and research opportunities in the areas of international development education; non-formal and popular education and literacy; community development and empowerment; education in fragile states; education policy, planning and leadership; and internationalizing U.S. education. Guided by a commitment to participatory and learner-centered approaches, CIE has developed innovative projects for education systems development in teacher education, higher education development, community development, and accelerated learning in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

http://www.umass.edu/cie/

Activities

Vibrant Lessons Changing Education

1 November 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan

USAID/HEP Shahla Dastyar observing her student, Mursal Sarwari, who is in tum teaching students at a high school in Kabul. Five years...

Announcements

Interactive Lessons for Medical Students

31 August 2010 | Hirat, Afghanistan

Medical students in Afghanistan can look forward to a more interactive and up to date curriculum thanks to a workshop run from August 1-5 by...

Afghan University Faculty Members Plan for the Future

31 August 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Participants from universities across Afghanistan were proud to present their institutional plans to their colleagues at a conference in Kabul from August 3 to 5....

Science and Math Association Enthusiastically Welcomed

15 August 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Approximately 300 science and math educators from regions around Afghanistan came together in August for a conference on “Professionalizing Natural Math and Science Teaching in...

Consensus Reached to Improve the Masters in Public Health Curriculum

15 August 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

A USAID-supported one-day “Curriculum Consensus Workshop” challenged participants to define the attributes and processes that will culminate with an internationally respected curriculum for an Afghan...

USAID Returnees Bring Research Methods to Their Universities

31 July 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Master’s graduates from the University of Massachusetts (UMass), Amherst Center for International Education are giving back to their faculties of education by passing on training...

Active Lessons for Future Doctors

15 June 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghan medical English teachers from six provinces learned how to create student-centered classrooms and inject fun into their lessons during a training course facilitated by...

New Class of Future Afghan Education Leaders Enter Master’s Program

15 April 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

The third group of students in the Afghan Master’s of Education program began classes at Kabul Education University on March 23. The 22 participants, half...

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3 Mar 2013

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