NFP-NPT-NICHE e-Newsletter November 2011
In this final issue of our quarterly e-Newsletter we give you an overview of the latest developments and updates on the NFP, NPT and NICHE programmes. Look out for the new two-weekly Nuffic Newsletter that will start mid-January.
In response to the new Dutch development policy, as outlined in the March 2011 Focus letter, there have been some changes in the number of countries that may partecipate in the NICHE programme.
On 1 November 2011 Scholarships Online (SOL) re-opened for applications for the February 2012 deadline. It marked the start of the NFP year 2012-2013.
On Thursday 13 October Vin Morar, researcher at TSM Business School of the University of Twente, held a lecture on linking education and the labour market. The lecture was organised by Nuffic’s TVET Taskforce.
Following a recent Nuffic secondment to the World Bank in Washington, Mr Jamil Salmi of the World Bank visited Nuffic on 3 November. Mr Salmi came to exchange information and explore avenues of future collaboration in the field of tertiary...
One year into this four-year NICHE project, the second phase of Elimu ya Ujasiriamali VETA (EUVETA) is now well underway. The core aim of the project is to introduce the Entrepreneurship Education and Training (EET) curriculum in 120 VET centres...
The NPT and NICHE programmes are currently being evaluated to provide insight into the development, management and implementation of the programmes. The evaluation, conducted by Ramboll Management Consulting, will cover the implementation of the...
Two years ago Nuffic and SIU initiated an international initiative in order to harmonise university development cooperation. In this short interview Ad Boeren brings us up to date about the latest developments, following the second Donor...