On January 18, 2024, University of Aden attended the kick-off meeting of the project entitled: YHELD - Yemeni Higher Education Leading to Development of relint offices. The kick-off took place online, under the leadership of the project manager dr. Raffaele Longo, Link Campus University (Italy). A Project is co-funded by the Erasmus Plus Programme of the European Commission. The consortium is composed by 8 Yemeni Universities, with a current small operational capacity, 4 EU HEIs, representatives of three European countries, and 1 EU Association of Universities. The KOM was held in online mode.
YHELD project team and project partners are: Link Campus University (Italy), Unione delle University del Mediterraneo (Italy), School of Advanced Social Studies – SASS (Slovenia), Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (Germany), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Germany), University of Abyan (Yemen), Al-Adel University (Yemen), University of Aden (Yemen), Hadhramout University (Yemen), University of Lahej (Yemen), Seiyun University (Yemen), University of Shabwa (Yemen), Taiz University (Yemen).
The YHELD project responds to an urgent and concrete request formulated by Yemeni Universities to support them in overcoming some of the difficulties and the isolation problems created by the recent and current history of the PC. The higher education is one of the sectors that sustained serious destruction and is not considered as priority due to the humanitarian emergency. In addition, the security issue as well as the lack of qualified employment opportunities have discouraged students to participate in the academic life.
The specific objective of the project is to enhance Yemeni HEIs capacities and abilities to work at international level, through the establishment of IROs – International Relation Offices and the definition of internationalization strategies in the partner Yemeni universities. IROs will be academic window on international scenario, a strategic “tool” to involve local educational community in international innovative initiatives, giving visibility, supporting, and monitoring the Universities’ initiatives also assuring good quality standards.
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