Eritrea

31 July 2024

Practical, Hands-on Education and Skills that Make a positive Difference

Eritrea’s technical and vocational education (TVET) institutions celebrated significant graduations, emphasizing hands-on training and social justice. Over 10,000 students have graduated since 2015, with increasing female participation. The government prioritizes expanding and enhancing TVET to foster skilled human resources. Read more

 

30 April 2024

Benefits of Digital Library in Vocational Education

A technical school in Eritrea is developing its own digital library to  provide students and teachers with easier access to learning materials.  This initiative comes alongside a national program, Rora Digital Library, which offers vocational schools video demonstrations and other resources. Both programs aim to bridge the gap in educational resources, especially for students in remote areas. More

 

31 March 2024

National School Leaving Examination Underway

Eritrea’s National School Leaving Examination began on March 18th, 2024. The nationwide exams cover 12 fields of study and will be administered over one week. This year’s exam sees a significant rise in participation with 30,779 students taking the test, a 45% increase from last year. More

 

31 January 2024

Call For Reinforced Participation in Teaching-Learning Process

Keren, 18 January 2023- Ambassador Abdellas Musa, Governor of Anseba Region, called for reinforced participation and contribution of the community in the development of teaching-learning process. Read more

International Day of Education: Highlighting How Education is a Key Element in Transforming Lives and Communities

Every year, on a number of different days across the calendar, the international community comes together to observe international days. As declared by the United Nations (UN), international days are “occasions to educate the public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity.” Read more

 

30 November 2023

Orotta College Of Medicine and Health Science Graduates 252 Students

Orotta College of Medicine and Health Science today, 11 November, graduated 252 students including 130 females in degree and diploma programs in various fields of study. Read more

 

30 April 2023

Eritrea will Host National Organic Fertilizer Conference

The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the Ministry of Marine Resources (MoMR) jointly will host a National Organic Fertilizer Conference under the theme – ‘Organic Fertilizers to Boost Safe & Nutritious Food Production!’… Read more

Gender Equality in Higher Education

Higher education in Eritrea has expanded dramatically in the last two decades, and the enrolment of students in tertiary education has increased significantly. Read more

Higher Education Institutions Graduate …

The Higher Education Institutions since their establishment in 2008 have graduated 29,772 in Masters, first degree and diploma including 256 in Medical Doctorate. Read more

 

31 March 2023

Academic Freedom in Decline in 22 Countries Worldwide

Over the past decade, academic freedom has declined in more than 22 countries representing more than half of the world’s population, four billion people, says the Academic Freedom Index: Update 2023 (AFI), a new study, produced by researchers at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Institute of Political Science (FAUIPS, Erlangen-Nuremberg), Germany, and the V-Dem Institute in Gothenburg, Sweden. Read more

 

Neapolitan Meetings of Eritrean and Ethiopian Studies 1

Alessandro Bausi and Denis Nosnitsin take part in the First Conference in the Cycle “Neapolitan Meetings of Eritrean and Ethiopian Studies” entitled From Aksum to Lalibäla: The myth of the “dark age” of Eritrean and Ethiopian history (7th-13th cent.). Read more

 

28 February 2023

Asmara College of Education Graduates Students

According to Dr. Yonas Mesfun, Acting Dean of the Collage, the graduates include 18 in Social Science, 30 in Pedagogy and 9 in English Language. Read more

Assessment Meeting of Eritrean Center of Institutional Excellence

The Eritrean Center of Institutional Excellence organized activity assessment meeting of 2022 and plan of action for 2023 today, 25 February at the National Confederation of Eritrean Workers conference hall. Read more

 

31 January 2023

Open Access Publishing Deal for Low-, Middle-Income Countries

Academics based in 70 low- and middle-income countries, including those in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, will be able to have their primary research published Gold Open Access by Nature – at no cost – thus enabling their scientific work to be permanently and freely available online for anyone to read. Read more

 

30 November 2022

2023 YALI East Africa Regional Leadership Program Cohorts 49, 50 & 51 for Young Leaders in East & Central Africa …

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) was launched by former President of the United States Barack Obama as a signature effort to invest in the next generation of African Leaders. Read more

Planetary Health is a Roadmap to Transdisciplinary Action

Higher education institutions and their researchers can advance Planetary Health as a transdisciplinary solutions-oriented approach to tackle global challenges such as the consequences of climate change and health crises. Read more

 

31 October 2022

Education Basic in Ensuring Social Justice

Mr. Musa Hussein, Director General of General Education at the Ministry of Education said that education is one of the basic components in the effort to ensure social justice and called on students to take advantage of the opportunity being provided. Read more

Working Towards Capacity Building and Assessment

In cooperation with the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) under the umbrella of the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security and Africa (GMES & Africa), the MLWE conducted a needs assessment workshop at Crystal Hotel this week. Read more

Workshop Focusing on Cervical Cancer Vaccination Program

The Ministry of Health branch in the Central Region organized workshop on 21 October aimed at designing action plan for the Cervical Cancer vaccination program… Read more

 

30 September 2022

Eritrea Seizes Control of Catholic-Owned College

The Hagaz Agro-Technical School (*) is run by the LaSalle Brothers organisation and has been providing training in farm machinery, rearing of crops and animals, as well as soil conservation for the last 23 years. Read more

Welcome to Prof. Aaron Michael Butts

The Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies is happy to welcome Professor Aaron Michael Butts. Read more

 

31 July 2022

Hamelmalo College of Agriculture Graduates 349 Students

Indicating that education and human resources development is significantly important in the effort to develop the traditional way of farming and livestock breeding into a modern one, Prof. Woldeamlak said that the college is earnestly working to that effect. Read more

 

31 January 2022

The Chronicle of John of Nikiu: Text-Critical Edition and Digital Research Platform

The Chronicle of John of Nikiu is a unique historiographical work and an essential source for historians dealing with Late Antiquity. It was composed by a Coptic bishop John in the seventh century in Egypt, in the city of Nikiu in the Nile Delta, in the period of the conquest of Egypt by the Arabs. Read more

 

30 September 2021

Project Unlocks Understanding of Miracle of Mary Texts

Whatever is human belongs to all human beings” said Mehari Worku, deacon in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, when asked whether he had concerns about this work being organised and housed by an American university. Read more

 

31 July 2021

Eritrean Resilience in Education

Currently, there are 1,147 educational institutions, including ten vocational schools and six colleges, with a total enrollment of over 800 thousand students. Read more

 

30 June 2021

Bishops Criticise the Nationalisation of Catholic Schools

Catholic Bishops in Eritrea say that the Church is not in competition with the State by running health and educational services. Read more

Partnership with Ministry of Higher Education

Ministry of Higher Education this morning has thanked its cooperating partner, Astria Learning for its unwavering support in Education Management. … Astria Learning Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Jeff Bordes donated One Million face masks to be distributed to all Higher Education Institutions. Read more

Workshop on Cultural Heritage and National identity

The Adi-Keih College of Business and Social Sciences in cooperation with the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students organized a workshop focusing on cultural heritage and national identity. Read more

 

31 August 2019

Higher Education Institutions Graduate…

Eritrea provides FREE education to its citizens in all levels of education. Read more

GMU Students Learn About Development During Two-Week Visit

Challenging Narratives of Development in Post Conflict Settings” program was the first study abroad trip to Eritrea undertaken by any university. Read more

 

31 July 2019

College of Adi-Keih Business and Social Science Graduates 523 Students

Indicating that education is the basis of development of all sectors, Ms. Askalu Menkorios, Minister of Tourism, said that the Government as part of ensuring social justice is providing education free of charge to the level of higher education and that is registering praiseworthy result. Read more

 

15 October 2017

Asmara Community College Graduates 130 Teachers

130 teachers who had been attending a 2-year Diploma course on management and pedagogy at Asmara Community College have graduated. Read more

Training For Members Of The Eritrean Navy

In a bid to equip staff members with modern naval skills, the Eritrean Navy provided 213 of its members with marine- sciences and various naval skills. Read more

 

30 September 2017

Praiseworthy Achievement In Developing Teaching Profession

Owing to the relentless effort exerted on the part of the Ministry of Education and the Eritrean Teachers Association, praiseworthy achievements have been registered in developing the teaching profession. Read more

15 September 2017

Training For Members of Eritrean Navy

The Eritrean Navy organized training program for 28 of its members aimed at upgrading their skills. Read more

 

31 August 2017

Capacity Upgrading Training

The Asmara College of Health is providing higher diploma course with a view to upgrade the capacity of Assistant Nurses. Read more

 

15 August 2017

Ministry of Education Conducts Assessment Meeting

The Central region branch of the Ministry of Education has conducted an assessment meeting focusing on maintaining the achievements registered and learn from the shortcomings encountered. Read more

Workshop on Sharing Experiences

A workshop aimed at sharing experiences among health professionals in the Northern Red Sea region was organized in the port city of Massawa. Read more

15 July 2017

500 Graduate from Asmara Community College

Asmara Community College has graduated 500 students including 58 females in Certificate. Read more

Handing Over Ceremony of Newly Constructed Science College

The handing over of the newly constructed Science College at Mai Nefhi by the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Corporation at a cost of 25 million dollars was conducted on 27 July. Read more

Women’s Success in Tertiary Education

The number of female students graduating from institutions of higher education in the last 10 years has witnessed a remarkable growth. Read more

 

30 June 2017

Research Theme Identification Workshop

The Halhale College of Business and Economics organized a workshop aimed at identifying research theme. Read more

Skill Upgrading Training for Healthcare Professionals

The Health Ministry’s branch in the Gash-Barka region, has offered one-month training at Barentu Referral Hospital to staff members in a bid to upgrade their skills. Read more

Wina Technical School Graduates 144 Students

Wina Technical School has   graduated a total of 144 students that included 33 females who studied a 2 year-long theoretical and practical education at a certificate level. Read more

 

15 June 2017

College of Marine Science and Technology Graduates 131 Students

A total of 131 students of whom 49 of them are females graduated from the Massawa College of Marine Science and Technology with degree and diploma. Read more

Graduates Pledge to Boost Contribution in Nation Building

The graduates from the College of Marine Science reiterated readiness to make due contribution in the nation building process through practical implementation of the knowledge they have acquired during their stay in the college. Read more

Hagaz Technical and Agricultural School Graduates 99 Students

A total of 99 students graduate with certificate from Hagaz Technical and Agricultural School out of whom 42 are females. Read more

 

30 April 2017

For Improvement of Student Competence

The Minister of Education, said that efforts are being exerted to improve the competence of students. He made the remarks at a meeting he conducted in Mendefera with stakeholders. Read more

 

15 March 2017

Community College: Striving to Produce Qualified Teachers

The Asmara Community College that was established in 2015 is striving to produce qualified teachers. The comment was made by Mr. Alem Gebrekal, the director of the college. Read more

New Building for Confucius Institute

Confucius Institute, School of Chinese Language and Culture in Eritrea, has launched the construction of a new building. Read more

Youth Trained in Various Professions

85 youth in Dekemhare sub-zone, who have been trained in wood and metal works, computer science and graphics as well as in beauty salon have graduated on 3rd March. Read more

 

15 November 2016

Training Staff Members

The branch office of the Ministry of Education in the Southern Red Sea region has graduated on 2 November 22 of its staff members who had been attending computer based course. Read more

Varied Programs to Nurture Skilled Youth

The NUEYS Southern region branch in collaboration with stakeholders has mapped out various programs to equip youth with different skills. Read more

Vocational Training for Needy Citizens

In line with its ongoing efforts to assist needy citizens throughout the country, the Ministry of Labor and Human welfare has offered a vocational training to over 1,200 children of martyrs and needy citizens. Read more

 

30 September 2016

Executive Director of NCHE Participates At International Education Conference

Executive Director of the Commission of Higher Education in Eritrea, participated at the 28th Annual European Association for International Education that took place in Liverpool, the UK. Read more

Seminar on Education Service in Eritrea

The Diversity Resources International (DRI) a UK based leadership, management and research center organized a seminar in partnership with the Halhale College of Business and Economics and the University of Brighton, the UK, on Eritrea’s Education Challenges and Opportunities in general and that of higher education in particular. Read more

Training for Members of NUEW

The National Union of Eritrean Women organized a training program at the Embatkala Eritrean Center for Organizational Excellence aimed at upgrade the capacity of its members. Read more

 

31 July 2016

National Secondary School Leaving Examination Results Announced

According to the report from the Commission for Higher Education Testing Center, 11% of the participants of the national secondary school leaving examination scored results for degree program. Read more

Statement by Minister of Information of the State of Eritrea, At the International Conference on Eritrean Studies

Let me first applaud the timely initiative that the Commission of Higher Education, the Center for Strategic Studies and the Research and Documentation Center have jointly taken. Read more

 

30 June 2016

Over 200 Students Graduate From Mai Habar Technical School

More than 200 students have graduated from the Mai Habar Technical School. Read more

 

15 June 2016

A Future Abundant of Intellectuals: Eritrean Institutions of Higher Education

Eritrea has strongly relied on the resource of its people since the first arising steps of its history. Read more

Confucius School of Language and Culture Staged Educational and Cultural Shows

The Chinese Confucius School of Language and Culture staged educational and art shows. Read more

 

15 May 2016

Higher Education Institutions Graduate Over 23 Thousand Students

According to the office of the National Commission for Higher Education the students graduated with diploma, first degree, masters as well as MD. 420 graduates were also offered scholarship opportunities abroad. Read more

Workshop on Institutional Cooperation

The Eritrean Center of Institutional Excellence in partnership with the Halhale College of Business and Economics conducted a workshop. Read more

 

1 April 2016

Institutions of Higher Education Conduct Festival

The 7th festival of the Institutions of Higher Education was launched on 24 March at the premises of the Eritrean Institution of Technology at Mai-Nefhi. Read more

 

January 2016

72 Students Acquire Scholarship in UAE

In line with the agreement concluded between Eritrea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the field of education, a total of 72 students including 13 females from the Eritrean Institute of Higher Education have secured scholarship. Read more

 

December 2015

Research activities in Hagaz Agricultural and Technical School

Research activities by students of Hagaz Agricultural and Technical School are witnessing encouraging outcome. Read more

SMAP Institute Holds Its 9th Commencement

SMAP Institute of Training, Education, Research and Consultancy, held its 9th commencement, 535 students graduated with diplomas in 8 educational fields. Read more

Strengthening Higher Education in a Time of Peace

Eritrea has in recent months recruited foreign academics and signed international higher education agreements. Read more

 

October 2015

Eritrea’s Institutions of Higher Education: Ongoing Efforts Towards Educational Excellence Part I Eritrea continues to offer tuition free access in all levels of education. As a result, a number of students have been joining the seven institutions of higher education. Read more

Eritrea’s Institutions of Higher Education: Ongoing Efforts Towards Educational Excellence Part II Any success in Eritrea’s educational sector is mainly a result of a sound policy, which gives an easy access to every national willing to get educated and thereby reach a higher realm of excellence provided that a student meets the qualification standards set by the institutions of higher education. Read more

Ongoing Efforts to Bolster Higher Education Institutions Executive Director of the Commission of Higher Education, described the vigorous efforts that are being exerted to strengthen the institutions of Higher Education in the county to ensure provision of quality education as well as enhance their research capabilities. Read more

 

September 2015

Towards Making Eritel Services More User-Friendly In Eritrea, colleges are made with purposes that go far beyond ‘just delivering education’ the biggest achievement each student attains is the chance to share ideas with fellow students. Read more