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Eight official media statements on major project events and milestones—kick-off, mid-term audit, dual centres, trainer certification, NRG launch, international conference, 18-month package, and Practical VR training. Open any card for the full letterhead release (8 available).

PR-01 7 August 2026 📍 Dire Dawa

For immediate release MaDE-for-UASs Consortium

MaDE-for-UASs Concludes Practical VR/AR Training for University Lecturers at Dire Dawa University

Four-day intensive at the MaDE-Technology Center ends with project pitches, presidential certificates, and nationwide cascade commitments

The Erasmus+ MaDE-for-UASs project closed a four-day Practical VR/AR Training for university lecturers (4–7 August 2026) at Dire Dawa University’s MaDE-Technology Center, with Guzo Technologies, institutional leadership, and cascade mandates for partner campuses.

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PR-02 15 June 2026 📍 Addis Ababa · Consortium coordination (hybrid)

For immediate release MaDE-for-UASs Consortium

MaDE-for-UASs Marks 18-Month Milestone with Submission of Key Mid-Cycle Deliverable Packages

Progress, evaluation, and suitability planning packages consolidate dual-hub delivery, cascade training, and sustainability design under Erasmus+ CBHE

At roughly 18 months of implementation, MaDE-for-UASs submitted consolidated mid-cycle deliverable packages—progress, evaluation, and suitability planning—documenting dual-centre operations, ToT advances, NRG activity, and the pathway to 2026–2027 scale-up.

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PR-03 5 November 2025 📍 Dire Dawa

For immediate release MaDE-for-UASs Consortium · Dire Dawa University

International Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Higher Education Closes in Dire Dawa

Universities, industry, and European partners examine practice-oriented UAS reform, immersive learning, and Learning Factory models

The international conference “The Future for Creativity and Innovation in Higher Education in Ethiopia” (4–5 November 2025) at Dire Dawa University brought together partners from Ethiopia, Europe, and the region—with MaDE-for-UASs and National Resonance Group sessions on skills, VR/AR, and industry collaboration.

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PR-04 28 October 2025 📍 Addis Ababa

For immediate release MaDE-for-UASs Consortium · ThumbsUp Social Entrepreneurs PLC

National Resonance Group Launched in Addis Ababa with MoU and Advisory Charter

Industry–university council formalises labour-market advice for immersive UAS teaching under MaDE-for-UASs

On 28 October 2025 the National Resonance Group was formally launched in Addis Ababa with a Memorandum of Understanding and Advisory Charter—creating a structured public–private table for skills, curriculum signals, and immersive teaching under Erasmus+ MaDE-for-UASs.

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PR-05 15 September 2025 📍 Addis Ababa & Dire Dawa

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MaDE-for-UASs Inaugurates Dual National Centres for Pedagogy and Technology

Flagship hubs open at Kotebe University of Education and Dire Dawa University to host immersive teacher development and XR production

In September 2025 MaDE-for-UASs publicly inaugurated the MaDE-Pedagogy Center at Kotebe University of Education and the MaDE-Technology Center at Dire Dawa University—permanent infrastructure for Training of Trainers, XR production, and practice-based UAS teaching.

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PR-06 28 August 2025 📍 Partner hubs (KUE · DDU · cascade sites)

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Forty-Six University Lecturers Certified in VR/AR Teaching Methodologies

Certification ceremony marks an early national cascade milestone toward MaDE-for-UASs master-trainer targets

In August 2025 MaDE-for-UASs certified 46 university lecturers in VR and AR-based teaching methodologies—an early cascade milestone seeding the national master-trainer network under Erasmus+ CBHE.

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PR-07 10 May 2025 📍 Addis Ababa & European partner hubs (hybrid)

For immediate release MaDE-for-UASs Consortium

MaDE-for-UASs Completes Consortium Mid-Term Review and Quality Audit

Hybrid evaluation across Ethiopian and European hubs confirms dual-centre readiness, ToT progress, and course correction for 2025–2027 delivery

On 10 May 2025 the MaDE-for-UASs consortium held its mid-term review and quality audit in hybrid format, assessing centre infrastructure, curriculum blueprints, pilot planning, and work-package progress under Erasmus+ CBHE Grant Agreement No. 101179337.

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PR-08 15 March 2024 📍 Addis Ababa

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European–Ethiopian Consortium Launches MaDE-for-UASs under Erasmus+ CBHE Grant Agreement No. 101179337

Project kick-off establishes governance, dual-hub vision, and a three-year roadmap to modernise Universities of Applied Sciences teaching with immersive didactics

Following the European Union’s award of Erasmus+ CBHE Grant Agreement No. 101179337, the MaDE-for-UASs consortium formally launched project governance and its 2024–2027 roadmap to strengthen practice-based teaching in Ethiopian Universities of Applied Sciences.

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