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

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — 15 March 2024 — Kotebe University of Education convened the formal kick-off of MaDE-for-UASs, a three-year capacity-building project co-funded by the European Union under Erasmus+ CBHE Grant Agreement No. 101179337.

Partners established consortium governance, work-package mandates, dual-centre vision (pedagogy at KUE, technology at DDU), Training of Trainers cascades, open tools, and industry collaboration. Headline targets include 50,000+ students, ~3,000 staff, 5+ practice-oriented courses, and ~60 master trainers.

Kick-off essentials

Grant. Erasmus+ CBHE · GA 101179337 · 2024–2027.
Coordinator. Kotebe University of Education; co-coordinator Dire Dawa University.
European partners. HHN, TH OWL, unibz.

MaDE-for-UASs is not a series of workshops. It is a three-year investment in centres, people, open tools, and industry partnership.
— Consortium kick-off statement

About MaDE-for-UASs

MaDE-for-UASs (Methodology and Didactic Education for Universities of Applied Sciences) is a three-year (2024–2027) capacity-building action co-funded by the European Union under Erasmus+ CBHE, Grant Agreement No. 101179337. Coordinated by Kotebe University of Education with Dire Dawa University as co-coordinator, the consortium unites Ethiopian implementing partners and European universities of applied sciences (Hochschule Heilbronn, TH OWL, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano). The project modernises applied-science teaching through immersive didactics, dual national centres, open tools, a master-trainer cascade, and the National Resonance Group. Headline targets include 50,000+ students, about 3,000 academic staff, five or more practice-oriented courses, and about 60 master trainers.

Media contacts

Project Secretariat / Communications

MaDE-for-UASs · Kotebe University of Education (Coordinator)

Phone: +251 911 661514

madeeu@kue.edu.et

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Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EACEA. Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them. Project MaDE-for-UASs · Grant Agreement No. 101179337.