Dutch Embassy, BRAC University sign deal
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
The Dutch Embassy in Bangladesh and BRAC University signed an agreement Monday under which the Netherlands Development Cooperation programme will provide Tk 504 million over five years to BRAC's Institute for Educational Development (IED), reports UNB.
The agreement was signed by Netherlands Ambassador Bea ten Tusscher and BRAC Chairperson Fazle H Abed at the city's Westin hotel Monday.
Under the terms of the deal, IED will use the Dutch support to implement Educational Research, Training and Advocacy Programme (ERTAP) for improving quality, equity and efficiency in the education system.
ERTAP targets primary and secondary education through interlinked activities: designing and testing of teaching, training and learning materials; degree and diploma courses and policy dialogue.
The goal is to supplement the government efforts through partnership and collaboration.
Speaking on the occasion, the Dutch envoy acknowledged the remarkable progress of Bangladesh in expanding primary education.
She recognised the complementary role of NGOs in achieving universal primary education and emphasised the strategic importance of effective partnering between IED and the Ministry of Education.
The Dutch envoy also appreciated the joint efforts of the government and NGOs to substantially improve the quality of teaching and learning, and reach the excluded, hard-to-reach school-age children.
The agreement was signed by Netherlands Ambassador Bea ten Tusscher and BRAC Chairperson Fazle H Abed at the city's Westin hotel Monday.
Under the terms of the deal, IED will use the Dutch support to implement Educational Research, Training and Advocacy Programme (ERTAP) for improving quality, equity and efficiency in the education system.
ERTAP targets primary and secondary education through interlinked activities: designing and testing of teaching, training and learning materials; degree and diploma courses and policy dialogue.
The goal is to supplement the government efforts through partnership and collaboration.
Speaking on the occasion, the Dutch envoy acknowledged the remarkable progress of Bangladesh in expanding primary education.
She recognised the complementary role of NGOs in achieving universal primary education and emphasised the strategic importance of effective partnering between IED and the Ministry of Education.
The Dutch envoy also appreciated the joint efforts of the government and NGOs to substantially improve the quality of teaching and learning, and reach the excluded, hard-to-reach school-age children.