Walla Walla Community College/Al-Azhar University

Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) and Al-Azhar University are collaborating to design an agricultural technical institute and develop agricultural technician training programs to increase sustainable agricultural production in the East Oeweinat region of Egypt. Partners have proposed the site for the agricultural institute and working farm in the Elfayoum Governorate, 100 kilometers south of Cairo. During a recent visit of the Walla Walla project team to Cairo, partners finished aligning the curriculum and course sequences for the proposed institute and established skills standards for 13 programs of instruction. These programs will focus on areas of specialization such as agricultural business management, farm management, animal and crop production, agricultural equipment, agricultural production entrepreneurs, nursery management, and land reclamation. Development of the initial curriculum, course sequences, and course content will take place during the coming months, based on the completed needs assessment and curriculum guidelines. Technical training for 14 instructional leaders of the agricultural institute will be conducted from July to September 2002 at both partner institutions.

Award Date: 2000
Award Amount: $99,600
Proposed Cost Share: $237,800
Other Partners: John Deere Company, Hinrichs Trading Company, Nelson Irrigation Corporation, Arab Office for Trade–Cairo

University of Colorado-Boulder/Tribhuvan University

The University of Colorado–Boulder (UCB) and Tribhuvan University (TU) are developing a master’s level curriculum in renewable energy technologies. They also are seeking to build a laboratory for training and research at TU’s Institute of Engineering and Center for Energy Studies. Faculty members from the partner institutions shared expertise on renewable energy technology, toured renewable energy sites in Nepal, and met with other Nepalese engineers as well as government and utility officials from 11 institutions. These lectures and meetings involved more than 50 Nepalese participants. TU has begun constructing a Zero Energy Building and Energy Park that will be the focal point for the renewable energies technology program and laboratory for graduate students. TU’s Institute of Engineering also will launch the initial offering of the master’s curriculum. Winrock International will sponsor two separate programs on renewable energy technology for schoolmasters and government officials to create awareness and transfer of knowledge on renewable energy.

Award Date: 2000
Award Amount: $100,000
Proposed Cost Share: $209,847
Other Funds Leveraged: $20,000
Other Partners: Winrock International, USAID Global Environment Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Siemens Showa Solar, Institute for Sustainable Power