Mississippi Consortium for International Development/Agostinho Neto University
Country:
Angola
Award Date:
1998
Award Amount:
$200,000.00
Cost Share:
$844,066.00
Other Funds:
$1,009,000.00
Other Partners:
Alcorn State University; Jackson State University; Mississippi Valley State University; Tougaloo College; Angolan Ministry of Education; Angolan Ministry of Planning; Angolan Ministry of Public Administration, Employment, and Social Security; and National Institute of Public Administration
Thanks to the partnership, two new departments — political science and public administration — were established at Agostino Neto University (ANU) as well as the only Faculty of Letters and Social Science of any higher education institution in Angola. Partners addressed the shortage of skilled public administrators after two decades of civil war in Angola by enhancing the university’s ability to train public sector managers and providing short-term training for local government managers. ANU faculty received training in research, curriculum development, and teaching methodologies in preparation for teaching duties in the two new departments. Faculty and administrators were trained in strategic planning, departmental management, proposal development, project management, and use of computer technology. The partnership successfully leveraged additional grant monies from USAID to equip two computer laboratories within the new faculty.