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Three women looking at a laptop during a training session
Date
11 May 2020 - 10:56

Launching online learning in East Africa

Tackling academic staff shortages through high-quality blended learning. Find out about an innovative project in East Africa that is benefitting students and staff alike

Students and staff chatting and walking to classes outside their university
Date
06 May 2020 - 14:28

Fresh thinking in East Africa: Helping graduates develop skills for the workplace and society

Find out how the TESCEA project is helping university teaching staff to design courses that foster problem-solving, critical thinking and other vital skills.

Three students sharing ideas during their class
Date
30 October 2019 - 15:32

Breaking down barriers to higher education for Syrian refugees

The Partnership for Digital Learning and Increased Access (PADILEIA) produces and delivers blended higher education programmes to Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.

Two people listening during a meeting
Date
11 September 2019 - 11:40

Widening access to higher education through affordable finance

LEAP provides affordable finance to otherwise under-funded talented youth across Sub-Saharan Africa. Here Joseph Di Silvio and Liesbet Peeters reflect on LEAPs impact to date.

A student looking through a microscope
Date
09 September 2019 - 13:32

Delivering multi-level health system reform in Somaliland

In this article SPHEIR partnership Prepared for Practice outlines its vision to support health system reform in Somaliland

A group of students and staff pose for a photo together
Date
04 July 2019 - 10:02

SPHEIR’s External Evaluators outline the logic and scope of their educator and student surveys

The evaluation plan for the SPHEIR programme includes questionnaire surveys of educators and students. Here Dr Pritchard describes the scope, rationale and nature of these surveys.

Student working on laptop
Date
26 June 2019 - 10:21

Higher education partnerships and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Mostafa Al-Mossallami, Senior Responsible Owner for SPHEIR at FCDO, reflects on the role of higher education partnerships in development.

Two students sitting at computers
Date
28 November 2018 - 07:13

Key learnings from teaching English to refugees online

Fiona Reay, from PADILEIA partner FutureLearn, reflects on lessons from a pilot series of English courses for refugee communities in Lebanon and Jordan.

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