Education
Eritrea
Knowledge Creation and Sharing
An Eritrean delegation visited several Indian educational institutes in 2010 including Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Jawaharlal Nehru University, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi University and Hamdard University. An agreement was concluded for cooperation with IGNOU.
Capacity Building
- Assistance in form of scholarships through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme has evolved over the years. India has offered capacity building assistance in several fields to Eritrea including in agriculture, health and education, handicrafts etc. At the request of the Eritrean Government, India provided a legal expert, under the ITEC scheme, to Eritrea for two years.
- There are 40 training slots of ITEC courses for Eritrea every year. Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) allots generally 8 slots to Eritrea for every academic year. IAFS also allotted 2 slots for Eritrea for the year 2019-20. A total 25 slots were utilized for a special customized training programme of eight weeks on promotion of Basket and Mat Weaving Artisan Enterprises, on request from the Eritrean Government, at the National Institute of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Hyderabad between May and July2018. In 2022-23 academic year ICCR allotted 11 slots for Eritrea including 3 special slots for Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
