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| Morocco | Senegal
Regional:
| Secondary and
Higher Education in the U.S.: Young African Leaders
Project
Client:
Phelps
Stokes Fund
Start:
May
1989 End: May
1989
Funding
Agency: United States Information Agency (USIA)
Funding
Source: United States Information Agency (USIA)
Project
Description:
TIEC hosted a group
of teachers and administrators from Burundi, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, the Congo, Egypt, Guinea, the Ivory Coast,
Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zaire for one
component of the Young African Leaders Project. Field
experiences with American educators in Central Texas were
provided so that participants could observe and discuss a
variety of approaches to secondary, higher, and specialized
education. Participants were divided into two groups: those who
spoke English and those who spoke French.
Participants in
the French-speaking group met with officials from The University
of Texas at Austin, Southwest Texas State University, the Texas
Coordinating Board for Higher Education, as well as the Chair of
the Texas State Legislature House Committee on Higher Education.
The English-speaking participants were
sent to various locations in Texas according to their individual
needs. The institutions that hosted these individuals were Sam
Houston State University, Southwest Texas State University,
Texas Southern University, The University of Texas at Austin,
and West Texas A&M University.
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Egypt:
 Partners for a Competitive Egypt
(PfCE) Client:
PaL-Tech, Inc.
Start: December 2002 End:
July 2003Funding
Agency: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Funding
Source: U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID)
Project
Description:
TIEC as a subcontractor with PaL-Tech, Inc., supported the
Purpose (P4) component of the Partners for a Competitive Egypt (PfCE)
Project, a cooperative effort between Egypt's Ministry of
Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and USAID. P4
involved
the coordination and development of information technology
opportunities in Egyptian higher education and industry. One of
the P4 components was the development of Nile Tech University (NTU),
a new technological university that plans to offer distance and
traditional classes initially at the graduate level. The NTU
will be built in 6th of October City, near Cairo. TIEC provided short-term advisory services related to the
establishment of NTU.
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Malawi:
| Technical
Assistance to Malawi Institute of Management
Client:
Malawi Institute of Management (MIM)
Start:
January 1997 End: December 1997
Funding
Agency: Government of Malawi
Funding
Source: World Bank Loan
Project
Description:
TIEC provided two experts, one in Business Management and one in
Training, Consulting, and Research Techniques, for the Second
Institutional Development Project funded by a World Bank loan.
The second expert was provided by a sub-contractor, the South
East Consortium for International Development (SECID).
Assistance included designing and developing management training
courses and advising MIM staff on their consulting and research
activities.
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Mauritius:
 Review
of Central Administration
Client:
University of Mauritius
Start:
January 1997 End: September 1997
Funding
Agency: Government of Mauritius, Ministry of Education
Funding
Source: World Bank Loan, Higher and Technical Education Project
Project
Description:
TIEC provided consulting services on strategic issues facing the
University, alternative management models, and administrative
operations. Current administrative processes were evaluated and
options were suggested for changing and improving their
effectiveness. Recommendations for change included the
reorganization of Central Administration; the addition of
several key support positions for planning, institutional
research, information technology, research support, and
continuing education; and the revision of position descriptions,
management of policies and procedures, and decision making
authority. An action plan with target dates was prepared.
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Morocco:
 Design
of Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane AUI
Client: Kingdom of Morocco
Start: 1992 End: 1994
Funding
Agency: Kingdom of Morocco
Project
Description:
TIEC was the sole contractor responsible for the complete design
of all programmatic, organizational, and operational aspects of
this new private, Moroccan university utilizing the American
university model. More than 80 academics from Texas universities
and elsewhere worked with approximately 150 Moroccan experts to
develop the academic programs, design the information and
communications technology systems, and establish the
University’s administrative structure. Initial policies and
procedures for admitting and counseling students, hiring faculty
and staff, and managing all university operations were also
developed. More than 20 project teams generated over 40 reports
to support the inauguration of the University. The entire
project was completed in 20 months. |
 Organizational Development & Staffing Assistance
Client: Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane AUI
Start: 1994 End: 1998
Funding
Agency: Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane
Project
Description:
TIEC provided assistance on a wide range of issues including the
recruitment of faculty at the request of AUI, facilitating the
selection of management information system providers, advising
on the procedures and requirements for obtaining accreditation
in the U.S., and consulting with AUI staff on management
development of the University. |
 Collaborative MBA/MIS Program
Client: International Institute for Higher Education in Morocco IIHEM
Start:
August 1994 End: Ongoing
Funding Sources: IIHEM/Student tuition and fees
Project
Description:
TIEC facilitated the development and coordinates a program
leading to the Masters in Business Administration degree between
five TIEC affiliated universities and IIHEM and a Masters in
Information Systems with two of these universities. Almost half of the program is taught by IIHEM in Rabat,
Morocco. The course syllabi are approved by the participating
Texas universities, and the faculty, most of whom are trained in
the U.S., are approved as adjunct faculty by the Texas
universities. Students complete the remaining half of the
program in Texas during two consecutive academic terms or two
summer terms. The degree is awarded by one of the five
participating Texas universities. |
| University Affiliation Grant
- Economics
Client: United States Information Agency (USIA)
Start: 1995 End: 1999
Funding
Agency: United States Information Agency (USIA)
Project
Description:
Six TIEC affiliated universities partnered with the International Institute for Higher Education in Morocco IIHEM
in Rabat, Morocco, for a three-year exchange program. A group of three economics
faculty from Texas universities spent one month each year in
Morocco, and a group of two Moroccan economics faculty spent one
month each year visiting Texan universities to enhance their
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 Workshop Series on Reform Issues in Higher
Education
Client: Ministry of
Higher Education, Rabat, Morocco
Start: 1999 End: 2000
Funding Sources: United States
Information Service (USIS) and Ministry
of Higher Education, Morocco
Project Description:
TIEC organized a series of regional workshops at the request of
USIS-Rabat dealing with
key issues facing the reform of the higher education system in
Morocco: finance, governance, management roles and
responsibilities, institutional autonomy, and institutional
accreditation. The workshops were attended by more than 100 rectors and deans from all of the public universities in Morocco
and officials from the Ministry of Higher Education. |
 Summer
Language & Culture Program
Client: Ribat Al Fath
Association, Rabat, Morocco, and Texas International Education
Consortium
Start: 1998 End:
2000
Funding Sources: Private fees
Project
Description:
TIEC developed a learning experience in Austin, Texas, for
Moroccan high school students to enrich their knowledge of
American culture and improve their English language skills. The
three-week program included English language instruction,
cultural workshops, supervised computer sessions, and field
trips and cultural activities. English language instruction was
provided by the Texas Intensive English Program, a subsidiary of
TIEC. Students were accompanied by chaperones and lived in a
modern university dormitory near The University of Texas at
Austin.
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 Into
Africa: Morocco 2001 Study Program
Client: Ribat Al Fath
Association, Rabat, Morocco, Federation of the Chambers of
Moroccan Handicrafts, Rabat, Morocco, and Texas International
Education Consortium
Start: 2000 End: 2000
Funding Sources: Private fees
Project
Description:
TIEC planned and managed a study abroad opportunity for American
university students to spend four weeks in Morocco studying
architecture, interior design, art and design. The program of
study was prepared in collaboration with The University of Texas
Department of Interior Design that offered several courses for
credit based on this program. Students held classes and studio
sessions in state-of-the-art facilities of the Federation in
Rabat. Students traveled to Berber villages and visited
monuments, buildings and private homes in Rabat, Casablanca,
Tangier, Fez, Meknes, and Marrakech. Students were accompanied
by staff and faculty from TIEC and The University of Texas at
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Senegal:
 American
English Language Program, Dakar (AELP)
Client:
United States Information Service (USIS)-Dakar
Start: 1995 End: 1998
Funding
Source: Self supported by local revenues
Project
Description:
TIEC provided full management and operation of the AELP in Dakar
under a cooperative agreement with USIS. EFL training was
conducted at beginning and advanced levels for a total of about
700 enrollees each term. Other related services in professional
translation were offered to individuals and companies. This was
a unique operation with the U.S. government, operated on a
self-sustaining basis with no financial support from USIS. |
 University
of Future Africa Feasibility Study
Client: Zakhem
Engineering International
Start: January 2002 End:
April 2002Funding
Sources: Office of the President Republic of Senegal
Project
Description:
TIEC and the Houston office of the architectural firm
PageSoutherlandPage, L.L.P. prepared a Feasibility Study for the
University of Future Africa (UFA) at the request of Zakhem
Engineering International, an international construction company
contracted by the Republic of Senegal to build the
University near Dakar, Senegal. The TIEC portion of the study addressed trained manpower needs, the academic programs to serve
these needs, potential enrollment, staffing
and financial feasibility for the initial development phase, and
a plan for implementing the UFA.
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