PROJECT SUMMARY
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Project name |
Mendel University in Brno collaborates with Arba Minch University in Ethiopia under the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) program |
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Project short name |
Erasmus+ Mobility |
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Project phase |
III |
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Partner(s)/ country(ies) |
AMU and Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic |
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Project ID |
Com/Pro/AWTI/068/26 |
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Project type |
Community development |
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Project implementation location |
Arba Minch University and Mendel University |
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Target communities |
Postgraduate students and academic staff of Arba Minch University |
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AMU-Project Coordinator |
Office of the Vice President for Research and Coordination |
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AMU-Principal |
Dr. Mekdes Ourge |
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AMU-Co-Investigators |
Dr. Shetie Gatew and Dr. Ghulam Hassan Shah |
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Total budget (Euro) |
37,987.00 |
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Project Period |
Start date: 5/1/2025; End date: 6/30/2028 |
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Project Reporting |
Financial: Annually | Progress: Quarterly |
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Project finance management office |
Non-AMU finance & budget admin (needs explanation - email to: |
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Contact person |
Mekdes Ourge, |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
International Credit Mobility (ICM) is an Erasmus+ program that facilitates student and staff mobility between European universities and partner universities outside the EU. Students can study at the partner university and earn recognized ECTS credits that count toward their home study program. Academic and administrative staff can teach, train, and gain international experience, promoting institutional cooperation and professional development.
Additional Objectives of the Collaboration: i) Develop institutional cooperation beyond student and staff mobility. ii)Support international projects, research, and cultural exchange. iii) Strengthen the internationalization of higher education and enhance academic quality.
It fully covers following mobilities: 3 incoming students from AMU to MENDELU; 3 incoming staff from AMU to MENDELU; 2 outgoing Ph.D. Students from MENDELU to AMU; and 2 outgoing staff from MENDELU to AMU
Main activities and facilities: Laboratories of Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology; Laboratories of Department of Food Technology on Faculty of Agrisciences; Molecular Characterization, Nutritional Profiling, Biological activities, and Value-Chain of Moringa stenopetala from Southern Ethiopia; Support of multisectoral research on Arba Minch University, Coffee production and processing, processing of agricultural waste (coffee husk, mango pits).
