The African Development Bank (AfDB.org) and the Sophia University in Japan, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote capacity development within the two institutions for their mutual benefit and for the entire African continent.
The agreement was signed on Friday at the Bank's headquarters in Abidjan.
" It is our sincere desire that this day be an opening of bright possibilities for all of us, and we strongly hope that our meeting today is not for the mere signing of an agreement, but a step towards the configuration of the future world ", said Professor Terumichi Yoshiaki, president of the university, who signed for his institution.
Sophia University, a major private Jesuit university with a student population of 14,000 (2018), is one of many in the country hosting the Japan-Africa Scholarship, which awards two-year scholarships for high-performing African graduates to allow They carry out postgraduate studies in priority areas of development in the continent and abroad.
The Bank Group office in Japan and the Human Capital Development Department will continue to work closely with Sophia University, to support the Bank's commitment to Japanese academic institutions and to expand the university's knowledge base on Africa, said Terumichi.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank, Charles Boamah, recognized the importance of the new partnership with the university and praised Professor Terumichi's gesture when traveling to Abidjan to sign the agreement in person.
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" The MoU also supports the ability of S from the University of Ophia to educate Japanese youth to be ready to work for the Bank. This will be a win-win strategy to improve the activities of both organizations, "he said." In doing this, we at the African Development Bank would like to make a positive impact on the Light up and Power initiative Africa, one of our important strategies to create a sustainable development in the continent, ", added Boamah.
The cooperation between the two organizations dates back to 2015, when the Office of External Representation of Asia Banco and Sophia University signed an association agreement for education.
Distributed by the APO Group on behalf of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB).
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The African Development Bank Group (AfDB.org) is Africa's leading development finance institution. It comprises three distinct entities: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF) and the Nigerian Trust Fund (NTF). In the field of 37 African countries with an external office in Japan, the AfDB contributes to the economic development and social progress of its 54 regional member states.
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