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ESTDEV funds 10 scholarship programmes to support students from development cooperation partner countries

The Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV) has awarded 399,611 euros to 10 scholarship programmes after this year’s application round.

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Ukrainian preschool children learn first aid using a method developed in Estonia

In the ESTDEV-funded cooperation, Ukrainian preshool children are learning the basics of first aid.

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How a Baltic initiative is tapping Africa for ICT professionals amid EU skills shortage

Europe’s labour shortages won’t vanish overnight, even with increased automation and reskilling drives. Global partnerships could offer a solution.

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Moldova’s education is getting a makeover (it’s not only about digitalisation)

Estonia is helping Moldova strengthen its first line of defense — not on the battlefield, but in the classroom.

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Education projects in Africa support the implementation of national reforms

Estonian development cooperation projects in Kenya and Uganda support the implementation of lasting, systemic reforms to educational organisations and teacher education, giving African youth better opportunities for the future.

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ESTDEV awards four global education prizes at national student inventor competition

Last week, President Alar Karis recognised the laureates of the national student inventor competition at a special ceremony. ESTDEV also presented four special awards for inventions that reflect the tenets of global education.

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Life after Estonia: Catching up with Digital Explorers alumni

In June, 20 aspiring IT specialists from Kenya completed their four-month internships in Tallinn as part of the Digital Explorers II programme. We caught up with four of them to hear how they’ve been doing.

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“It was a leap into the unknown”: Young IT specialists from Kenya complete internships in Estonia

In March of this year, 20 young Kenyan IT specialists arrived in Estonia for their first-ever work experience. For many, the flight to Estonia was their first time leaving their hometown of Nairobi.

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Mondo's digital competencies training to help refugee women and young people in Lebanon become more independent

Mondo has recently started a digital competencies and entrepreneurship training programme to provide important skills to increase the self-sufficiency of women and young people - primarily Syrian refugees and other members of vulnerable communities.