Capacity-building agreement with Nepal to be signed
On 10 October 2006, Mr. Balananda Poudel, secretary, Ministry of Education and Culture, Nepal, will witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the National Centre for Educational Development (NCED), Nepal, and AIT for the implementation of the Institutional Capacity Building Plan for NCED.
The agreement, which was initially signed in Nepal by Mr. Ram S. Sinha, executive director, NCED, will be signed by AIT President Said Irandoust.
The Institutional Capacity Building Plan emphasizes capacity building as a process by which individuals, groups and organizations within the system enhance their core capabilities to identify and meet development needs, issues and challenges in a sustainable manner. One of the plan's strategies is to establish networking and institutional links with appropriate resource institutions at the international level.