2016 February: Visit in Eritrea

Digital Library Project: First visit in Eritrea 14.-20.2.2016

The report of the visit contains the full account of the project activities during the week.

Link to the report of the visit

University of Helsinki team, Pauli Assinen, Päivi Helminen, Pasi Keski-Nisula and Hannele Näveri-Ranta, had a wonderful week in Eritrea. All the people we met very so helpful and friendly. Especially the Eritrean project team Samuel Tewelde, Beletse Desbele, Rediet Kifle and Yohana Andemariam was great.

Day 1. Sunday 14.2.2016

We had a fruitful planning session with Samuel, Rediet and Beletse. The surroundings for the meeting was so refreshing for us. It was a pleasant contrast for us who came from the dark and cold Finland to sit in a garden restaurant and talk about t our work.

In the evening when it was not hot any more, we had a walking tour in the center of Asmara. Asmara is a charming city.

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The beautiful building is one of the offices of National Council for Higher Education (NCHE).

Day 2. Monday 15.2.2016

On Monday we traveled to the EIT campus by staff bus. Eit provides free transportation from Asmara. The campus is located in Mai Nefhi, 23 kilometres form Asmara.

IMG_0688EIT staff bus waiting for passenger in the center fo Asmara.

 

 

 

 

 

On campus we visited the ICT center, the beautiful library, the exotic student café, and met the acting President of EIT Prof. Ghebrehiwet Medhanie and the deans of colleges.

ICT Center, Eritrea Institute of Technology

ICT Center, Eritrea Institute of Technology

The EIT Main Library is beautiful and spacious.

The EIT Main Library is beautiful and spacious.

There is lot of sun light inside the EIT Main Library.

There is lot of sun light inside the EIT Main Library.

The Digital Library Access Pool still needs furniture and stick PCs. And a mezzanine (half floor) but the mezzanine was finished soon after this picture was taken,

The Digital Library Access Pool still needs furniture and stick PCs. And a mezzanine (half floor) but the mezzanine was finished soon after this picture was taken,

The student café was shady and cosy.

The student café was shady and cosy.

Donkeys who wandered on the EIT campus were so cute.

Donkeys who wandered on the EIT campus were so cute.