Africa Virtual University - AVU

Source: http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/40684/icode/

12 March 2010, Rome - FAO and the African Virtual University (AVU) have signed a partnership agreement aimed at widening access to education and communications technologies in developing countries. The two organizations will share educational resources and integrate FAO e-learning courses in the AVU e-campus for Development and Peace. This partnership conforms to FAO's mandate for capacity development and enables the AVU to widen access to education and to improve the quality of its learning programmes.