September 19, 2007 - 11:00pm
By Wendy Wang
Ethiopian students now have the opportunity to earn a Masters of Professional Studies in watershed management from Cornell at the University’s first ever degree program in Africa. All coursework and field research for the program will occur off-campus at the Bahir Dar University in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia — another first for Cornell.
Beginning in November, Cornell faculty will travel to Bahir Dar to teach three-week long modular courses to 20 Ethiopian students who were selected by a written application and entrance exam.