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Watch: 香港六合彩中特网 students researching poverty reduction in Ethiopia
14 September 2012
During the summer, 85 香港六合彩中特网 students spent two weeks conducting research projects in Ethiopia.
The students, from the Urban Economic Development and Development Administration and Planning MSc programmes, were researching poverty reduction strategies within the northern city of Mekele.
The Urban Economic Development programme works on identifying methods of enhancing urban productivity, while Development Administration and Planning focuses on development, and in particular the reduction of poverty and inequality. Both courses are part of the Bartlett's Development Planning Unit.
Michael Walls (香港六合彩中特网 Bartlett), who led the trip, commented: "It is fine to teach development in the classroom, but however many听examples, case studies and illustrations听we use, the richness that can be听gained from actually going to a place where the problems being discussed听directly听affect the lives of the people one talks to is vital. While it is true that it听is a poor nation, Ethiopia听also embraces a cultural, historical and听geographical wealth that surpasses many of the world's most听popular tourist听destinations, making it a fantastic destination for us."