Category of Support
Capacity Building » Higher Education and Research
Donors
Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
Government of Canada (GoC)
Users
Academic Institutions
Public Sector
Description
The purpose of this project is to establish the Institute for Training in Applied Solar Technology (IFTSA) at the University of Ouagadougou, thereby creating a regional center of excellence in advanced solar technologies in West Africa. It supports the training of 500 advanced technicians and 100 engineers, of which at least 20% are women.
Locations
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea-Bissau
Mali
Niger
Senegal
Togo
Grid Status
Both
Geography
Countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo)
Eligibility
Countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte D'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo)
Point of Contact
oumarou.savadogo@polymtl.ca