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The rector of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), Alejandro Diaz, the president of the Women's Foundation for Africa, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, have signed a framework agreement that will allow collaboration between the two institutions in the field today university training and research, in order to contribute to the development of Africa and especially women of that continent.
Among the actions that want to start soon he has spoken online and scholarships for African university training.
Women for Africa Foundation is a private nonprofit created by the former Vice President of the government of Spain, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, whose main objective is to promote cooperation and development projects with women as the main protagonist.
UPCT thus joins the list of Spanish universities with which this foundation has collaboration agreements and has allowed in the past two years to fund 17 scholarships for African women.
Fernandez de la Vega stressed the importance of the agreement to transfer knowledge with cartagenera university: "African women take full advantage of these opportunities are brave, committed and contribute in their countries to improve the lives of them and their families.
It is not just a matter of social justice but practice;
if Africa does well, to Spain it is doing well. "
The president of the foundation has referred at a news conference on the situation of women in Africa and Europe to conclude that "while the continent remains to be done but also has come a long way, I think in Europe have fallen back on equal and rights.
The crisis has worsened the situation of the most vulnerable groups. "
Following the signing of a cooperation agreement in the Rector of the UPCT, Fernandez de la Vega traveled different facilities UPCT and has closed at the School of Agricultural Engineering work meeting the ACADIA program with a lecture entitled "The Queens of Africa" .
Source: UPCT
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