{"id":74273,"date":"2020-10-29T10:32:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T09:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/?p=74273"},"modified":"2020-10-29T10:33:21","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T09:33:21","slug":"la-salle-universities-of-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/la-salle-universities-of-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"La Salle Universities of Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74273?print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"Download PDF\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-pdf-title\">PDF<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74273?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">PRINT<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Works continue to complete the construction of the two new La Salle Universities<strong><em>: La Salle University of Africa<\/em><\/strong>, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and <strong><em>Ethiopian Catholic University<\/em><\/strong>, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. These universities are part of a larger vision, an interconnected campus that includes four other La Salle universities and tertiary education centers in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Madagascar and Kenya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>La Salle University of Africa<\/em><\/strong> is currently under construction thanks also to the support of <a href=\"https:\/\/helmsleytrust.org\/\">The Helmsley Trust<\/a>. This University will offer a three-year degree in Engineering and a three-year degree in Science, while the two-year program in technology and science called &#8220;Classes Preparatoires&#8221; is already active and hosted in a different location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-2-1536x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"74251\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/?attachment_id=74251\" class=\"wp-image-74252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-1-1536x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"74255\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/?attachment_id=74255\" class=\"wp-image-74256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/La-Salle-University-of-Africa-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Ethopian Catholic University<\/em><\/strong> has over 300 students and offers a six-year degree program in Medicine, a four-year degree program in Civil and Electrical Engineering, a five-year degree program in Medical Laboratory Technology and a four-year degree program in Social Work. The construction of this university was made possible thanks also to the support of CEI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiesacattolica.it\">Conferenza Episcopale Italia<\/a>. To date, we are building a new cafeteria inside the campus, thanks to the support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caritasprovitaegradu.ch\/\">Caritas Pro Vitae Gradu<\/a>, while thanks to the support of <a href=\"https:\/\/helmsleytrust.org\/\">The Helmsley Trust<\/a> two buildings are being completed for the Faculty of Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1232\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"74259\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/?attachment_id=74259\" class=\"wp-image-74260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-2-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-2.jpg 1232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1232px) 100vw, 1232px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1242\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"74263\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/?attachment_id=74263\" class=\"wp-image-74264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-1-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Ethiopian-Catholic-University-1.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Works continue to complete the construction of the two  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":74268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3291,3367,3289,3462],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-la-salle-foundation","category-news","category-office-of-solidarity-and-development","category-relaf-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74273"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74277,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74273\/revisions\/74277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasalle.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}