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Educational and Cultural Exchange with Africa: The Program of the Department of State*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2017

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There is no better way of helping new nations of Latin America, Africa and Asia in their present pursuit of freedom and better living conditions than by assisting them to develop their human resources through education” -- President Kennedy to the Board of Foreign Scholarships at the White House, February 27, 1961.

Among problems shared by most people of Africa are those resulting from an insufficiency of qualified technicians, teachers, doctors, engineers, agricultural experts, economists and public administrators. In many cases they must rely on foreign experts to perform essential services until Africans themselves are trained these modern skills. While conditions vary from country to country, most African nations are unable to fill their basic educational needs. Demand for educational opportunity has swept the continent and increasing numbers of young Africans are asking for the opportunity to study in this country.

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Research Article
Information
African Studies Review , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , May 1961 , pp. 1 - 8
Copyright
Copyright © African Studies Association 1961

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This article was prepared by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

References

1. Public Law 584, 79th Congress (1946), the Fulbright Act, Authorizes the use of foreign currencies accruing to the United States from sales of war surplus properties for the purpose of educational exchange; Public Law 402, 80th Congress (1948), the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, (the Smith-Mundt Act) authorizaion the appropriation of dollar funds for purposes of educational and cultural exchange; and Public Law 480, 83rd Congress (I954), the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act, authorizes the use of foreign currencies resulting from the sale of surplus agricultural commodities for similar purposes.

2. Exchanges with the United Arab Republic are not included in the African program described in this article.

3. This program put on a permanent basis through enactment of Public Law 860 by the 84th Congress in 1956.