University Capacity Building Program

The University Capacity Building Program (UCBP) is a large-scale capacity development and construction project conceived, steered and fully funded by the Ethiopian Ministry of Education and Ministry of Capacity Building.
 
As the project management and implementation agent, GTZ International Services - the German Technical Cooperation's foremost task is developing the capacity of the Ethiopian construction sector. GTZ IS is supervising the construction of 13 universities at 15 different sites throughout Ethiopia, mostly in rural locations. The phased approach allows an intake of students to each university while construction is continued. This enables campuses to be functional as construction continues on other buildings of the campus. In January 2010, 77,552 students live and study on UCBP campuses.

The University Capacity Building Program constructs

13 universities in
15 locations througout Ethiopia on
1.500.000 square meters for
121,000 students.

The program aims to:
1) Modernize Ethiopia's construction sector, leading to increased international competitiveness; and
2) Design and construct public universities in 15 locations throughout Ethiopia, at a competitive cost and a very short time span.