Peace fellowship

graduate study and training to Egyptian personnel, and continuing under Project 2630125. The project has been implemented by the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education"s (MOHE"s) Missions Department through a contract with AMIDEAST. The major findings and conclusions are: (1) USAID/E has had minimal influence at the policy-level on the Missions Department"s implementation of the project. (2) Overall training targets have been exceeded, making this one of the largest bilateral training programs in history. (3) Training has served a cross-section of the English-speaking public, but circumstances, rather than planning, have determined fields of study. (4) Clinical medicine has been overrepresented, accounting for more than 30% of nominations to date under Project 0125. (5) Private sector targets have been met, but clearer development objectives in Project 0125 and in Egypt"s own planning point to greater private sector and development oriented training needs. (6) The Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau (ECEB) has functioned well in placing and monitoring participants, but will need support and changes in certain practices, especially if numbers of Peace Fellows increase substantially in a fully operational Project 0125. (7) The rate of participation by women has fallen far short of the expectation of 30%, largely because women have selected themselves out of the running. Some constraints to women"s participation could be removed if A.I.D. and GOE officials felt this were a priority. (Author abstract) See also abstract of PD-AAZ-073.