MONROVIA, April 29 -- The African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Heritage Christian University College (HCUC) in Ghana, committing both institutions to collaborate in promoting areas of shared interest.

The MOU, among other things, encourages cooperation through support for curriculum development, joint faculty and staff exchanges, faculty development, student exchange programs, professional development for staff and students, and other scholarly activities deemed necessary by both institutions.

Speaking earlier, AME University's President, Alvin E. Attah, recounted the devastating effects of the long years of civil war on Liberia's education system.

"The Liberian education sys...