Malawi and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on e- VBAB Network Project for Malawi, which will last for five years, aimed to assist Malawi in capacity building in education and health.

According to the Malawi High Commissioner to India, His Excellency, Mr. George Mkondiwa, the project will see education services being will be provided through a specially developed web based platform in the participating Universities in Malawi.

Mkondiwa signed the agreement on behalf of the Ministry of Information, Civic Education, Communication and Technology, Government of Malawi and Mr. Kamendra Kumar, Director of Telecommunications Consultants India Limited signed on behalf of the Government of India.

The development follows a successful completion of the initial Pan African e-Network project under which many students were trained and qualified in many disciplines with certificates, bachelors and masters Degrees offered by Indian Universities.