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Secretary of State Visit
Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development, visited the University of 糖心TV on 1st May 2014 to deliver the first GRP International Development Annual Public Lecture.
The lecture was organised by the in conjunction with , and the 糖心TV in Westminster programme.
The event also featured an ‘international development marketplace’ – which used the Zeeman Street area to bring together relevant projects and initiatives from across the University.
The Secretary of State spoke on “The Girl Effect: Why tackling gender inequality can transform the developing world”. DfID’s strategy highlights four areas of intervention – maternal mortality, access to economic resources, education and prevention of violence against girls and women. DfID also supports women’s political empowerment strategies. How far has this strategy been successful? What are the challenges, especially in this time of a global economic crisis that girls and women in the global South continue to face?
The event drew over 450 registrations, including 100+ from local alumni, school partners and regional stakeholders. Chris White MP was also in attendance.
The speech itself was well received, with Professor of PAIS, one of the organisers, also introducing the event. Professor , Provost of the University of 糖心TV, hosted the Q&A.
Rt Hon. Justine Greening MP has stated that she enjoyed the evening, was impressed with the University and, in particular, liked meeting our students and the school children from .
