ABSTRACT
Students studying abroad. Emperor Selassie—after he became head of state in 1941—created a program for sending thousands of Ethiopian students to Europe and North America to earn advanced college degrees. Before these students were sent to America, England, and other parts of Europe, Emperor Selassie brought American and European educators, missionaries, and soldiers to Ethiopia to transfer their skills and knowledge to public school students. Before bringing Western instructors to Ethiopia, Emperor Selassie built public boarding schools in remote rural areas, semi-rural towns, and small cities throughout the provinces, with the aim of having the American and European educators introduce Western-style arts and sciences to the children enrolled. After building the schools, the government provided the necessary transportation to bring children from remote farms, villages, and cities to these boarding schools. 1 By 1970, Americans and others who had come to Ethiopia to teach skills numbered about 10,000.
