UNEB to examine Sudanese students
Apr 23, 2007
THE Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will soon start examining Sudanese students.
By Conan Businge
THE Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will soon start examining Sudanese students.
Matthew Bukenya, the secretary, said: “Uganda and the Government of South Sudan are in a process of negotiating a possibility of having a joint examination body. Once the two governments have finalised the negotiations, we shall start examining the students immediately.â€
He explained that currently, Uganda examines students from the neighbouring East and Western states of South Sudan.
He added that the two states also use Uganda’s education curriculum.
“We are sisters with South Sudan. They have greatly assisted us in negotiating with the LRA leader (Joseph) Kony, and seeing that peace prevails in Uganda. We have a cordial relationship which has to be concretised.â€
Bukenya was on Friday addressing a Sudanese delegation led by the secretary general of the examinations secretariat, Tap Koda Wal.
The team is in the country to study Uganda’s education system.
Wal noted: “We have a very good relationship with Uganda. Developing our education sector through Uganda will be of great importance to us. We need a different education system from that of the whole nation (Sudan).â€
He revealed that students are now taught in English, unlike in the past when Arabic was the official teaching language.
Another delegate, Joseph Genawi, commended Uganda for allowing Sudanese into her schools.
“Despite the 20 years of armed conflict, Uganda is a backbone in educating our people. It is important for us to take up what was initiated decades back four our own good,†Genawi concluded.
THE Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) will soon start examining Sudanese students.
Matthew Bukenya, the secretary, said: “Uganda and the Government of South Sudan are in a process of negotiating a possibility of having a joint examination body. Once the two governments have finalised the negotiations, we shall start examining the students immediately.â€
He explained that currently, Uganda examines students from the neighbouring East and Western states of South Sudan.
He added that the two states also use Uganda’s education curriculum.
“We are sisters with South Sudan. They have greatly assisted us in negotiating with the LRA leader (Joseph) Kony, and seeing that peace prevails in Uganda. We have a cordial relationship which has to be concretised.â€
Bukenya was on Friday addressing a Sudanese delegation led by the secretary general of the examinations secretariat, Tap Koda Wal.
The team is in the country to study Uganda’s education system.
Wal noted: “We have a very good relationship with Uganda. Developing our education sector through Uganda will be of great importance to us. We need a different education system from that of the whole nation (Sudan).â€
He revealed that students are now taught in English, unlike in the past when Arabic was the official teaching language.
Another delegate, Joseph Genawi, commended Uganda for allowing Sudanese into her schools.
“Despite the 20 years of armed conflict, Uganda is a backbone in educating our people. It is important for us to take up what was initiated decades back four our own good,†Genawi concluded.