MPs back sending teachers to Korea
Apr 01, 2008
MPs have welcomed a move by the Government to send teachers to North Korea, saying it will strengthen relations between the two countries,
MPs have welcomed a move by the Government to send teachers to North Korea, saying it will strengthen relations between the two countries, reports Madinah Tebajjukira.
President Yoweri Museveni and North Korea’s number two leader Kim Yong-Nam signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday in which the two countries agreed to exchange teachers, researchers and technical knowledge.
MPs yesterday said the move would expose Ugandan teachers and address the unemployment problem.
“This is a good initiative. We have many teachers and we don’t have a capacity to employ them all. I think this will change the lives of frustrated teachers,†said John Odit (UPC).
Steven Mukitale (NRM) said he was disappointed by people who think working abroad is brain drain.
“It is interesting that our teachers have got jobs abroad. But it’s unfortunate that the so called professors see it as brain drain.
We should stop the paradigm shift and start training our people for international market.†But Ross Euku wondered how Ugandans would fare in Korea, which is not an English-speaking country.
President Yoweri Museveni and North Korea’s number two leader Kim Yong-Nam signed a memorandum of understanding on Saturday in which the two countries agreed to exchange teachers, researchers and technical knowledge.
MPs yesterday said the move would expose Ugandan teachers and address the unemployment problem.
“This is a good initiative. We have many teachers and we don’t have a capacity to employ them all. I think this will change the lives of frustrated teachers,†said John Odit (UPC).
Steven Mukitale (NRM) said he was disappointed by people who think working abroad is brain drain.
“It is interesting that our teachers have got jobs abroad. But it’s unfortunate that the so called professors see it as brain drain.
We should stop the paradigm shift and start training our people for international market.†But Ross Euku wondered how Ugandans would fare in Korea, which is not an English-speaking country.