WB To Back Secondary Education
Jun 09, 2003
EDUCATION experts across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and representatives of the donor community converge in Uganda next month for the first ever regional conference on Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA).
By John Eremu
EDUCATION experts across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and representatives of the donor community converge in Uganda next month for the first ever regional conference on Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA).
The conference to run from June 9 to 13, aims at providing a forum for SSA countries to share and discuss best practices in secondary education reform as world attention shifts from primary to post-primary education.
The conference, to take place at Speke resort Munyonyo, is jointly organised by the World Bank’s human development department, the World Bank Institute, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the Academy for Education Development (AED).
“The audience for the event is senior decision-makers and officials from the ministries of education and specific representatives from the civic society from about 15 SSA countries,†the World Bank said in a statement posted on its website.
It also aims at developing action plans for a sustainable approach to increase access, relevance, equity and quality in education in Africa and to share findings.
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EDUCATION experts across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and representatives of the donor community converge in Uganda next month for the first ever regional conference on Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA).
The conference to run from June 9 to 13, aims at providing a forum for SSA countries to share and discuss best practices in secondary education reform as world attention shifts from primary to post-primary education.
The conference, to take place at Speke resort Munyonyo, is jointly organised by the World Bank’s human development department, the World Bank Institute, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the Academy for Education Development (AED).
“The audience for the event is senior decision-makers and officials from the ministries of education and specific representatives from the civic society from about 15 SSA countries,†the World Bank said in a statement posted on its website.
It also aims at developing action plans for a sustainable approach to increase access, relevance, equity and quality in education in Africa and to share findings.
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