Education in Uganda
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UGANDA, 2017/08/26
Next nearly a year of bickering with the government of Uganda, the American-founded Bridge International Academies appears to have reached a settlement with the government. Last year saw suits and countersuits as both sides accused each other of over-reach.
The Education ministry is in the process of vetting teachers in the Bridge International Academies (BIA) before deciding whether to license the schools.
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BOTSWANA, 2017/07/09
The Group of Seven (G7) leaders has in its ‘Taormina Communiqué‘ underscored that “Africa’s security, stability and sustainable development are high priorities”. But it has from presently on to respond to UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ specific call for the need to invest in young people, with stronger investment in technology and relevant education and capacity building in Africa.
The two-day G7 summit in Italy, in which the leaders of six other industrial nations – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the U.S. as well took part, concluded on May 27 in Taormina, a hilltop town on the east coast of Sicily, Italy.
Speaking at a session on reinforcing the partnership between the G7 and Africa, the UN Secretary-General noted on the concluding day that the international community has a role in helping the continent adapt as it heads for a new wave of industrialization.
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BOTSWANA, 2017/06/15
Despite the increasing importance of mathematics to economic and societal evolution, the study of the subject in Africa is declining, Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Ghana (AIMS-Ghana) has said.
He said several reasons had been attributed to the poor national of affairs in mathematics in Africa such as: “Inadequate student number, particularly females due to poor teaching of mathematics in primary, junior and senior high schools, lack of motivation and incentives and poor employment prospects in mathematics in a lot of sections of the economy other than teaching”.
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AFGHANISTAN, 2016/12/11
A university education may expand your mind. It will as well fatten your wallet. Data from the OECD, a club of rich nations, show that graduates can expect far better lifetime earnings than those without a degree.
The size of this premium varies. It is greatest in Ireland, which has a high GDP per chief and rising inequality. Since 2000 the unemployment rate for under-35s has swelled to 8% for those with degrees – but to additional than 20% for those without, and nearly 40% for secondary school drop-outs. The country’s wealth presently goes disproportionately to workers with letters next their names.
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BOTSWANA, 2016/11/11
The Pan African University Council has concluded its Second Ordinary Session at the AUC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Council is the highest governing body of the PAU, an African Union flagship programme established to address quality, relevance and excellence in accordance with the Aspiration 1 of Schedule 2063.
The conference deliberated on a inventory of significant policy questions bordering on the implementation of a full-fledged university structure and network, inclunding budgetary, financial and administrative issues.
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UGANDA, 2016/11/06
Uganda’s High Court has ordered a chain of private schools to be closed following over concerns about poor sanitation and its curriculum, the BBC reports.
The Bridge International Academies group says it offers affordable, high-quality education to its 12,000 pupils, who often come from poor families.
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BOTSWANA, 2016/08/18
The conversation about Africa has been shifting from one about shortfalls to one about opportunities. Africa is a known leader in commodity exporting, but the economic potential far succeeds that.
Africa has an enormous coastline and is additional proximate to both European and North American markets than Asia. Currently, Africa leads the world in mobile adoption, which continues to offer the biggest cross-sectoral economic opportunities. In addition, Africa has recently been cited as being a potential leader in technology, sustainability and agriculture.
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BOTSWANA, 2016/01/13
The Africa Union has merged its science and education bodies in a move designed to improve sectoral relationships, effectiveness and efficiency. The African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology and the Conference of Ministers of Education of the African Union will presently operate as one entity.
“The decision of the heads of states was as well motivated by the need to streamline ministerial conferences, limit their number and confer the power to convene them to the African Union Commission and save costs,” Dr Mahama Ouedraogo, the African Union’s chief of human resources, science and technology, told University World News.
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UGANDA, 2015/09/19
One of the a lot of things that have been said about the fallen minister for Internal Affairs and former Chief of Defence Forces, General Aronda Nyakairima, is the fact that he studied at Kitgum High School in northern Uganda.
As a result, Gen Nyakairima, who was last week found dead on a plane en route from South Korea to Dubai, was reported to be fluent in the Luo language despite hailing from south-western Uganda.
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UGANDA, 2013/05/06
"President Yoweri Museveni is concerned about the high rate of unemployment part graduates churned out of Uganda's universities."
The remarks were made last week by finance national minister Matia Kasaija in justifying the sh16b government intends to give to unemployed graduates to start gain-generating activities.
