Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education for the Future We Want
High Level Policy Forum, UNESCO, 9-11 July “The world is online. Students must be online,” argues one of the respondents to a recent UNESCO questionnaire about the potential of communication and information technologies (ICT) to bring quality, open and flexible higher education to women and men, including those who cannot access traditional higher education. This […]
Kenya is Hosting a Global Education Forum
Education experts and practitioner across the world will gather in Nairobi, Kenya next month to discuss on education investments in East Africa. The forum, which will be led by Informa Plc, the largest publicly owned exhibitions and training provider in the world, will also explore how increased investment from the private sector can improve education […]
Qingdao Declaration Promotes Use of ICT to achieve Education Targets in New Sustainable Development Goals
The Qingdao Declaration on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education was approved at the conclusion of the conference on ICT for the 2030 Education Agenda held in Qingdao, China. The Declaration outlines how technology can be used to achieve education targets for equity, access, quality and lifelong learning in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]
African Virtual University
AVU / INTRODUCTION African Virtual University (AVU) is a Pan African Intergovernmental Organization whose aim is to significantly increase access to quality higher education and training through the innovative use of Information and Communication Technologies. The AVU was established in 1997 when eLearning was still in its infancy in the West and has since trained […]
Education Innovation Africa
You’re invited! Education Innovation Africa 8 – 10 June 2015 | Visa Oshwal Centre | Nairobi | Kenya Explore new development, improvement, investment and expansion opportunities within the private education sector at Education Innovation Africa, taking place on 8-10 June 2015 at the Visa Oshwal Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Attended by senior leaders […]
World Education Forum 2015 adopts Declaration on the Future of Global Education until 2030
Download FINAL Declaration 2014 Peace Nobel Award Kailash Satyarthi during his speech on May 19 In April 2000, the participants of the World Education Forum held in Dakar, Senegal, adopted the Dakar Framework for Action “Education for All: Meeting our Collective Commitment“. They reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on Education for All (EFA) adopted ten years earlier (Jomtien, […]
Full Implementation of Education for All as a Vehicle for Meeting the Learning Needs of Children, Youth, and Adults
Ambassador David Doyle along St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Education Mr. Shawn Richards . The Ministers of Education from Latin America and the Caribbean have expressed their commitment with education in their common release. Good morning, Ministers, Excellencies and distinguished members of the press. I am Shawn Richards, Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister of the Caribbean state of St. Kitts […]
2015 NGO Forum Declaration: Towards the Right to Inclusive Quality Public Education and Lifelong Learning Beyond 2015
Download the full 2015 NGO Forum Declaration here in English, French and Spanish Download the NGO Programme here Intervention of Mr. Limbani Nsapato (Regional Coordinator at ANCEFA) in the 2015 NGO Forum As part of the World Education Forum 2015, the 2015 NGO Forum, 18-19 May, provides a space for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to meet among themselves and agree […]
AfricanBrains presents “Innovation Africa 2015”
AfricanBrains presents “Innovation Africa 2015” 30 Sept – 2 Oct 2015, Kampala, Uganda Developing African Skills for the 21st Century Africa’s leading high level summit for education and innovation returns for its fifth year in 2015 and will take place in Kampala, under the patronage of the Government of Uganda, hosted by Hon Jessica Alupo, Minister […]
Global Playwriting Contest 2015 on Confronting Climate Change and Defying Disasters
Philippine Center of the International Theatre Institute (ITI) GLOBAL PLAYWRITING CONTEST 2015 Everyone is eligible to join the “Global Playwriting Contest 2015 on Confronting Climate Change and Defying Disasters”. Each entry must focus on the theme of climate change as described in these rules. We cannot solve the crisis of human survival unless we […]
