UAE conference discusses future of global education
March 17, 2013 (DUBAI) – Over 500 delegates from around the world have converged in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to discuss the future of global education and skills and how this sector can be improved and fully accessed by all. A number of former and current heads of state and ministers from various countries, as well as international organizations that invest in education attended the event, which kicked off on Friday evening with live address by the former United States president, Bill Clinton. The forum highlighted numerous challenges faced by the education sector as tens of millions of children still have no access to schools, according to the revelations during the presentations in the forum. How can public-private-partnership (PPP) and other reform models contribute to specific strategic objectives such as expanding access and improving efficiency and effectiveness was deliberated upon. Different speakers shared their experiences among who was South Sudan’s vice-president, Riek Machar Teny, who discussed the current challenges his country faces in the education sector. He reiterated his country’s policy which attracts investors and invited those who can invest in education to come to South Sudan and contribute towards the efforts to make education accessed by all. Ministers Peter Adwok Nyaba, higher education, science and technology, Joseph Ukelo, general education and instructions, Cirino Hiteng, culture, youth and sports, were among the officials that accompanied the vice president to the conference. The forum also discussed the importance of providing skills in education which are relevant to the prevailing market demands in a given nation. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
