Full coverage: Education

29.09.2006 Opetusalan kehitysyhteistyössä tapahtuu. Pienet ja paikalliset koulutushankkeet ovat kohta historiaa, kun siirrytään kohti koko koulutussektorin kattavia ohjelmia, todettiin Kepan keskustelutilaisuudessa. Sektorituen avulla hallitukset pystyvät kontrolloimaan koulutusta ja varmistamaan, että opetuksen taso pysyy hyvänä.

28.09.2006 Children who were out of school in 15 districts of Nepal now have the opportunity to learn how to read and write, thanks to the UNICEF-supported Out-of-School Programme (OSP).

28.09.2006 A toll-free telephone helpline for children in distress is now available in 72 cities.
Supported by the Women and Child Development Ministry, "Childline" number 1098 is available round-the-clock and it could be accessed either by a child or an adult.

27.09.2006 An Indian activist has alleged that Indian enforcement agencies are not being able to stem the disappearances of millions of children all over the country. He fears that missing children are being pushed into begging or forced work.

27.09.2006 Masovna obuka za rabota na kompjuter za site gragjani od 18 do 60 godini bez razlika na nivnite kvalifikacii i voveduvanje zadolzitelen predmet informatika vo osnovnoto obrazovanie e samo del od predizbornite vetuvanja vo programata na novata vlada sto se odnesuvaa na zabrzan razvoj na informatickoto opstestvo vo Makedonija. Vo novata vladejacka partija VMRO-DPMNE velat deka izvesno e formiranjeto na ministerstvo za informaticko opstestvo sto ke bide nositel na programata za zabrzana informatizacija na Makedonija. Sepak, za realizacija na ovaa ideja potrebna e poddrska i od opozicijata.

27.09.2006 The foreign minister, M Morshed Khan, delivering Bangladesh’s statement at the UN General Assembly, urged the international community to fulfil their pledges and enhance development assistance to help the LDCs attain the Millennium Development Goals.

27.09.2006 With over 100,000 people contracting sexually transmitted diseases every year, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Employers Federation of Ceylon (EFC) have decided to educate working adults on HIV/AIDS without upsetting cultural sensibilities, through a US funded factory improvement programme.

27.09.2006 Mass computer education for all citizens from 18 to 60 years regardless their qualifications and introducing informatics as compulsory subject in primary education are just few of the many pre-election promises in then new government program that are related to accelerated development of information society in Macedonia. In VMRO-DPMNE, the new ruling political party, claims that the establishing of ministry of information society is a certain thing. The ministry will be the bearer of the accelerated ICT introducing in Macedonia program. However, for realisation of this idea the ruling party needs support from the opposition.

27.09.2006 Indian civil society organised a consultation to address the situations arising from the recent notification declaring ban on employment of children in domestic work, eateries and dabhas. The report provides a guideline map for the stakeholder to take effective measures for restoration and rehabilitation of working children.

26.09.2006 “Vega” Humanitarian Organization from Skopje strongly opposes the idea of the local self-government in Suto Orizari Municipality to change the name of the “July 26” elementary school into “Arben Bajrami” Elementary. VEGA condemned the already adopted decision of the Local School Board that the name should change.

26.09.2006 Humanitarnoto zdruzenie „Vega” od Skopje se protivi na idejata na lokalnata samouprava vo opstina Suto Orizari za promena na imeto na Osnovnoto uciliste „26 Juli” vo O.U. „Arben Bajrami”. Od VEGA ja osuduvaat veke donesenata odluka na ucilisniot odbor za promena na imeto.

26.09.2006 Qendra per Mbrojtjen e te Drejtave te Femijeve ne Shqiperi CRCA ne kuader te programit te sherbimeve "Linja e Keshillimit per Femije - Tirane, organizon nje trajnim dy ditor me teme "Abuzimi i femijeve dhe Sistemi i Referimit".

25.09.2006 The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency is to formally launch the new Infrastructure Services Framework for education on Friday 29 September 2006 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.

25.09.2006 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) mediated learning provides utilities for achieving goal of education for all, and in turn acts as an enabler in reducing the digital divide, plummeting poverty and promoting socio-economic empowerment.

22.09.2006 As part of its universal initiative aimed at bringing excellence in education, the Agha Khan Development Network (AKDN), a part of Agha Khan Foundation will set up the Agha Khan Academy in Hyderabad with an outlay of $ 50 million.

21.09.2006 Schools in every district of the state have been found guilty of pumping up enrolment figures in order to comply with teachers’ wishes and retain government funding

21.09.2006 The local governments have been urged to give top priority to education, health and drinking water in their budgets and to improve public delivery system in order to strengthen democracy at grass-root level

21.09.2006 Ilmaiseen koulutukseen panostaminen kannattaa, vaikka lyhyellä aikavälillä se lisää valtion menoja. Koulutetut nuoret haluavat hyvän koulutuksen myös omille lapsilleen, arvioi Maailmanpankin vuosiraportti. Kenia on ymmärtänyt nuorisoon liittyvän potentiaalin ja suunnannut esimerkillisesti voimavaroja nuoriin.

21.09.2006 Nxënësit e shkollave profesionale ekonomike, të cilët pretendojnë të jenë diskriminuar gjatë llogaritjes së pikëve të tyre në Fakultetin Ekonomik, protestuan sot para Ministrisë së Arsimit dhe Shkencës duke kërkuar rillogaritje të këtyre pikëve.

Të mbështetur nga Lëvizja MJAFT!, ata mbanin në duar parrulla ku akuzonin dikasterin e arsimit për papërgjegjshmëri dhe për diskriminim, ndërsa kërkuan drejtësi dhe zbatim të Guidës së Maturës Shtetërore, që është shpërndarë zyrtarisht që në muajin mars të këtij viti.

21.09.2006 Koulutus on lasten perusoikeus, ja Pelastakaa Lasten Rewrite the Future -kampanja haastaa sinut maalaamaan parempaa maailmaa Nepalin lapsille.