Maputo to host the 2008 Biennale on Education in Africa
05 May 2008
- 09 May 2008
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
Venue: Maputo, Mozambique
The capital of Mozambique, Maputo, will host the Biennale on Education in Africa from May 5 to 9. The Biennale is the most important meeting in Africa in the field of educational cooperation, organized every two years by the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA).
Some 600 participants are expected at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Center. The Biennale will bring together all African ministers of education and training, representatives of multilateral and bilateral development cooperation agencies, African and international non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations, foundations, education specialists, academics and practitioners, as well as providers of all types of education. Ministers for sectors other than education are also expected.
On May 5, the formal opening ceremony of the first Biennale hosted by a Lusophone African country will include addresses by President Armando Emilio Guebuza of Mozambique; President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of the Republic of Algeria, guest of honor; the current Chairperson of the African Union, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete; and the First Lady of Puerto Rico, Luisa Acevedo Vilá.
At the 2006 Biennale in Libreville, the discussions focused on the factors and conditions conducive to effective schools, literacy programs and early childhood development programs. In Maputo, the participants will consider post-primary education, one of the greatest challenges facing African education systems now that significant progress has been made in improving enrollment and completion rates at the primary level.
The central theme, “Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa“, will be addressed through three broad sub-themes: extending the duration of mandatory schooling for all to 9-10 years; the challenge of skills development, to better prepare young people for integration into social and working life; linkages between senior secondary education and higher education, with a view to building human resources for Africa’s development.
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