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SWAZILAND (Kingdom of Eswatini)

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Minutes for Promulgation and Transparency

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Minutes of Meeting  between H.E. Joel M. NHLEKO of Kingdom of Swaziland Mission to the European Communities and H.E. Irving LEVANCE of the Intergovernmental Organization EDU.

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Matters discussed:

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  • EDU mission to promote international education and understanding explained.

  • EDU Accreditation system based on legality and competency to operate explained.

  • WWW.EDU.INT website.

  • Education is a high priority for Swaziland.

  • Emphasis is to ensure education is adequate for 21st Century needs.

  • Policy focus is to improve development.

  • Bulk of Budget allocated to Education.

  • Majority of population is young.

  • Primary education has been free since 2005.

  • Accreditation is a high priority.

  • EDU program would fill an accreditation void in Swaziland.

  • Have been cases of qualification abuse by westerners with questionable degrees.

  • Unfair that people from developing countries have the value of their qualifications undermined in the west.

  • EDU with its neutral agenda is welcome and developments will be observed.

  • Ambassador NHLEKO agreed to act as Point of Contact to communicate with government of Swaziland in process to participate formally in EDU.

  • H.E. Irving LEVANCE described the meeting as business-like and useful and thanked Ambassador NHLEKO for receiving him and for the generous gift of his time.

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