EDU.INT

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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