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EDUCATION

Uganda

Uganda joined UNESCO on the November 19, 1962. The country is covered by the UNESCO Office Nairobi, a Cluster Office in Kenya. Uganda is undertaking some national and regional projects to improve the quality of education and offer guidance on setting up quality assurance especially at district and school levels.

The country also plays a leading role in the Programme on Guidance, Counselling and Youth Development for Africa. An extra-budgetary project to improve capacity-building among education leaders is being implemented in Uganda.

Uganda holds two UNESCO Chairs and counts 22 schools in UNESCO's Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet).

New Teachers TV film on inclusive education features UNESCO 2008-04-08 9:00 am UNESCO

UNESCO hosts Africa-Asia university dialogue 2007-12-06 8:00 pm UNESCO

Uganda Basic Education Quality Assurance Guide 2006-01-26 3:00 pm UNESCO Nairobi
A new guide for educationalists, teachers and community leaders has been prepared by a taskforce on Quality Education under the leadership of the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO. This guide has been elaborated as part of the UNESCO-Nairobi cluster project on quality assurance for basic education.