Education of the African Union, 6 to 10 August 2007, Sandton,
Johannesburg
4 August 2007
The Third Ordinary Session of the Conference of the Ministers of Education
of the African Union (COMEDAF III) is scheduled to take place from 6 to 10
August 2007 at the Grayston Hotel, Sandton in Johannesburg.
The Meeting is expected to be attended by over 200 delegates, comprising
Ministers of Education of the African Union, international organisations and
education experts from across the globe.
Amongst key issues for discussion, is the Second Decade of Education for
Africa, which was launched by the African Union in 2006.
The Meeting will discuss the following issues:
* follow up mechanisms and strategic partnerships for the implementation of
the plan of action for the Second Decade of Education for Africa
* the establishment of an African Education Fund
* strategies for Technical and Vocation Education and Training, Teacher
Education and Higher Education.
Media is invited to the opening session on Monday, 6 August 2007 at 08h00.
The full media programme will be sent in due course. Media to RSVP before
Monday, contact details are listed below.
Lunga Ngqengelele
Ministerial Spokesperson
Tel: 012 312 5538
Cell: 082 566 0446
E-mail: ngqengelele.l@doe.gov.za
Draft agenda of the meeting of Experts
6 and 7 August 2007
1. Opening Session
a. Welcome remarks, Director, HRST
b. Opening remarks, by South African Delegate
c. Opening remarks, by Algeria delegate
2. Election of Bureau
3. Presentation and adoption of Agenda and Programme of Work
4. Presentation of the report of the meeting of the COMEDAF Steering
Committee
5. Consideration of the document, "Follow-up Mechanism and Strategic
Partnerships for the Implementation of the Plan of Action for the Second Decade
of Education for Africa"
6. Consideration of documents outlining Draft Strategies for the implementation
of the following Areas of Focus in the Plan of Action:
a. Tertiary Education
i. Harmonisation of Higher Education in Africa: A strategy for the African
Union
ii. Development of an Africa Higher Education Quality Rating Mechanism
iii. Educational Publishing in Africa
b. Teacher Development
c. Strategy to Revitalise Technical and Vocational Education and Training
(TVET) in Africa
d. African Union Programme on Developing Quality School Equipment for the
Teaching and Learning of Science, Mathematics and Technology
e. AU-India VSAT Pan-Africa E-network Project in Tele-Education
7. Consideration of a progress report on the establishment of an African
Educational Fund, presented by representative of AfDB
8. Consideration of progress towards formalising Collaboration between ADEA and
the African Union
9. Consideration of the Agenda and Programme of Work for the Conference of
Ministers of Education
10. Viewing of the exhibition of educational materials and equipment for
teaching science and technology
11. Adoption of the report of the Meeting of Experts of COMEDAF
12. Any other business
Draft agenda of the meeting of Ministers
9 and 10 August 2007
1. Opening Session
a. Remarks by H.E. Prof. Nagia Essayed, Commissioner HRST
b. Remarks by H.E. Minister of Education, Republic of Algeria
c. Remarks by H.E. Minister of Education, Republic of South Africa
2. Presentation of Keynote Speech by eminent African Educationist
3. Viewing the exhibition of educational materials and equipment for teaching
science and technology
4. Election of Bureau
5. Presentation and adoption of Agenda and Programme of Work
6. Presentation and consideration of the report of the meeting of experts of
COMEDAF III
7. Presentation and discussion of the document "Follow-up Mechanism and
Strategic Partnerships for the implementation of the Plan of Action for the
Second Decade of Education for Africa"
8. Group Sessions for presentation of Country Progress Reports as
follows:
a. Technical and Vocational Education and Training
b. Teacher Education
c. Higher Education
9. Presentation and discussion of a document on the Establishment of the
African Education Fund, presented by representative of AfDB
10. Date and venue of COMEDAF IV meeting
11. Adoption of the report of the third ordinary session of the Conference of
Ministers of Education of the African Union
12. Any other business
13. Closing Session
Issued by: Ministry of Education
4 August 2007
