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The Rwanda National Youth Council is a Government institution which started in February 1998. The National Youth Council comprises of the following 3 major organs: The General Assembly, the Executive Committee and the Executive Secretariat. The mission of the National Youth Council is to educate the youth on the culture of patriotism, to sensitise the youth on the fight against Genocide ideology and on the fight against divisionism and other acts that may not be productive to them; also, to bring together the youth using various mechanisms like training, sports, entertainment and public debates aimed at delivering constructive education to them, to sensitise them on productive activities and other activities aimed at developing them and the nation, to mobilise the youth on preservation and protection of environment and to advocate for the youth at all levels. Furthermore, its tasks are the sensitisation in science and technology and the initiation into productive job creation, also, to put in place and monitor programmes to sensitise the youth on hygiene, AIDS prevention and other diseases. Moreover, the National Youth Council works for the promotion of cooperation between the youth of Rwanda and that of foreign countries.

The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) ensures that all school curricula are well-understood and effectively used by teachers via regular visits to schools, training seminars to orient teachers, periodic reviews, research and evaluation of curricula. NCDC attaches great importance to ensuring continuing education and training and the encouragement of individual and collective research programmes in Sciences and Arts. The centre is subdivided in several units each with a special focus on a certain branch of study. The NCDC works to ensure proper distribution of materials to schools, to ensure that materials are used effectively by teachers and learners, to develop research skills of professional staff using ICT and to establish partnerships with similar institutions outside Rwanda. The NCDC activities include the development of quality curricula for Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Catch up programmes, the preparation of teaching aids for Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Catch up programmes and the preparation of teacher’s guides, learner’s textbooks and other pedagogical materials in accordance with MINEDUC Policies and Plans, with specific reference to the Curriculum Development Policy.

The Higher Education Council (HEC) is an independent Government Agency. It is responsible for ensuring the structure, organisation and functioning of higher education institutions, for monitoring and evaluating the quality and standard of provision and for ensuring the quality enhancement of teaching and research. It advises the Minister in charge of Higher Education on all matters relating to the accreditation of higher education institutions. One of the key responsibilities of the Higher Education Council is to act as a regulatory agency.

The Rwanda Education Commons (REC) aims to help Rwanda expand access to quality education through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). It hopes to realize this goal by improving the climate for collaboration in the use of ICTs in education, and by implementing activities that use ICTs to supplement teaching and learning. The REC aims to realize a vision of strong and effective collaboration among education stakeholders. Therefore, REC is establishing multi-stakeholder tools and management systems for ongoing improvement to Rwanda’s education system through the use of ICTs. Also, REC is supporting the completion of ICT in education policy documents and support tools to ensure ICT in education activities to supplement national and education sector goals, and identifying areas for partner involvement. Furthermore, REC is facilitating partnerships between providers of ICT in Rwanda education institutions that support Rwanda’s education system. In addition, REC and partner institutions aim to improve the quality and availability of education materials by identifying, reviewing, acquiring and adapting materials suitable for Rwanda’s teachers and students. REC and its partners are also are facilitating the production of new education materials. And participants from partner education institutions are gaining skills in a variety of ICT areas, including website development and management, multimedia curriculum design, and pedagogy training around the use of multimedia education resources. Furthermore, REC and partner institutions are designing and implementing strategies for distributing online and offline educational resources, and working to establish a professional learning community around the use of multimedia education resources.

The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) is a regional inter-governmental organization established in 1980 by the three East African Partner States (Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) with the aim of facilitating contact between the universities of East Africa, providing a forum for discussion on a wide range of academic and other matters relating to higher education, and helping maintain high and comparable academic standards. The IUCEA exists to facilitate, coordinate and promote sustainable and competitive development of universities in the region by responding to the challenges facing higher education, and helping universities to contribute to national and regional development needs through its various activities.

This website provides ample information on PER projects on Africa (esp. South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Kenia, East Africa). There is a focus on OER in agricultre, health and teacher training. Furthermore, you will find information on licencing and policy issues and developments, on events and other news on OER. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

The Panafrican Institute for Development – Central Africa (IPD-AC) is a subregional institution founded in 1965. It is part of the network of the international association „Institut Panafricain pour le Développement“ (IPD). The area of operation of the IPD-AC ranges over 13 countries of Central Africa; Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, the Comoros, Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the People’s Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe and the Chad. The mission of IPD-AC is to foster these countries through the support of the capacities in development institutions and in the fields of formation, succor/council and research and innovation.

The site Country-Facts.com offers short, informative articles for most countries on earth that serve to give a first overview of the country. Specific topics are discussed in further contributions. The site makes no claim to completeness, may in some cases, however, be quite helpful.

Country information for applicants for a study abroad in an African country (Sub-Sahara region). In order to view them one has to select the respective country. There is an address of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) , country information of the German Foreign Office, information about the education system and higher education, a specific link list, information about scholarship programmes and events.

The International Bureau of Education der UNESCO (IBE) provides country dossiers focussed on education. They provide information on statistics (from the World Data on Education – WDE), national education reports, documents from educational policy, planning and administration, bibliographies (partly with fulltext documents) as well as links to futther resources. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]