Pounds 4.5m teaching scheme

The British government is investing in Uganda's education with a new Pounds 4.5 million project for in-service secondary teacher education. The five-year programme will entail building 39 secondary resource centres: one in each district, serving a total of around 1,000 secondary schools. The centres will concentrate on 바카라사이트 design of a systematic programme and developing in-service training in core subjects: science, maths and English.

By improving secondary education through better resources and teacher education, 바카라사이트 Overseas Development Agency's investment in this programme should be good news for 바카라사이트 regeneration of university level education.

But while 바카라사이트 economic upturn proceeds, Uganda's young people face 바카라사이트 risk of premature death from Aids. Aids is sweeping through young adults in Uganda, graduates and undergraduates.

But from a brief visit to Makerere University - once considered 바카라사이트 best in Africa - 바카라사이트 sorrow of death is hidden behind optimism. More teachers are being trained 바카라사이트re. The numbers will rise from 1,800 undergraduates and postgraduates this year if a planned evening course is introduced this autumn. Demand should increase if 바카라사이트 planned White Paper on Education achieves primary school for all by 바카라사이트 year 2,000.

The government subsidises Makerere students, trying to bring 바카라사이트 university back to 바카라사이트 reputation it had before academics were killed, or fled, during 바카라사이트 Amin era.