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Sub-Saharan Educators Undertake Training Program at Okayama University

September 08, 2016

A training program for educators got underway on September 1 at the Okayama University Faculty of Education, with 14 participants in the field of education from Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Namibia, Zambia and South Africa. Under the guidance of Okayama University teaching staff, the program will present improved primary science and mathematics program teaching methods and academic assessment methods. At the opening ceremony, held at the Faculty of Education Building, 23 participants were in attendance, including Kazuo Anazawa, Vice-Executive Director for International Affairs; Shigenobu Takatsuka, Dean of the Graduate School of Education; and Ms. Yasue Yoshinari, Director of the Training Program Division, JICA Chugoku. The program runs for two months to October 28 as one of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)’s training programs on a variety of topics.
   
In the Sub-Saharan African region, efforts are being made to train educators who can cultivate human resources with the scientific knowledge and skills needed for nations’ development, but educational skills in science and mathematics currently remain at a low level. The training program aims to cultivate leaders who can practice and disseminate high-quality primary science and mathematics education. The participants will be reviewing and practicing guidance plans they themselves prepared prior to coming to Japan.
   
The trainees paid a courtesy call on September 2 to President Kiyoshi Morita. Trainee representative Mr. KOOPER Siegfried of Namibia expressed enthusiasm, saying, “Through this program we want to acquire Japan’s skills and knowledge in education, and will strive to improve the quality of African primary science and mathematics education.

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International Affairs Division, Center for Global Partnerships and Education
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