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Angola

2011-09-30T15:26:20Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* References */

== Partners situated in Angola ==

None.

== Angola in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Angola.png|left|thumb]]
''Angola'', officially the '''Republic of Angola''' (Portuguese: '''República de Angola''', Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central [[Africa]] bordering [[Namibia]] to the south, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The exclave province [[Cabinda]] has a border with the [[Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

The official language is [[Portuguese]].

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola)

== Angola education policy ==

== Angola education system ==
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola)

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which began at age seven, and secondary education which began at age eleven, lasting eight years. Basic adult literacy continues to be extremely low, but there are conflicting figures from government and other sources. It is difficult to assess not only literacy but also other educational needs. Statistics available in 2001 from UNICEF estimate adult literacy to be 56 percent for males and 29 percent for women.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Angola ===

These include:

* University of Agostinho Neto, a large public university in Luanda and Huambo
* Independent University of Angola (Universidade Independente de Angola), a private university based in Luanda
* Catholic University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda
* Lusiada University, a small private Portuguese university with a campuses in Luanda, Benguela and Cabinda, Angola
* Jean Piaget University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda and Benguela (province)

===Polytechnics in Angola ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Angola's HEIs in the information society ==

There is a report from infoDev at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

* [http://www.catolicavirtual.br  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola] is a department of the [http://www.ucb.br Universidade Católica de Brasília] located in Brasilia, [[Brazil]]. UCB Virtual offers 16 Graduate Courses, 27 Post Grad Courses and 15 Short Courses available in Brazil, Japan, Angola and USA. In Angola, UCB Virtual works in partnership with [Escola Católica Dom Bosco in Luanda. Its main objective is to help the lower class population to continue with their studies. Examples of short courses available: Entrepreneurship, Tutor training, Instrumental English, Tourism Marketing, Public administration of tourism amongst others.  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola web site is at <http://www.catolicavirtual.br>

* [http://www.cead-uan.com UAN-CEAD] Centro de Ensino à Distância da Universidade Agostinho Neto (Distance Learning Center - Agostinho Neto University. The UAN-CEAD is the distance learning department at the University Agostinho Neto located in Luanda, Angola. UAN-CEAD is integrated in the Lusophone Network, which aims to boost the global dissemination of training content in Portuguese and sharing of best practices among development institutions in the Portuguese Speaking Countries. UAN-CEAD website is at http://www.cead-uan.com

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at <http://www.ciabyte.com.br>

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at <http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp>

* [http://www.academia-aberta.com/'''ACABA''' - Academia Aberta de Angola (Open Academy of Angola)] operates in Angola and concentrates in providing training and developing courses using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). '''ACABA''' works in partnership with Angolan and foreign institutions and offers Undergraduate – Postgraduate – Masters degrees, as well as short vocational courses as Research methodology, practice of teaching Portuguese language, formation of e-tutors, lesson preparation and writing of educational records amongst others. ACABA website is at http://www.academia-aberta.com

* [http://www.angolacursos.com/ Angolacursos.com] is a project developed by Mit-marktec Ldt (Consulting, Training, Advertising and Marketing company based in Luanda, Angola) in partnership with the [http://www.estacio.br/ Estácio de Sá University], located in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Angola Cursos offers a great variety of distance learning courses such as Balance sheet analysis, Basic Accounting, Telemarketing techniques , Customer relationship management - CRM , amongst others. The objective of the project is to offer qualification courses that will help the student to develop new skills, excelling in the job market and increasing the chances of getting a good job. National Certification with the same validity as classroom teaching is issued by Estácio de Sá University. Angola Cursos website is at http://www.angolacursos.com

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola

'''Others'''

# ICT in education in Angola, infoDev, 2007, http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html
# http://www.uab.pt
# http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=12107&id=2025
# http://ensinoangola.com/category/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.catolicavirtual.br/
# http://poloangola.blogspot.com/2009/05/laboratorio-de-informatica-do-polo.html
# http://ensinoangola.com/2010/06/21/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://repository.uneca.org/tiga/?q=node/33
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed
# http://mitmarktec.com/home.swf

----
> [[Countries]]
 
>> [[Main Page]]

[[Category:Angola| ]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Southern African Development Community]]
[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Angola

2011-09-30T15:25:41Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Programmes */

== Partners situated in Angola ==

None.

== Angola in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Angola.png|left|thumb]]
''Angola'', officially the '''Republic of Angola''' (Portuguese: '''República de Angola''', Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central [[Africa]] bordering [[Namibia]] to the south, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The exclave province [[Cabinda]] has a border with the [[Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

The official language is [[Portuguese]].

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola)

== Angola education policy ==

== Angola education system ==
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola)

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which began at age seven, and secondary education which began at age eleven, lasting eight years. Basic adult literacy continues to be extremely low, but there are conflicting figures from government and other sources. It is difficult to assess not only literacy but also other educational needs. Statistics available in 2001 from UNICEF estimate adult literacy to be 56 percent for males and 29 percent for women.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Angola ===

These include:

* University of Agostinho Neto, a large public university in Luanda and Huambo
* Independent University of Angola (Universidade Independente de Angola), a private university based in Luanda
* Catholic University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda
* Lusiada University, a small private Portuguese university with a campuses in Luanda, Benguela and Cabinda, Angola
* Jean Piaget University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda and Benguela (province)

===Polytechnics in Angola ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Angola's HEIs in the information society ==

There is a report from infoDev at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

* [http://www.catolicavirtual.br  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola] is a department of the [http://www.ucb.br Universidade Católica de Brasília] located in Brasilia, [[Brazil]]. UCB Virtual offers 16 Graduate Courses, 27 Post Grad Courses and 15 Short Courses available in Brazil, Japan, Angola and USA. In Angola, UCB Virtual works in partnership with [Escola Católica Dom Bosco in Luanda. Its main objective is to help the lower class population to continue with their studies. Examples of short courses available: Entrepreneurship, Tutor training, Instrumental English, Tourism Marketing, Public administration of tourism amongst others.  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola web site is at <http://www.catolicavirtual.br>

* [http://www.cead-uan.com UAN-CEAD] Centro de Ensino à Distância da Universidade Agostinho Neto (Distance Learning Center - Agostinho Neto University. The UAN-CEAD is the distance learning department at the University Agostinho Neto located in Luanda, Angola. UAN-CEAD is integrated in the Lusophone Network, which aims to boost the global dissemination of training content in Portuguese and sharing of best practices among development institutions in the Portuguese Speaking Countries. UAN-CEAD website is at http://www.cead-uan.com

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at <http://www.ciabyte.com.br>

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at <http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp>

* [http://www.academia-aberta.com/'''ACABA''' - Academia Aberta de Angola (Open Academy of Angola)] operates in Angola and concentrates in providing training and developing courses using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). '''ACABA''' works in partnership with Angolan and foreign institutions and offers Undergraduate – Postgraduate – Masters degrees, as well as short vocational courses as Research methodology, practice of teaching Portuguese language, formation of e-tutors, lesson preparation and writing of educational records amongst others. ACABA website is at http://www.academia-aberta.com

* [http://www.angolacursos.com/ Angolacursos.com] is a project developed by Mit-marktec Ldt (Consulting, Training, Advertising and Marketing company based in Luanda, Angola) in partnership with the [http://www.estacio.br/ Estácio de Sá University], located in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Angola Cursos offers a great variety of distance learning courses such as Balance sheet analysis, Basic Accounting, Telemarketing techniques , Customer relationship management - CRM , amongst others. The objective of the project is to offer qualification courses that will help the student to develop new skills, excelling in the job market and increasing the chances of getting a good job. National Certification with the same validity as classroom teaching is issued by Estácio de Sá University. Angola Cursos website is at http://www.angolacursos.com

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola

'''Others'''

# ICT in education in Angola, infoDev, 2007, http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html
# http://www.uab.pt
# http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=12107&id=2025
# http://ensinoangola.com/category/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.catolicavirtual.br/
# http://poloangola.blogspot.com/2009/05/laboratorio-de-informatica-do-polo.html
# http://ensinoangola.com/2010/06/21/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://repository.uneca.org/tiga/?q=node/33
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

----
> [[Countries]]
 
>> [[Main Page]]

[[Category:Angola| ]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Southern African Development Community]]
[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Angola

2011-09-30T15:22:01Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Programmes */

== Partners situated in Angola ==

None.

== Angola in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Angola.png|left|thumb]]
''Angola'', officially the '''Republic of Angola''' (Portuguese: '''República de Angola''', Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central [[Africa]] bordering [[Namibia]] to the south, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The exclave province [[Cabinda]] has a border with the [[Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

The official language is [[Portuguese]].

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola)

== Angola education policy ==

== Angola education system ==
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola)

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which began at age seven, and secondary education which began at age eleven, lasting eight years. Basic adult literacy continues to be extremely low, but there are conflicting figures from government and other sources. It is difficult to assess not only literacy but also other educational needs. Statistics available in 2001 from UNICEF estimate adult literacy to be 56 percent for males and 29 percent for women.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Angola ===

These include:

* University of Agostinho Neto, a large public university in Luanda and Huambo
* Independent University of Angola (Universidade Independente de Angola), a private university based in Luanda
* Catholic University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda
* Lusiada University, a small private Portuguese university with a campuses in Luanda, Benguela and Cabinda, Angola
* Jean Piaget University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda and Benguela (province)

===Polytechnics in Angola ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Angola's HEIs in the information society ==

There is a report from infoDev at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

* [http://www.catolicavirtual.br  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola] is a department of the [http://www.ucb.br Universidade Católica de Brasília] located in Brasilia, [[Brazil]]. UCB Virtual offers 16 Graduate Courses, 27 Post Grad Courses and 15 Short Courses available in Brazil, Japan, Angola and USA. In Angola, UCB Virtual works in partnership with [Escola Católica Dom Bosco in Luanda. Its main objective is to help the lower class population to continue with their studies. Examples of short courses available: Entrepreneurship, Tutor training, Instrumental English, Tourism Marketing, Public administration of tourism amongst others.  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola web site is at <http://www.catolicavirtual.br>

* [http://www.cead-uan.com UAN-CEAD] Centro de Ensino à Distância da Universidade Agostinho Neto (Distance Learning Center - Agostinho Neto University. The UAN-CEAD is the distance learning department at the University Agostinho Neto located in Luanda, Angola. UAN-CEAD is integrated in the Lusophone Network, which aims to boost the global dissemination of training content in Portuguese and sharing of best practices among development institutions in the Portuguese Speaking Countries. UAN-CEAD website is at http://www.cead-uan.com

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at <http://www.ciabyte.com.br>

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at <http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp>

* [http://www.academia-aberta.com/'''ACABA''' - Academia Aberta de Angola (Open Academy of Angola)] operates in Angola and concentrates in providing training and developing courses using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). '''ACABA''' works in partnership with Angolan and foreign institutions and offers Undergraduate – Postgraduate – Masters degrees, as well as short vocational courses as Research methodology, practice of teaching Portuguese language, formation of e-tutors, lesson preparation and writing of educational records amongst others. ACABA website is at http://www.academia-aberta.com

* [http://www.angolacursos.com/ Angolacursos.com] is a project developed by Mit-marktec Ldt (Consulting, Training, Advertising and Marketing company based in Luanda, Angola) in partnership with the Estácio de Sá University, located in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Angola Cursos offers a great variety of distance learning courses such as Balance sheet analysis, Basic Accounting, Telemarketing techniques , Customer relationship management - CRM , amongst others. The objective of the project is to offer qualification courses that will help the student to develop new skills, excelling in the job market and increasing the chances of getting a good job. National Certification with the same validity as classroom teaching is issued by Estácio de Sá University.

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola

'''Others'''

# ICT in education in Angola, infoDev, 2007, http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html
# http://www.uab.pt
# http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=12107&id=2025
# http://ensinoangola.com/category/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.catolicavirtual.br/
# http://poloangola.blogspot.com/2009/05/laboratorio-de-informatica-do-polo.html
# http://ensinoangola.com/2010/06/21/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://repository.uneca.org/tiga/?q=node/33
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

----
> [[Countries]]
 
>> [[Main Page]]

[[Category:Angola| ]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Southern African Development Community]]
[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Sao Tome and Principe

2011-09-29T19:19:55Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Programmes */

''by [[Graham Clarke]]''

== Experts situated in São Tomé and Príncipe ==

== São Tomé and Príncipe in a nutshell ==


[[Image:Tp-map.gif|right|thumb|400px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
''São Tomé and Príncipe'', officially the '''Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe''', is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. The name in Portuguese is '''São Tomé e Príncipe'''.

It consists of two islands: (a) São Tomé and (b) Príncipe, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres (155 and 140 mi), respectively, off the northwestern coast of [[Gabon]]. Both islands are part of an extinct volcanic mountain range. São Tomé, the sizable southern island, is situated just north of the equator. It was named in honour of Saint Thomas by Portuguese explorers who happened to arrive at the island on his feast day.

Its population is 179,506 (CIA July 2011 est.).

Its capital (and largest city) is São Tomé.

São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest African country in terms of population (the Seychelles being the smallest). It is the smallest country in the world that is not a former British overseas territory, a former United States trusteeship, or one of the European microstates. It is also the smallest Portuguese-speaking country.

== Education in São Tomé and Príncipe==



Education in São Tomé and Príncipe is compulsory and free for six years from the age of six, covering primary level only.[http://www.right-to-education.org/country-node/389/country-minimum] The educational system has a shortage of classrooms, insufficiently trained and underpaid teachers, inadequate textbooks and materials, high rates of repetition, poor educational planning and management, and a lack of community involvement in school management. Domestic financing of the school system is lacking, leaving the system highly dependent on foreign financing.

== School-level education ==

== Further and Higher education ==

=== Universities in São Tomé and Príncipe===



=== Polytechnics in São Tomé and Príncipe===

# Institut Supérieur Polytechnique

=== Colleges in São Tomé and Príncipe===

== Education reform ==

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Information society ==

== ICT in education initiatives ==

According to the 2007 Infodev ICT in Education report by Babacar Fall, the government does not consider ICT to be a priority sector. Other than basic computer facilities at the polytechnic, it is not currently possible to identify any ICT initiatives in the country at any educational level.

=== Virtual initiatives in schools ===

=== Virtual initiatives in post-secondary education ===

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

== Lessons learnt ==

== References ==

# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

> [[Countries]]
 

[[Category:São Tomé and Príncipe| ]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]
[[Category:e-World]]
[[Category:Country reports]]
[[Category:Countries with Programmes]]
[[Category:VISCED]]

Mozambique

2011-09-29T19:19:02Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Programmes */

== Partners situated in Mozambique ==
No partners are situated in Mozambique.

== Mozambique in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Mozambique.gif|right|thumb|250px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, is a country in southeastern [[Africa]] bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, [[Tanzania]] to the north, [[Malawi]] and [[Zambia]] to the northwest, [[Zimbabwe]] to the west and [[Swaziland]] and [[South Africa]] to the southwest. It was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by [[Portugal]] in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.

Its capital is Maputo and in 2007 21,397,000 people lived in an area of 801,590 km² which gives a density of 25/km².

It is a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_Portuguese_Language_Countries Community of Portuguese Language Countries] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations Commonwealth of Nations]. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.

Mozambique is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_developed_countries LEDC (less economically developed country)].

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]

== Mozambique education policy ==
'''Source''': [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]

== Mozambique education system ==
Under Portuguese rule, educational opportunities for poor Mozambicans were limited; Most of the Bantu population was illiterate, and many could not speak Portuguese. In fact, most of today's political leaders were educated in missionary schools. After independence, the government placed a high priority on expanding education, which reduced the illiteracy rate to about two-thirds as primary school enrolment increased. Unfortunately in recent years, school construction and teacher training enrolments have not kept up with population increases. With post-war enrolments reaching all-time highs, the quality of education has suffered. All Mozambicans are required by law to attend school through the primary level. After grade 7, students must take standardised national exams to enter secondary school, which runs from 8th to 10th grade. Secondary school students study Portuguese, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography, physical education, technical drawing, and English (which all schoolchildren begin in grade 6). Another round of national exams after grade 10 allows passage into pre-university school (grades 11 and 12), in which students have the opportunity to study all of the former subjects (minus physical education) plus philosophy and French. Space in Mozambican universities is extremely limited; thus most students who complete pre-university school do not immediately proceed onto university studies. Many go to work as teachers or are unemployed. There are also institutes specialising in agricultural, technical, or pedagogical studies which students may attend after grade 10 in lieu of a pre-university school, which give more vocational training. A lot of children in Mozambique don't go to primary school because they have to work for their families' subsistence farms for a living. Since the independence from Portugal in 1975, a number of Mozambican students have been admitted every year at Portuguese high schools, polytechnic institutes and universities, through bilateral agreements between the Portuguese Government and the Mozambican Government.

'''Sources''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]

== Higher education ==

[http://www.mesct.gov.mz Mozambique’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology] with full text documents such as the "Strategic Plan Of Higher Education (2000-2010)".

[http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/profiles/Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]

=== Universities in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.uem.mz/ Universidade Eduardo Mondlane]
# [http://www.ucm.ac.mz/cms/index.php Universidade Católica de Moçambique]
# Universidade Pedagogica
# Universidade Jean Peaget de Mocambique
# Universidade Lurio
# Universidade Politecnica
# Universidade Sao Tomas
# Universidade Zambeze
# Universidade Tecnica de Mocambique
# Universidade Mussa Bin Bique
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias de Saude
# Instituto superior Politecnica de Manica
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias e Tecnologias de Mocambique
# Instituto Superior de Transportes e Comunicacoes
# Escola Superior de Economia e Gestao

===Polytechnics in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.ispu.ac.mz/ Instituto Superior Politécnico e Universitário]

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]

== Higher education reform ==

'''Related document''': [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Mozambique's HEIs in the information society ==
“There is a ‘silent revolution’ in Mozambican higher education. A sense of this silent revolution is captured by a variety of studies reporting on the ‘changing landscape’ of Mozambican higher education in the last two decades (Mário, Fry & Chilundo, 2003; Brito, 2003; Beverwijk, 2005). At independence, Mozambique had one higher education institution, the Estudos Gerais e Universitários de Moçambique (EGUM), which translates into English as General and University Studies of Mozambique. Today, there are more than 26 governmental and non-governmental higher education institutions countrywide (Langa, 2006). To put it differently, from one tertiary education institution in 1962 to 26 in 2006, Mozambique has witnessed rapid growth, expansion and diversification in higher education.

According to the Task Force on Higher Education and Society (TFHE), the differentiation of higher education institutions is not a new phenomenon, as different types of colleges and universities have existed for centuries. What is new, however, is the strength of the forces driving differentiation, the pace at which it is occurring and the variety of institutions being created (TFHE, 2000).

New information and communication technologies (ICTs) in higher education appear to be one of the driving factors of the differentiation. The application of technologies, particularly in information and communications, has taken different forms and is transforming higher education servicedelivery, teaching and learning in Mozambique.

Methodologically, this chapter is based on desk research information and covers a variety of sources browsed from the Internet. The main sources, therefore, are studies, reports, government policy documents and web sites on higher education ICTs and e-learning in Mozambique.”

'''Source''': [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual initiatives in HE==

===Interesting Programmes===

* [http://www.cend.uem.mz CEND (Centro de Ensino à Distância)] is a department of the Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) located in Mozambique. The University provides higher education, research and extension courses. To ensure the attainment of goals, it is organized into units including Colleges, Schools and Centers, which are distinguished from each other by the activities developed by them. Among various units, is the Center for Distance Learning (CEND), a body created in 2002 to promote and coordinate distance education at the EMU. The distance learning program of EMU is part of the distance learning strategy advocated by the government. In partnership with [http://www.cisco.com CISCO] the IT Centre at the University provides online vocational courses in IT; i.e: IT Essentials, CCNA Exploration and CCNA Security.

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

== References ==
# [http://www.mozambique.mz/ Mozambique’s Government] (PT)
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]
# [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]
# [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/pubs_Mozambique/ Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] # [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]
# [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]
# [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: # [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

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Cape Verde

2011-09-29T19:18:14Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Virtual Schools and Colleges - Interesting Programmes */

''Since it is a small and remote island archipelago, the information here on Cape Verde is reduced to the minimum for the purposes of Re.ViCa.''

== Partners situated in Cape Verde ==

None.

== Cape Verde in a nutshell ==

[[Image:Cape_Verde.gif|right|thumb|250px]]
The Republic of ''Cape Verde'' (Portuguese: Cabo Verde), is a republic located on an archipelago in the [[Macaronesia]] ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of [[Africa]]. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the [[Portuguese]] in the fifteenth century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.

Cape Verde is named after the original Portuguese form for Cap Vert (Cabo Verde, Green Cape) in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The country's name can be pronounced many ways in English. Cape is pronounced like the article of clothing. Verde is generally pronounced to rhyme with "bird" or "Herd," though rhyming with "bear D" or "bear day" are also heard. "Cabo" is not used in English.

The population of Cape Verde is [http://www.countryreports.org/Cape_Verde.aspx estimated] as 423,000.

The main language is [[Portuguese]] but Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words) is also spoken.

For more information see the wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde].

== Cape Verde education policy ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde education system ==

Omitted.

== Higher education ==

There are two universities in Cape Verde:

# University of Cape Verde
# Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde

The '''University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Cabo Verde) was formed in 2006 by the merging of two colleges, working in different places:

# ISE (Instituto Superior de Educação) located in Praia
# ISECMAR (Instituto Superior de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar) located in Mindelo

In 2007 a third school officially joined the others:

* INIDA (Instituto Nacionai de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário) located in São Jorge dos Órgãos
(Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cape_Verde.)

The University of Cape Verde web site is at http://www.unicv.edu.cv.

 

The '''Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde) is located in the capital city of Praia on Santiago, with a smaller second location in Mindelo on São Vicente. Until the 2007-2008 academic year, it had been Cape Verde's only university. Geographically it is the westernmost university in Africa. The main location is in the northwestern part of Praia. Several campuses are planned be added throughout the archipelago. The university is named after the famous French theorist Jean Piaget. It primarily serves Cape Verdeans, but there are students from the rest of Africa and Latin America as well. Jean Piaget University offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as continuing education courses. (Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget_University_of_Cape_Verde.)

Its web site is at http://www.unipiaget.cv.

== Higher education reform ==

Omitted.

== Administration and finance ==

Omitted.

== Quality assurance ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde HEIs in the information society ==

Omitted.

== Virtual Schools and Colleges - Interesting Programmes ==

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde

'''Others'''

To show that one should not make value judgements about remote universities, the reader's attention is drawn to the following paper:

Sousa, S., Hudson, B. & Lamas, D. (2003). Understanding e-Learning: Towards an Understanding of Trust and Performance in On-line Distance Learning. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 2511-2512). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. For abstracting details see http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=18485.

The authors are Sonia Sousa, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde; Brian Hudson, [[Sheffield Hallam University]], UK; David Lamas, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde. The abstract notes:

: This paper describes a study being conducted on a graduate level on-line distance education course at an African university which aims to explore the relation of trust and performance in such environments. This study goal is to understand the main aspects of that relation with the purpose of determining which trust factors could most influence and help maximise the level of trust in an on-line distance learning class. This line of research builds on the belief that the trust that students put in their on-line teachers is the common denominator of several related problems such as motivation, retention, technology difficulties, the need for interacting and communicating with the participants and the need for a trustful on-line distance learning environment

# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

See also: [[Azores]], [[Madeira]] and [[Portugal]].

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Sao Tome and Principe

2011-09-29T19:12:40Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* References */

''by [[Graham Clarke]]''

== Experts situated in São Tomé and Príncipe ==

== São Tomé and Príncipe in a nutshell ==


[[Image:Tp-map.gif|right|thumb|400px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
''São Tomé and Príncipe'', officially the '''Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe''', is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. The name in Portuguese is '''São Tomé e Príncipe'''.

It consists of two islands: (a) São Tomé and (b) Príncipe, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres (155 and 140 mi), respectively, off the northwestern coast of [[Gabon]]. Both islands are part of an extinct volcanic mountain range. São Tomé, the sizable southern island, is situated just north of the equator. It was named in honour of Saint Thomas by Portuguese explorers who happened to arrive at the island on his feast day.

Its population is 179,506 (CIA July 2011 est.).

Its capital (and largest city) is São Tomé.

São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest African country in terms of population (the Seychelles being the smallest). It is the smallest country in the world that is not a former British overseas territory, a former United States trusteeship, or one of the European microstates. It is also the smallest Portuguese-speaking country.

== Education in São Tomé and Príncipe==



Education in São Tomé and Príncipe is compulsory and free for six years from the age of six, covering primary level only.[http://www.right-to-education.org/country-node/389/country-minimum] The educational system has a shortage of classrooms, insufficiently trained and underpaid teachers, inadequate textbooks and materials, high rates of repetition, poor educational planning and management, and a lack of community involvement in school management. Domestic financing of the school system is lacking, leaving the system highly dependent on foreign financing.

== School-level education ==

== Further and Higher education ==

=== Universities in São Tomé and Príncipe===



=== Polytechnics in São Tomé and Príncipe===

# Institut Supérieur Polytechnique

=== Colleges in São Tomé and Príncipe===

== Education reform ==

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Information society ==

== ICT in education initiatives ==

According to the 2007 Infodev ICT in Education report by Babacar Fall, the government does not consider ICT to be a priority sector. Other than basic computer facilities at the polytechnic, it is not currently possible to identify any ICT initiatives in the country at any educational level.

=== Virtual initiatives in schools ===

=== Virtual initiatives in post-secondary education ===

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

== Lessons learnt ==

== References ==

# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

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Guinea-Bissau

2011-09-29T19:11:16Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Programmes */

The Republic of ''Guinea-Bissau'' (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau) is a country in western [[Africa]], and one of the smallest states in continental Africa. It is bordered by [[Senegal]] to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to its west.

Its size is nearly 37,000 square kilometres (14,000 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1.6 million.

Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with the Republic of [[Guinea]].

There are 21 living languages spoken in Guinea-Bissau with the most prominent being the
Balanta Ketonho. The elite in the civil and public services speak Crioulo, a mixture of Portuguese
and ethnic languages. Portuguese is the official language.

Guinea Bissau is classified 172nd out of 177 countries featured in the United Nations Human
Development Index of 2004, with 88% of the population living on less than USD$1 a day.
Agriculture is the dominant economic sector and engages 82% of the labour force with the
remaining 18% in the industrial and services sectors. Industry contributes approximately 15% to
GDP and includes a sugar refinery, a rice and groundnut processing plant, brewing, and urban
construction. Guinea Bissau ranks sixth in the world for cashew-nut production.

The recent discovery of oil fields along the coast, with estimated production capacity of 30,000 to
60,000 barrels per day, has restored hope and should contribute to the resolution of the country’s
recurrent government budgetary problems.

== e-learning ==

Primary education consists of four years followed by secondary education which takes three to
six years in the specific field of choice. Education is compulsory from age seven to 13, but in
2000 UNICEF estimated that 65.4% of children between the ages of five to 14 years in Guinea
Bissau were engaged in trading, farming, or domestic labour. The numbers are worse during the
cashew harvest when school-going children are withdrawn from school to work the fields.
Adult literacy rate was projected at 58.1% for males and 27.4% for females in 2003.2 Youth
literacy rates3 (between ages 15 to 24 for both sexes) stood at 61% in 2002

'''Telecommunications'''

This is all unpromising for e-learning or ICT in schools.

In 2003 there were 10,600 main telephone lines, fewer than the 13,120 in 1997. The decline was
because of the destruction of the telephone infrastructure during the war. By 2005 the number
had increased again and there were 67,0004 mobile phones in use– an average of 49 per 1,000
people.

Internet access is available only in Bissau, the capital, where many cyber cafés offer low-speed
connection. The youth are mainly the occasional users of the Internet. In 2006 Guinea Bissau had
about 30,000 Internet users.

There is no nationwide coverage of the mobile phone networks. Only Bissau, the capital, boasts
two operators: Areeba and Telecel. Further, there is a limited number of fixed lines in the other
big cities and localities. There is no telephone infrastructure, mobile or fixed, or Internet in the
rural areas.

Guinea Bissau has no ICT policy.

Electrification covers only 12%5 of the country and tariffs are five times the levels of its
neighbour, Senegal. Currently, only Bissau has power supply for 18 hours a day, from 6 p.m. till
noon of the next day. The other big cities like Bafata, Cacinek Cachea, and Catio usually have
power supplied from 6 p.m. till midnight of each day.

For more see the infoDev 2007 report at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.408.html

''It does not seem useful to turn this into a Country Report as the country currently lacks promise for ICT and e-learning.''

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

== References ==
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

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Cape Verde

2011-09-29T19:08:39Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* References */

''Since it is a small and remote island archipelago, the information here on Cape Verde is reduced to the minimum for the purposes of Re.ViCa.''

== Partners situated in Cape Verde ==

None.

== Cape Verde in a nutshell ==

[[Image:Cape_Verde.gif|right|thumb|250px]]
The Republic of ''Cape Verde'' (Portuguese: Cabo Verde), is a republic located on an archipelago in the [[Macaronesia]] ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of [[Africa]]. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the [[Portuguese]] in the fifteenth century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.

Cape Verde is named after the original Portuguese form for Cap Vert (Cabo Verde, Green Cape) in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The country's name can be pronounced many ways in English. Cape is pronounced like the article of clothing. Verde is generally pronounced to rhyme with "bird" or "Herd," though rhyming with "bear D" or "bear day" are also heard. "Cabo" is not used in English.

The population of Cape Verde is [http://www.countryreports.org/Cape_Verde.aspx estimated] as 423,000.

The main language is [[Portuguese]] but Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words) is also spoken.

For more information see the wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde].

== Cape Verde education policy ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde education system ==

Omitted.

== Higher education ==

There are two universities in Cape Verde:

# University of Cape Verde
# Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde

The '''University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Cabo Verde) was formed in 2006 by the merging of two colleges, working in different places:

# ISE (Instituto Superior de Educação) located in Praia
# ISECMAR (Instituto Superior de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar) located in Mindelo

In 2007 a third school officially joined the others:

* INIDA (Instituto Nacionai de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário) located in São Jorge dos Órgãos
(Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cape_Verde.)

The University of Cape Verde web site is at http://www.unicv.edu.cv.

 

The '''Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde) is located in the capital city of Praia on Santiago, with a smaller second location in Mindelo on São Vicente. Until the 2007-2008 academic year, it had been Cape Verde's only university. Geographically it is the westernmost university in Africa. The main location is in the northwestern part of Praia. Several campuses are planned be added throughout the archipelago. The university is named after the famous French theorist Jean Piaget. It primarily serves Cape Verdeans, but there are students from the rest of Africa and Latin America as well. Jean Piaget University offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as continuing education courses. (Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget_University_of_Cape_Verde.)

Its web site is at http://www.unipiaget.cv.

== Higher education reform ==

Omitted.

== Administration and finance ==

Omitted.

== Quality assurance ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde HEIs in the information society ==

Omitted.

== Virtual Schools and Colleges - Interesting Programmes ==

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde

'''Others'''

To show that one should not make value judgements about remote universities, the reader's attention is drawn to the following paper:

Sousa, S., Hudson, B. & Lamas, D. (2003). Understanding e-Learning: Towards an Understanding of Trust and Performance in On-line Distance Learning. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 2511-2512). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. For abstracting details see http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=18485.

The authors are Sonia Sousa, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde; Brian Hudson, [[Sheffield Hallam University]], UK; David Lamas, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde. The abstract notes:

: This paper describes a study being conducted on a graduate level on-line distance education course at an African university which aims to explore the relation of trust and performance in such environments. This study goal is to understand the main aspects of that relation with the purpose of determining which trust factors could most influence and help maximise the level of trust in an on-line distance learning class. This line of research builds on the belief that the trust that students put in their on-line teachers is the common denominator of several related problems such as motivation, retention, technology difficulties, the need for interacting and communicating with the participants and the need for a trustful on-line distance learning environment

# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

See also: [[Azores]], [[Madeira]] and [[Portugal]].

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Mozambique

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== Partners situated in Mozambique ==
No partners are situated in Mozambique.

== Mozambique in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Mozambique.gif|right|thumb|250px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, is a country in southeastern [[Africa]] bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, [[Tanzania]] to the north, [[Malawi]] and [[Zambia]] to the northwest, [[Zimbabwe]] to the west and [[Swaziland]] and [[South Africa]] to the southwest. It was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by [[Portugal]] in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.

Its capital is Maputo and in 2007 21,397,000 people lived in an area of 801,590 km² which gives a density of 25/km².

It is a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_Portuguese_Language_Countries Community of Portuguese Language Countries] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations Commonwealth of Nations]. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.

Mozambique is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_developed_countries LEDC (less economically developed country)].

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]

== Mozambique education policy ==
'''Source''': [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]

== Mozambique education system ==
Under Portuguese rule, educational opportunities for poor Mozambicans were limited; Most of the Bantu population was illiterate, and many could not speak Portuguese. In fact, most of today's political leaders were educated in missionary schools. After independence, the government placed a high priority on expanding education, which reduced the illiteracy rate to about two-thirds as primary school enrolment increased. Unfortunately in recent years, school construction and teacher training enrolments have not kept up with population increases. With post-war enrolments reaching all-time highs, the quality of education has suffered. All Mozambicans are required by law to attend school through the primary level. After grade 7, students must take standardised national exams to enter secondary school, which runs from 8th to 10th grade. Secondary school students study Portuguese, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography, physical education, technical drawing, and English (which all schoolchildren begin in grade 6). Another round of national exams after grade 10 allows passage into pre-university school (grades 11 and 12), in which students have the opportunity to study all of the former subjects (minus physical education) plus philosophy and French. Space in Mozambican universities is extremely limited; thus most students who complete pre-university school do not immediately proceed onto university studies. Many go to work as teachers or are unemployed. There are also institutes specialising in agricultural, technical, or pedagogical studies which students may attend after grade 10 in lieu of a pre-university school, which give more vocational training. A lot of children in Mozambique don't go to primary school because they have to work for their families' subsistence farms for a living. Since the independence from Portugal in 1975, a number of Mozambican students have been admitted every year at Portuguese high schools, polytechnic institutes and universities, through bilateral agreements between the Portuguese Government and the Mozambican Government.

'''Sources''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]

== Higher education ==

[http://www.mesct.gov.mz Mozambique’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology] with full text documents such as the "Strategic Plan Of Higher Education (2000-2010)".

[http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/profiles/Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]

=== Universities in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.uem.mz/ Universidade Eduardo Mondlane]
# [http://www.ucm.ac.mz/cms/index.php Universidade Católica de Moçambique]
# Universidade Pedagogica
# Universidade Jean Peaget de Mocambique
# Universidade Lurio
# Universidade Politecnica
# Universidade Sao Tomas
# Universidade Zambeze
# Universidade Tecnica de Mocambique
# Universidade Mussa Bin Bique
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias de Saude
# Instituto superior Politecnica de Manica
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias e Tecnologias de Mocambique
# Instituto Superior de Transportes e Comunicacoes
# Escola Superior de Economia e Gestao

===Polytechnics in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.ispu.ac.mz/ Instituto Superior Politécnico e Universitário]

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]

== Higher education reform ==

'''Related document''': [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Mozambique's HEIs in the information society ==
“There is a ‘silent revolution’ in Mozambican higher education. A sense of this silent revolution is captured by a variety of studies reporting on the ‘changing landscape’ of Mozambican higher education in the last two decades (Mário, Fry & Chilundo, 2003; Brito, 2003; Beverwijk, 2005). At independence, Mozambique had one higher education institution, the Estudos Gerais e Universitários de Moçambique (EGUM), which translates into English as General and University Studies of Mozambique. Today, there are more than 26 governmental and non-governmental higher education institutions countrywide (Langa, 2006). To put it differently, from one tertiary education institution in 1962 to 26 in 2006, Mozambique has witnessed rapid growth, expansion and diversification in higher education.

According to the Task Force on Higher Education and Society (TFHE), the differentiation of higher education institutions is not a new phenomenon, as different types of colleges and universities have existed for centuries. What is new, however, is the strength of the forces driving differentiation, the pace at which it is occurring and the variety of institutions being created (TFHE, 2000).

New information and communication technologies (ICTs) in higher education appear to be one of the driving factors of the differentiation. The application of technologies, particularly in information and communications, has taken different forms and is transforming higher education servicedelivery, teaching and learning in Mozambique.

Methodologically, this chapter is based on desk research information and covers a variety of sources browsed from the Internet. The main sources, therefore, are studies, reports, government policy documents and web sites on higher education ICTs and e-learning in Mozambique.”

'''Source''': [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual initiatives in HE==

===Interesting Programmes===

* [http://www.cend.uem.mz CEND (Centro de Ensino à Distância)] is a department of the Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) located in Mozambique. The University provides higher education, research and extension courses. To ensure the attainment of goals, it is organized into units including Colleges, Schools and Centers, which are distinguished from each other by the activities developed by them. Among various units, is the Center for Distance Learning (CEND), a body created in 2002 to promote and coordinate distance education at the EMU. The distance learning program of EMU is part of the distance learning strategy advocated by the government. In partnership with [http://www.cisco.com CISCO] the IT Centre at the University provides online vocational courses in IT; i.e: IT Essentials, CCNA Exploration and CCNA Security.

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

== References ==
# [http://www.mozambique.mz/ Mozambique’s Government] (PT)
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]
# [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]
# [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/pubs_Mozambique/ Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] # [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]
# [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]
# [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: # [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

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[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Angola

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== Partners situated in Angola ==

None.

== Angola in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Angola.png|left|thumb]]
''Angola'', officially the '''Republic of Angola''' (Portuguese: '''República de Angola''', Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central [[Africa]] bordering [[Namibia]] to the south, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The exclave province [[Cabinda]] has a border with the [[Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

The official language is [[Portuguese]].

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola)

== Angola education policy ==

== Angola education system ==
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola)

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which began at age seven, and secondary education which began at age eleven, lasting eight years. Basic adult literacy continues to be extremely low, but there are conflicting figures from government and other sources. It is difficult to assess not only literacy but also other educational needs. Statistics available in 2001 from UNICEF estimate adult literacy to be 56 percent for males and 29 percent for women.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Angola ===

These include:

* University of Agostinho Neto, a large public university in Luanda and Huambo
* Independent University of Angola (Universidade Independente de Angola), a private university based in Luanda
* Catholic University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda
* Lusiada University, a small private Portuguese university with a campuses in Luanda, Benguela and Cabinda, Angola
* Jean Piaget University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda and Benguela (province)

===Polytechnics in Angola ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Angola's HEIs in the information society ==

There is a report from infoDev at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

* [http://www.catolicavirtual.br  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola] is a department of the [http://www.ucb.br Universidade Católica de Brasília] located in Brasilia, [[Brazil]]. UCB Virtual offers 16 Graduate Courses, 27 Post Grad Courses and 15 Short Courses available in Brazil, Japan, Angola and USA. In Angola, UCB Virtual works in partnership with [Escola Católica Dom Bosco in Luanda. Its main objective is to help the lower class population to continue with their studies. Examples of short courses available: Entrepreneurship, Tutor training, Instrumental English, Tourism Marketing, Public administration of tourism amongst others.  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola web site is at <http://www.catolicavirtual.br>

* [http://www.cead-uan.com UAN-CEAD] Centro de Ensino à Distância da Universidade Agostinho Neto (Distance Learning Center - Agostinho Neto University. The UAN-CEAD is the distance learning department at the University Agostinho Neto located in Luanda, Angola. UAN-CEAD is integrated in the Lusophone Network, which aims to boost the global dissemination of training content in Portuguese and sharing of best practices among development institutions in the Portuguese Speaking Countries. UAN-CEAD website is at http://www.cead-uan.com

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at <http://www.ciabyte.com.br>

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at <http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp>

* [http://www.academia-aberta.com/'''ACABA''' - Academia Aberta de Angola (Open Academy of Angola)] operates in Angola and concentrates in providing training and developing courses using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). '''ACABA''' works in partnership with Angolan and foreign institutions and offers Undergraduate – Postgraduate – Masters degrees, as well as short vocational courses as Research methodology, practice of teaching Portuguese language, formation of e-tutors, lesson preparation and writing of educational records amongst others. ACABA website is at http://www.academia-aberta.com

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola

'''Others'''

# ICT in education in Angola, infoDev, 2007, http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html
# http://www.uab.pt
# http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=12107&id=2025
# http://ensinoangola.com/category/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.catolicavirtual.br/
# http://poloangola.blogspot.com/2009/05/laboratorio-de-informatica-do-polo.html
# http://ensinoangola.com/2010/06/21/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://repository.uneca.org/tiga/?q=node/33
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://www.eberlin.pro.br/?o=dom_cursosprofissionalizantes.com.br&a=logo_abed

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[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]
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Angola

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== Partners situated in Angola ==

None.

== Angola in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Angola.png|left|thumb]]
''Angola'', officially the '''Republic of Angola''' (Portuguese: '''República de Angola''', Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central [[Africa]] bordering [[Namibia]] to the south, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The exclave province [[Cabinda]] has a border with the [[Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

The official language is [[Portuguese]].

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola)

== Angola education policy ==

== Angola education system ==
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola)

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which began at age seven, and secondary education which began at age eleven, lasting eight years. Basic adult literacy continues to be extremely low, but there are conflicting figures from government and other sources. It is difficult to assess not only literacy but also other educational needs. Statistics available in 2001 from UNICEF estimate adult literacy to be 56 percent for males and 29 percent for women.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Angola ===

These include:

* University of Agostinho Neto, a large public university in Luanda and Huambo
* Independent University of Angola (Universidade Independente de Angola), a private university based in Luanda
* Catholic University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda
* Lusiada University, a small private Portuguese university with a campuses in Luanda, Benguela and Cabinda, Angola
* Jean Piaget University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda and Benguela (province)

===Polytechnics in Angola ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Angola's HEIs in the information society ==

There is a report from infoDev at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

* [http://www.catolicavirtual.br  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola] is a department of the [http://www.ucb.br Universidade Católica de Brasília] located in Brasilia, [[Brazil]]. UCB Virtual offers 16 Graduate Courses, 27 Post Grad Courses and 15 Short Courses available in Brazil, Japan, Angola and USA. In Angola, UCB Virtual works in partnership with [Escola Católica Dom Bosco in Luanda. Its main objective is to help the lower class population to continue with their studies. Examples of short courses available: Entrepreneurship, Tutor training, Instrumental English, Tourism Marketing, Public administration of tourism amongst others.  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola web site is at <http://www.catolicavirtual.br>

* [http://www.cead-uan.com UAN-CEAD] Centro de Ensino à Distância da Universidade Agostinho Neto (Distance Learning Center - Agostinho Neto University. The UAN-CEAD is the distance learning department at the University Agostinho Neto located in Luanda, Angola. UAN-CEAD is integrated in the Lusophone Network, which aims to boost the global dissemination of training content in Portuguese and sharing of best practices among development institutions in the Portuguese Speaking Countries. UAN-CEAD website is at http://www.cead-uan.com

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at <http://www.ciabyte.com.br>

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at <http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp>

* [http://www.academia-aberta.com/'''ACABA''' - Academia Aberta de Angola (Open Academy of Angola)] operates in Angola and concentrates in providing training and developing courses using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). '''ACABA''' works in partnership with Angolan and foreign institutions and offers Undergraduate – Postgraduate – Masters degrees, as well as short vocational courses as Research methodology, practice of teaching Portuguese language, formation of e-tutors, lesson preparation and writing of educational records amongst others. ACABA website is at http://www.academia-aberta.com

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola

'''Others'''

# ICT in education in Angola, infoDev, 2007, http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html
# http://www.uab.pt
# http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=12107&id=2025
# http://ensinoangola.com/category/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.catolicavirtual.br/
# http://poloangola.blogspot.com/2009/05/laboratorio-de-informatica-do-polo.html
# http://ensinoangola.com/2010/06/21/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085
# http://repository.uneca.org/tiga/?q=node/33

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> [[Countries]]
 
>> [[Main Page]]

[[Category:Angola| ]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Southern African Development Community]]
[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Angola

2011-09-29T18:53:49Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* References */

== Partners situated in Angola ==

None.

== Angola in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Angola.png|left|thumb]]
''Angola'', officially the '''Republic of Angola''' (Portuguese: '''República de Angola''', Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central [[Africa]] bordering [[Namibia]] to the south, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The exclave province [[Cabinda]] has a border with the [[Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

The official language is [[Portuguese]].

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola)

== Angola education policy ==

== Angola education system ==
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola)

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which began at age seven, and secondary education which began at age eleven, lasting eight years. Basic adult literacy continues to be extremely low, but there are conflicting figures from government and other sources. It is difficult to assess not only literacy but also other educational needs. Statistics available in 2001 from UNICEF estimate adult literacy to be 56 percent for males and 29 percent for women.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Angola ===

These include:

* University of Agostinho Neto, a large public university in Luanda and Huambo
* Independent University of Angola (Universidade Independente de Angola), a private university based in Luanda
* Catholic University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda
* Lusiada University, a small private Portuguese university with a campuses in Luanda, Benguela and Cabinda, Angola
* Jean Piaget University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda and Benguela (province)

===Polytechnics in Angola ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Angola's HEIs in the information society ==

There is a report from infoDev at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

* [http://www.catolicavirtual.br  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola] is a department of the [http://www.ucb.br Universidade Católica de Brasília] located in Brasilia, [[Brazil]]. UCB Virtual offers 16 Graduate Courses, 27 Post Grad Courses and 15 Short Courses available in Brazil, Japan, Angola and USA. In Angola, UCB Virtual works in partnership with [Escola Católica Dom Bosco in Luanda. Its main objective is to help the lower class population to continue with their studies. Examples of short courses available: Entrepreneurship, Tutor training, Instrumental English, Tourism Marketing, Public administration of tourism amongst others.  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola web site is at <http://www.catolicavirtual.br>

* [http://www.cead-uan.com UAN-CEAD] Centro de Ensino à Distância da Universidade Agostinho Neto (Distance Learning Center - Agostinho Neto University. The UAN-CEAD is the distance learning department at the University Agostinho Neto located in Luanda, Angola. UAN-CEAD is integrated in the Lusophone Network, which aims to boost the global dissemination of training content in Portuguese and sharing of best practices among development institutions in the Portuguese Speaking Countries. UAN-CEAD website is at http://www.cead-uan.com

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at <http://www.ciabyte.com.br>

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at <http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp>

* [http://www.academia-aberta.com/'''ACABA''' - Academia Aberta de Angola (Open Academy of Angola)] operates in Angola and concentrates in providing training and developing courses using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). '''ACABA''' works in partnership with Angolan and foreign institutions and offers Undergraduate – Postgraduate – Masters degrees, as well as short vocational courses as Research methodology, practice of teaching Portuguese language, formation of e-tutors, lesson preparation and writing of educational records amongst others. ACABA website is at http://www.academia-aberta.com

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola

'''Others'''

# ICT in education in Angola, infoDev, 2007, http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html
# http://www.uab.pt
# http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=12107&id=2025
# http://ensinoangola.com/category/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.catolicavirtual.br/
# http://poloangola.blogspot.com/2009/05/laboratorio-de-informatica-do-polo.html
# http://ensinoangola.com/2010/06/21/ensino-a-distancia/
# http://www.unesp.br/nead/noticia.php?artigo=6085

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> [[Countries]]
 
>> [[Main Page]]

[[Category:Angola| ]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Southern African Development Community]]
[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Angola

2011-09-29T18:48:29Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives */

== Partners situated in Angola ==

None.

== Angola in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Angola.png|left|thumb]]
''Angola'', officially the '''Republic of Angola''' (Portuguese: '''República de Angola''', Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central [[Africa]] bordering [[Namibia]] to the south, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The exclave province [[Cabinda]] has a border with the [[Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

The official language is [[Portuguese]].

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola)

== Angola education policy ==

== Angola education system ==
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola)

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which began at age seven, and secondary education which began at age eleven, lasting eight years. Basic adult literacy continues to be extremely low, but there are conflicting figures from government and other sources. It is difficult to assess not only literacy but also other educational needs. Statistics available in 2001 from UNICEF estimate adult literacy to be 56 percent for males and 29 percent for women.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Angola ===

These include:

* University of Agostinho Neto, a large public university in Luanda and Huambo
* Independent University of Angola (Universidade Independente de Angola), a private university based in Luanda
* Catholic University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda
* Lusiada University, a small private Portuguese university with a campuses in Luanda, Benguela and Cabinda, Angola
* Jean Piaget University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda and Benguela (province)

===Polytechnics in Angola ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Angola's HEIs in the information society ==

There is a report from infoDev at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

* [http://www.catolicavirtual.br  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola] is a department of the [http://www.ucb.br Universidade Católica de Brasília] located in Brasilia, [[Brazil]]. UCB Virtual offers 16 Graduate Courses, 27 Post Grad Courses and 15 Short Courses available in Brazil, Japan, Angola and USA. In Angola, UCB Virtual works in partnership with [Escola Católica Dom Bosco in Luanda. Its main objective is to help the lower class population to continue with their studies. Examples of short courses available: Entrepreneurship, Tutor training, Instrumental English, Tourism Marketing, Public administration of tourism amongst others.  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola web site is at <http://www.catolicavirtual.br>

* [http://www.cead-uan.com UAN-CEAD] Centro de Ensino à Distância da Universidade Agostinho Neto (Distance Learning Center - Agostinho Neto University. The UAN-CEAD is the distance learning department at the University Agostinho Neto located in Luanda, Angola. UAN-CEAD is integrated in the Lusophone Network, which aims to boost the global dissemination of training content in Portuguese and sharing of best practices among development institutions in the Portuguese Speaking Countries. UAN-CEAD website is at http://www.cead-uan.com

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.formedia.pt/ FORMEDIA] is a management development centre located in Lisbon, Portugal. FORMEDIA is specialized in management and entrepreneurship education, with onsite, online and blended learning. Established in 1988, they have regular activities in Portuguese-Speaking Countries, especially in Portugal, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde and Mozambique. FORMEDIA website is at http://www.formedia.pt/

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at <http://www.ciabyte.com.br>

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at <http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp>

* [http://www.academia-aberta.com/'''ACABA''' - Academia Aberta de Angola (Open Academy of Angola)] operates in Angola and concentrates in providing training and developing courses using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). '''ACABA''' works in partnership with Angolan and foreign institutions and offers Undergraduate – Postgraduate – Masters degrees, as well as short vocational courses as Research methodology, practice of teaching Portuguese language, formation of e-tutors, lesson preparation and writing of educational records amongst others. ACABA website is at http://www.academia-aberta.com

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola

'''Others'''

# ICT in education in Angola, infoDev, 2007, http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

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> [[Countries]]
 
>> [[Main Page]]

[[Category:Angola| ]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Southern African Development Community]]
[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Sao Tome and Principe

2011-09-23T10:32:10Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Programmes */

''by [[Graham Clarke]]''

== Experts situated in São Tomé and Príncipe ==

== São Tomé and Príncipe in a nutshell ==


[[Image:Tp-map.gif|right|thumb|400px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
''São Tomé and Príncipe'', officially the '''Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe''', is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. The name in Portuguese is '''São Tomé e Príncipe'''.

It consists of two islands: (a) São Tomé and (b) Príncipe, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres (155 and 140 mi), respectively, off the northwestern coast of [[Gabon]]. Both islands are part of an extinct volcanic mountain range. São Tomé, the sizable southern island, is situated just north of the equator. It was named in honour of Saint Thomas by Portuguese explorers who happened to arrive at the island on his feast day.

Its population is 179,506 (CIA July 2011 est.).

Its capital (and largest city) is São Tomé.

São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest African country in terms of population (the Seychelles being the smallest). It is the smallest country in the world that is not a former British overseas territory, a former United States trusteeship, or one of the European microstates. It is also the smallest Portuguese-speaking country.

== Education in São Tomé and Príncipe==



Education in São Tomé and Príncipe is compulsory and free for six years from the age of six, covering primary level only.[http://www.right-to-education.org/country-node/389/country-minimum] The educational system has a shortage of classrooms, insufficiently trained and underpaid teachers, inadequate textbooks and materials, high rates of repetition, poor educational planning and management, and a lack of community involvement in school management. Domestic financing of the school system is lacking, leaving the system highly dependent on foreign financing.

== School-level education ==

== Further and Higher education ==

=== Universities in São Tomé and Príncipe===



=== Polytechnics in São Tomé and Príncipe===

# Institut Supérieur Polytechnique

=== Colleges in São Tomé and Príncipe===

== Education reform ==

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Information society ==

== ICT in education initiatives ==

According to the 2007 Infodev ICT in Education report by Babacar Fall, the government does not consider ICT to be a priority sector. Other than basic computer facilities at the polytechnic, it is not currently possible to identify any ICT initiatives in the country at any educational level.

=== Virtual initiatives in schools ===

=== Virtual initiatives in post-secondary education ===

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

== Lessons learnt ==

== References ==



> [[Countries]]
 

[[Category:São Tomé and Príncipe| ]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]
[[Category:e-World]]
[[Category:Country reports]]
[[Category:Countries with Programmes]]
[[Category:VISCED]]

Mozambique

2011-09-23T10:31:30Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Programmes */

== Partners situated in Mozambique ==
No partners are situated in Mozambique.

== Mozambique in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Mozambique.gif|right|thumb|250px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, is a country in southeastern [[Africa]] bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, [[Tanzania]] to the north, [[Malawi]] and [[Zambia]] to the northwest, [[Zimbabwe]] to the west and [[Swaziland]] and [[South Africa]] to the southwest. It was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by [[Portugal]] in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.

Its capital is Maputo and in 2007 21,397,000 people lived in an area of 801,590 km² which gives a density of 25/km².

It is a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_Portuguese_Language_Countries Community of Portuguese Language Countries] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations Commonwealth of Nations]. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.

Mozambique is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_developed_countries LEDC (less economically developed country)].

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]

== Mozambique education policy ==
'''Source''': [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]

== Mozambique education system ==
Under Portuguese rule, educational opportunities for poor Mozambicans were limited; Most of the Bantu population was illiterate, and many could not speak Portuguese. In fact, most of today's political leaders were educated in missionary schools. After independence, the government placed a high priority on expanding education, which reduced the illiteracy rate to about two-thirds as primary school enrolment increased. Unfortunately in recent years, school construction and teacher training enrolments have not kept up with population increases. With post-war enrolments reaching all-time highs, the quality of education has suffered. All Mozambicans are required by law to attend school through the primary level. After grade 7, students must take standardised national exams to enter secondary school, which runs from 8th to 10th grade. Secondary school students study Portuguese, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography, physical education, technical drawing, and English (which all schoolchildren begin in grade 6). Another round of national exams after grade 10 allows passage into pre-university school (grades 11 and 12), in which students have the opportunity to study all of the former subjects (minus physical education) plus philosophy and French. Space in Mozambican universities is extremely limited; thus most students who complete pre-university school do not immediately proceed onto university studies. Many go to work as teachers or are unemployed. There are also institutes specialising in agricultural, technical, or pedagogical studies which students may attend after grade 10 in lieu of a pre-university school, which give more vocational training. A lot of children in Mozambique don't go to primary school because they have to work for their families' subsistence farms for a living. Since the independence from Portugal in 1975, a number of Mozambican students have been admitted every year at Portuguese high schools, polytechnic institutes and universities, through bilateral agreements between the Portuguese Government and the Mozambican Government.

'''Sources''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]

== Higher education ==

[http://www.mesct.gov.mz Mozambique’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology] with full text documents such as the "Strategic Plan Of Higher Education (2000-2010)".

[http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/profiles/Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]

=== Universities in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.uem.mz/ Universidade Eduardo Mondlane]
# [http://www.ucm.ac.mz/cms/index.php Universidade Católica de Moçambique]
# Universidade Pedagogica
# Universidade Jean Peaget de Mocambique
# Universidade Lurio
# Universidade Politecnica
# Universidade Sao Tomas
# Universidade Zambeze
# Universidade Tecnica de Mocambique
# Universidade Mussa Bin Bique
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias de Saude
# Instituto superior Politecnica de Manica
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias e Tecnologias de Mocambique
# Instituto Superior de Transportes e Comunicacoes
# Escola Superior de Economia e Gestao

===Polytechnics in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.ispu.ac.mz/ Instituto Superior Politécnico e Universitário]

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]

== Higher education reform ==

'''Related document''': [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Mozambique's HEIs in the information society ==
“There is a ‘silent revolution’ in Mozambican higher education. A sense of this silent revolution is captured by a variety of studies reporting on the ‘changing landscape’ of Mozambican higher education in the last two decades (Mário, Fry & Chilundo, 2003; Brito, 2003; Beverwijk, 2005). At independence, Mozambique had one higher education institution, the Estudos Gerais e Universitários de Moçambique (EGUM), which translates into English as General and University Studies of Mozambique. Today, there are more than 26 governmental and non-governmental higher education institutions countrywide (Langa, 2006). To put it differently, from one tertiary education institution in 1962 to 26 in 2006, Mozambique has witnessed rapid growth, expansion and diversification in higher education.

According to the Task Force on Higher Education and Society (TFHE), the differentiation of higher education institutions is not a new phenomenon, as different types of colleges and universities have existed for centuries. What is new, however, is the strength of the forces driving differentiation, the pace at which it is occurring and the variety of institutions being created (TFHE, 2000).

New information and communication technologies (ICTs) in higher education appear to be one of the driving factors of the differentiation. The application of technologies, particularly in information and communications, has taken different forms and is transforming higher education servicedelivery, teaching and learning in Mozambique.

Methodologically, this chapter is based on desk research information and covers a variety of sources browsed from the Internet. The main sources, therefore, are studies, reports, government policy documents and web sites on higher education ICTs and e-learning in Mozambique.”

'''Source''': [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual initiatives in HE==

===Interesting Programmes===

* [http://www.cend.uem.mz CEND (Centro de Ensino à Distância)] is a department of the Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) located in Mozambique. The University provides higher education, research and extension courses. To ensure the attainment of goals, it is organized into units including Colleges, Schools and Centers, which are distinguished from each other by the activities developed by them. Among various units, is the Center for Distance Learning (CEND), a body created in 2002 to promote and coordinate distance education at the EMU. The distance learning program of EMU is part of the distance learning strategy advocated by the government. In partnership with [http://www.cisco.com CISCO] the IT Centre at the University provides online vocational courses in IT; i.e: IT Essentials, CCNA Exploration and CCNA Security.

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

== References ==
# [http://www.mozambique.mz/ Mozambique’s Government] (PT)
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]
# [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]
# [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/pubs_Mozambique/ Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] # [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]
# [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]
# [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: # [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)

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Guinea-Bissau

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The Republic of ''Guinea-Bissau'' (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau) is a country in western [[Africa]], and one of the smallest states in continental Africa. It is bordered by [[Senegal]] to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to its west.

Its size is nearly 37,000 square kilometres (14,000 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1.6 million.

Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with the Republic of [[Guinea]].

There are 21 living languages spoken in Guinea-Bissau with the most prominent being the
Balanta Ketonho. The elite in the civil and public services speak Crioulo, a mixture of Portuguese
and ethnic languages. Portuguese is the official language.

Guinea Bissau is classified 172nd out of 177 countries featured in the United Nations Human
Development Index of 2004, with 88% of the population living on less than USD$1 a day.
Agriculture is the dominant economic sector and engages 82% of the labour force with the
remaining 18% in the industrial and services sectors. Industry contributes approximately 15% to
GDP and includes a sugar refinery, a rice and groundnut processing plant, brewing, and urban
construction. Guinea Bissau ranks sixth in the world for cashew-nut production.

The recent discovery of oil fields along the coast, with estimated production capacity of 30,000 to
60,000 barrels per day, has restored hope and should contribute to the resolution of the country’s
recurrent government budgetary problems.

== e-learning ==

Primary education consists of four years followed by secondary education which takes three to
six years in the specific field of choice. Education is compulsory from age seven to 13, but in
2000 UNICEF estimated that 65.4% of children between the ages of five to 14 years in Guinea
Bissau were engaged in trading, farming, or domestic labour. The numbers are worse during the
cashew harvest when school-going children are withdrawn from school to work the fields.
Adult literacy rate was projected at 58.1% for males and 27.4% for females in 2003.2 Youth
literacy rates3 (between ages 15 to 24 for both sexes) stood at 61% in 2002

'''Telecommunications'''

This is all unpromising for e-learning or ICT in schools.

In 2003 there were 10,600 main telephone lines, fewer than the 13,120 in 1997. The decline was
because of the destruction of the telephone infrastructure during the war. By 2005 the number
had increased again and there were 67,0004 mobile phones in use– an average of 49 per 1,000
people.

Internet access is available only in Bissau, the capital, where many cyber cafés offer low-speed
connection. The youth are mainly the occasional users of the Internet. In 2006 Guinea Bissau had
about 30,000 Internet users.

There is no nationwide coverage of the mobile phone networks. Only Bissau, the capital, boasts
two operators: Areeba and Telecel. Further, there is a limited number of fixed lines in the other
big cities and localities. There is no telephone infrastructure, mobile or fixed, or Internet in the
rural areas.

Guinea Bissau has no ICT policy.

Electrification covers only 12%5 of the country and tariffs are five times the levels of its
neighbour, Senegal. Currently, only Bissau has power supply for 18 hours a day, from 6 p.m. till
noon of the next day. The other big cities like Bafata, Cacinek Cachea, and Catio usually have
power supplied from 6 p.m. till midnight of each day.

For more see the infoDev 2007 report at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.408.html

''It does not seem useful to turn this into a Country Report as the country currently lacks promise for ICT and e-learning.''

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

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East Timor

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== Partners situated in East Timor==

None.

== East Timor in a nutshell ==

[[Image:EastTimor.png|left|thumb|320px]]

''East Timor'', also known as '''Timor-Leste''' (officially the '''Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste''') is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. The small country of 15,410 sq km (5,400 sq mi) is located about 640 km (400 mi) northwest of Darwin, Australia.

East Timor was colonized by Portugal in the 16th century, and was known as Portuguese Timor until Portugal's decolonization of the country. In late 1975 East Timor declared its independence but was occupied by Indonesia later that year, and declared that country's 27th province the following year. In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of self-determination, Indonesia relinquished control of the territory and East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the twenty-first century on May 20, 2002.

East Timor is one of only two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in [[Asia]], the other being the [[Philippines]].

The official languages are the national language of Tetum with Portuguese as the other.

== East Timor education policy ==
(sourced from http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/East-Timor-EDUCATION.html - this is rather old - 2001)

Over 90% of all school buildings were severely damaged or destroyed by the former Asian occuping power and in the exodus of their army out of East Timor, the nation lost 20% of its primary school teachers and 80% of secondary teachers, most of whom are not expected to return. UNICEF and other international aid organizations responded fairly quickly, however, reestablishing classes for 420 of the country's 800 primary schools by December 1999 plus an additional 273 schools by April 2000.

In 2001, East Timor appointed its first minister of education. At the beginning of the 2001 academic year, there were about 240,000 primary and secondary school students enrolled in classes with over 700 primary schools, 100 junior secondary schools, 40 preschools, and 10 technical colleges. About 6,000 teachers were employed. The National University of East Timor (Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosae—UNTL) opened for classes on 27 November 2000 and had about 5,000 students in attendance in 2003. There are five faculties at the university: agriculture, political science, economics, education and teacher training, and engineering. All new students follow a course including human rights, ethics, philosophy of science, and Timorese history.

The education system includes six years of primary education and six years of secondary education. The new minister of education will need to address the issues of continued repairs and rebuilding of schools, providing adequate training for teachers, and establishing a standardized curriculum relevant to East Timorese students.

The literacy rate as of 2001 was 48% of the population ages 15 and over.

== East Timor education system ==

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in East Timor ===

===Polytechnics in East Timor ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Country's HEIs in the information society ==

ICT in education is at a very early stage and telecommunications is not well developed.

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

None.

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

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Cape Verde

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''Since it is a small and remote island archipelago, the information here on Cape Verde is reduced to the minimum for the purposes of Re.ViCa.''

== Partners situated in Cape Verde ==

None.

== Cape Verde in a nutshell ==

[[Image:Cape_Verde.gif|right|thumb|250px]]
The Republic of ''Cape Verde'' (Portuguese: Cabo Verde), is a republic located on an archipelago in the [[Macaronesia]] ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of [[Africa]]. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the [[Portuguese]] in the fifteenth century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.

Cape Verde is named after the original Portuguese form for Cap Vert (Cabo Verde, Green Cape) in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The country's name can be pronounced many ways in English. Cape is pronounced like the article of clothing. Verde is generally pronounced to rhyme with "bird" or "Herd," though rhyming with "bear D" or "bear day" are also heard. "Cabo" is not used in English.

The population of Cape Verde is [http://www.countryreports.org/Cape_Verde.aspx estimated] as 423,000.

The main language is [[Portuguese]] but Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words) is also spoken.

For more information see the wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde].

== Cape Verde education policy ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde education system ==

Omitted.

== Higher education ==

There are two universities in Cape Verde:

# University of Cape Verde
# Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde

The '''University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Cabo Verde) was formed in 2006 by the merging of two colleges, working in different places:

# ISE (Instituto Superior de Educação) located in Praia
# ISECMAR (Instituto Superior de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar) located in Mindelo

In 2007 a third school officially joined the others:

* INIDA (Instituto Nacionai de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário) located in São Jorge dos Órgãos
(Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cape_Verde.)

The University of Cape Verde web site is at http://www.unicv.edu.cv.

 

The '''Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde) is located in the capital city of Praia on Santiago, with a smaller second location in Mindelo on São Vicente. Until the 2007-2008 academic year, it had been Cape Verde's only university. Geographically it is the westernmost university in Africa. The main location is in the northwestern part of Praia. Several campuses are planned be added throughout the archipelago. The university is named after the famous French theorist Jean Piaget. It primarily serves Cape Verdeans, but there are students from the rest of Africa and Latin America as well. Jean Piaget University offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as continuing education courses. (Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget_University_of_Cape_Verde.)

Its web site is at http://www.unipiaget.cv.

== Higher education reform ==

Omitted.

== Administration and finance ==

Omitted.

== Quality assurance ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde HEIs in the information society ==

Omitted.

== Virtual Schools and Colleges - Interesting Programmes ==

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde

'''Others'''

To show that one should not make value judgements about remote universities, the reader's attention is drawn to the following paper:

Sousa, S., Hudson, B. & Lamas, D. (2003). Understanding e-Learning: Towards an Understanding of Trust and Performance in On-line Distance Learning. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 2511-2512). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. For abstracting details see http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=18485.

The authors are Sonia Sousa, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde; Brian Hudson, [[Sheffield Hallam University]], UK; David Lamas, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde. The abstract notes:

: This paper describes a study being conducted on a graduate level on-line distance education course at an African university which aims to explore the relation of trust and performance in such environments. This study goal is to understand the main aspects of that relation with the purpose of determining which trust factors could most influence and help maximise the level of trust in an on-line distance learning class. This line of research builds on the belief that the trust that students put in their on-line teachers is the common denominator of several related problems such as motivation, retention, technology difficulties, the need for interacting and communicating with the participants and the need for a trustful on-line distance learning environment

See also: [[Azores]], [[Madeira]] and [[Portugal]].

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Angola

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== Partners situated in Angola ==

None.

== Angola in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Angola.png|left|thumb]]
''Angola'', officially the '''Republic of Angola''' (Portuguese: '''República de Angola''', Kongo: Repubilika ya Ngola), is a country in south-central [[Africa]] bordering [[Namibia]] to the south, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] to the north, and Zambia to the east, and with a west coast along the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. The exclave province [[Cabinda]] has a border with the [[Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].

The official language is [[Portuguese]].

(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola)

== Angola education policy ==

== Angola education system ==
(sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola)

Education in Angola has four years of compulsory, free primary education which began at age seven, and secondary education which began at age eleven, lasting eight years. Basic adult literacy continues to be extremely low, but there are conflicting figures from government and other sources. It is difficult to assess not only literacy but also other educational needs. Statistics available in 2001 from UNICEF estimate adult literacy to be 56 percent for males and 29 percent for women.

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in Angola ===

These include:

* University of Agostinho Neto, a large public university in Luanda and Huambo
* Independent University of Angola (Universidade Independente de Angola), a private university based in Luanda
* Catholic University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda
* Lusiada University, a small private Portuguese university with a campuses in Luanda, Benguela and Cabinda, Angola
* Jean Piaget University of Angola, a small private university based in Luanda and Benguela (province)

===Polytechnics in Angola ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Angola's HEIs in the information society ==

There is a report from infoDev at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

* [http://www.catolicavirtual.br  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola] is a department of the [http://www.ucb.br Universidade Católica de Brasília] located in Brasilia, [[Brazil]]. UCB Virtual offers 16 Graduate Courses, 27 Post Grad Courses and 15 Short Courses available in Brazil, Japan, Angola and USA. In Angola, UCB Virtual works in partnership with [Escola Católica Dom Bosco in Luanda. Its main objective is to help the lower class population to continue with their studies. Examples of short courses available: Entrepreneurship, Tutor training, Instrumental English, Tourism Marketing, Public administration of tourism amongst others.  UCB Virtual Pólo Angola web site is at <http://www.catolicavirtual.br>

* [http://www.cead-uan.com UAN-CEAD] Centro de Ensino à Distância da Universidade Agostinho Neto (Distance Learning Center - Agostinho Neto University. The UAN-CEAD is the distance learning department at the University Agostinho Neto located in Luanda, Angola. UAN-CEAD is integrated in the Lusophone Network, which aims to boost the global dissemination of training content in Portuguese and sharing of best practices among development institutions in the Portuguese Speaking Countries. UAN-CEAD website is at http://www.cead-uan.com

* [http://www.unesp.br/nead//conteudo.php?conteudo=1550 NEaD - Núcleo de Educação a Distância da UNESP] The Distance Learning Center of the Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho is located in São Paulo, Brazil. NEAD provides a framework to support academic courses, helping to keep the quality and credibility of University. Courses are available in the form of in the form of extension courses, undergraduate or postgraduate level and are available to students from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe. UNESP website is at http://www.unesp.br/

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at <http://www.ciabyte.com.br>

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at <http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp>

* [http://www.academia-aberta.com/'''ACABA''' - Academia Aberta de Angola (Open Academy of Angola)] operates in Angola and concentrates in providing training and developing courses using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). '''ACABA''' works in partnership with Angolan and foreign institutions and offers Undergraduate – Postgraduate – Masters degrees, as well as short vocational courses as Research methodology, practice of teaching Portuguese language, formation of e-tutors, lesson preparation and writing of educational records amongst others. ACABA website is at http://www.academia-aberta.com

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Angola

'''Others'''

# ICT in education in Angola, infoDev, 2007, http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.385.html

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Mozambique

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== Partners situated in Mozambique ==
No partners are situated in Mozambique.

== Mozambique in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Mozambique.gif|right|thumb|250px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, is a country in southeastern [[Africa]] bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, [[Tanzania]] to the north, [[Malawi]] and [[Zambia]] to the northwest, [[Zimbabwe]] to the west and [[Swaziland]] and [[South Africa]] to the southwest. It was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by [[Portugal]] in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.

Its capital is Maputo and in 2007 21,397,000 people lived in an area of 801,590 km² which gives a density of 25/km².

It is a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_Portuguese_Language_Countries Community of Portuguese Language Countries] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations Commonwealth of Nations]. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.

Mozambique is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_developed_countries LEDC (less economically developed country)].

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]

== Mozambique education policy ==
'''Source''': [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]

== Mozambique education system ==
Under Portuguese rule, educational opportunities for poor Mozambicans were limited; Most of the Bantu population was illiterate, and many could not speak Portuguese. In fact, most of today's political leaders were educated in missionary schools. After independence, the government placed a high priority on expanding education, which reduced the illiteracy rate to about two-thirds as primary school enrolment increased. Unfortunately in recent years, school construction and teacher training enrolments have not kept up with population increases. With post-war enrolments reaching all-time highs, the quality of education has suffered. All Mozambicans are required by law to attend school through the primary level. After grade 7, students must take standardised national exams to enter secondary school, which runs from 8th to 10th grade. Secondary school students study Portuguese, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography, physical education, technical drawing, and English (which all schoolchildren begin in grade 6). Another round of national exams after grade 10 allows passage into pre-university school (grades 11 and 12), in which students have the opportunity to study all of the former subjects (minus physical education) plus philosophy and French. Space in Mozambican universities is extremely limited; thus most students who complete pre-university school do not immediately proceed onto university studies. Many go to work as teachers or are unemployed. There are also institutes specialising in agricultural, technical, or pedagogical studies which students may attend after grade 10 in lieu of a pre-university school, which give more vocational training. A lot of children in Mozambique don't go to primary school because they have to work for their families' subsistence farms for a living. Since the independence from Portugal in 1975, a number of Mozambican students have been admitted every year at Portuguese high schools, polytechnic institutes and universities, through bilateral agreements between the Portuguese Government and the Mozambican Government.

'''Sources''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]

== Higher education ==

[http://www.mesct.gov.mz Mozambique’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology] with full text documents such as the "Strategic Plan Of Higher Education (2000-2010)".

[http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/profiles/Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]

=== Universities in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.uem.mz/ Universidade Eduardo Mondlane]
# [http://www.ucm.ac.mz/cms/index.php Universidade Católica de Moçambique]
# Universidade Pedagogica
# Universidade Jean Peaget de Mocambique
# Universidade Lurio
# Universidade Politecnica
# Universidade Sao Tomas
# Universidade Zambeze
# Universidade Tecnica de Mocambique
# Universidade Mussa Bin Bique
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias de Saude
# Instituto superior Politecnica de Manica
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias e Tecnologias de Mocambique
# Instituto Superior de Transportes e Comunicacoes
# Escola Superior de Economia e Gestao

===Polytechnics in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.ispu.ac.mz/ Instituto Superior Politécnico e Universitário]

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]

== Higher education reform ==

'''Related document''': [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Mozambique's HEIs in the information society ==
“There is a ‘silent revolution’ in Mozambican higher education. A sense of this silent revolution is captured by a variety of studies reporting on the ‘changing landscape’ of Mozambican higher education in the last two decades (Mário, Fry & Chilundo, 2003; Brito, 2003; Beverwijk, 2005). At independence, Mozambique had one higher education institution, the Estudos Gerais e Universitários de Moçambique (EGUM), which translates into English as General and University Studies of Mozambique. Today, there are more than 26 governmental and non-governmental higher education institutions countrywide (Langa, 2006). To put it differently, from one tertiary education institution in 1962 to 26 in 2006, Mozambique has witnessed rapid growth, expansion and diversification in higher education.

According to the Task Force on Higher Education and Society (TFHE), the differentiation of higher education institutions is not a new phenomenon, as different types of colleges and universities have existed for centuries. What is new, however, is the strength of the forces driving differentiation, the pace at which it is occurring and the variety of institutions being created (TFHE, 2000).

New information and communication technologies (ICTs) in higher education appear to be one of the driving factors of the differentiation. The application of technologies, particularly in information and communications, has taken different forms and is transforming higher education servicedelivery, teaching and learning in Mozambique.

Methodologically, this chapter is based on desk research information and covers a variety of sources browsed from the Internet. The main sources, therefore, are studies, reports, government policy documents and web sites on higher education ICTs and e-learning in Mozambique.”

'''Source''': [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual initiatives in HE==

===Interesting Programmes===

* [http://www.cend.uem.mz CEND (Centro de Ensino à Distância)] is a department of the Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) located in Mozambique. The University provides higher education, research and extension courses. To ensure the attainment of goals, it is organized into units including Colleges, Schools and Centers, which are distinguished from each other by the activities developed by them. Among various units, is the Center for Distance Learning (CEND), a body created in 2002 to promote and coordinate distance education at the EMU. The distance learning program of EMU is part of the distance learning strategy advocated by the government. In partnership with [http://www.cisco.com CISCO] the IT Centre at the University provides online vocational courses in IT; i.e: IT Essentials, CCNA Exploration and CCNA Security.

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

== References ==
# [http://www.mozambique.mz/ Mozambique’s Government] (PT)
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]
# [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]
# [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/pubs_Mozambique/ Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] # [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]
# [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]
# [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: # [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)

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Angola

2011-09-23T09:10:15Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Programmes */

Sao Tome and Principe

2011-09-12T18:51:48Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* ICT in education initiatives */

''by [[Graham Clarke]]''

== Experts situated in São Tomé and Príncipe ==

== São Tomé and Príncipe in a nutshell ==


[[Image:Tp-map.gif|right|thumb|400px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
''São Tomé and Príncipe'', officially the '''Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe''', is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Africa. The name in Portuguese is '''São Tomé e Príncipe'''.

It consists of two islands: (a) São Tomé and (b) Príncipe, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) apart and about 250 and 225 kilometres (155 and 140 mi), respectively, off the northwestern coast of [[Gabon]]. Both islands are part of an extinct volcanic mountain range. São Tomé, the sizable southern island, is situated just north of the equator. It was named in honour of Saint Thomas by Portuguese explorers who happened to arrive at the island on his feast day.

Its population is 179,506 (CIA July 2011 est.).

Its capital (and largest city) is São Tomé.

São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest African country in terms of population (the Seychelles being the smallest). It is the smallest country in the world that is not a former British overseas territory, a former United States trusteeship, or one of the European microstates. It is also the smallest Portuguese-speaking country.

== Education in São Tomé and Príncipe==



Education in São Tomé and Príncipe is compulsory and free for six years from the age of six, covering primary level only.[http://www.right-to-education.org/country-node/389/country-minimum] The educational system has a shortage of classrooms, insufficiently trained and underpaid teachers, inadequate textbooks and materials, high rates of repetition, poor educational planning and management, and a lack of community involvement in school management. Domestic financing of the school system is lacking, leaving the system highly dependent on foreign financing.

== School-level education ==

== Further and Higher education ==

=== Universities in São Tomé and Príncipe===



=== Polytechnics in São Tomé and Príncipe===

# Institut Supérieur Polytechnique

=== Colleges in São Tomé and Príncipe===

== Education reform ==

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Information society ==

== ICT in education initiatives ==

According to the 2007 Infodev ICT in Education report by Babacar Fall, the government does not consider ICT to be a priority sector. Other than basic computer facilities at the polytechnic, it is not currently possible to identify any ICT initiatives in the country at any educational level.

=== Virtual initiatives in schools ===

=== Virtual initiatives in post-secondary education ===

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

== Lessons learnt ==

== References ==



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Mozambique

2011-09-12T18:50:26Z

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== Partners situated in Mozambique ==
No partners are situated in Mozambique.

== Mozambique in a nutshell ==
[[Image:Mozambique.gif|right|thumb|250px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Portuguese: Moçambique or República de Moçambique, is a country in southeastern [[Africa]] bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, [[Tanzania]] to the north, [[Malawi]] and [[Zambia]] to the northwest, [[Zimbabwe]] to the west and [[Swaziland]] and [[South Africa]] to the southwest. It was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonized by [[Portugal]] in 1505. By 1510, the Portuguese had control of all of the former Arab sultanates on the east African coast. From about 1500, Portuguese trading posts and forts became regular ports of call on the new route to the east.

Its capital is Maputo and in 2007 21,397,000 people lived in an area of 801,590 km² which gives a density of 25/km².

It is a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_Portuguese_Language_Countries Community of Portuguese Language Countries] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations Commonwealth of Nations]. Mozambique (Moçambique) was named after Muça Alebique, a sultan.

Mozambique is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_developed_countries LEDC (less economically developed country)].

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]

== Mozambique education policy ==
'''Source''': [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]

== Mozambique education system ==
Under Portuguese rule, educational opportunities for poor Mozambicans were limited; Most of the Bantu population was illiterate, and many could not speak Portuguese. In fact, most of today's political leaders were educated in missionary schools. After independence, the government placed a high priority on expanding education, which reduced the illiteracy rate to about two-thirds as primary school enrolment increased. Unfortunately in recent years, school construction and teacher training enrolments have not kept up with population increases. With post-war enrolments reaching all-time highs, the quality of education has suffered. All Mozambicans are required by law to attend school through the primary level. After grade 7, students must take standardised national exams to enter secondary school, which runs from 8th to 10th grade. Secondary school students study Portuguese, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history, geography, physical education, technical drawing, and English (which all schoolchildren begin in grade 6). Another round of national exams after grade 10 allows passage into pre-university school (grades 11 and 12), in which students have the opportunity to study all of the former subjects (minus physical education) plus philosophy and French. Space in Mozambican universities is extremely limited; thus most students who complete pre-university school do not immediately proceed onto university studies. Many go to work as teachers or are unemployed. There are also institutes specialising in agricultural, technical, or pedagogical studies which students may attend after grade 10 in lieu of a pre-university school, which give more vocational training. A lot of children in Mozambique don't go to primary school because they have to work for their families' subsistence farms for a living. Since the independence from Portugal in 1975, a number of Mozambican students have been admitted every year at Portuguese high schools, polytechnic institutes and universities, through bilateral agreements between the Portuguese Government and the Mozambican Government.

'''Sources''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]

== Higher education ==

[http://www.mesct.gov.mz Mozambique’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology] with full text documents such as the "Strategic Plan Of Higher Education (2000-2010)".

[http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/profiles/Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]

=== Universities in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.uem.mz/ Universidade Eduardo Mondlane]
# [http://www.ucm.ac.mz/cms/index.php Universidade Católica de Moçambique]
# Universidade Pedagogica
# Universidade Jean Peaget de Mocambique
# Universidade Lurio
# Universidade Politecnica
# Universidade Sao Tomas
# Universidade Zambeze
# Universidade Tecnica de Mocambique
# Universidade Mussa Bin Bique
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias de Saude
# Instituto superior Politecnica de Manica
# Instituto Superior de Ciencias e Tecnologias de Mocambique
# Instituto Superior de Transportes e Comunicacoes
# Escola Superior de Economia e Gestao

===Polytechnics in Mozambique ===
# [http://www.ispu.ac.mz/ Instituto Superior Politécnico e Universitário]

'''Source''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]

== Higher education reform ==

'''Related document''': [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Mozambique's HEIs in the information society ==
“There is a ‘silent revolution’ in Mozambican higher education. A sense of this silent revolution is captured by a variety of studies reporting on the ‘changing landscape’ of Mozambican higher education in the last two decades (Mário, Fry & Chilundo, 2003; Brito, 2003; Beverwijk, 2005). At independence, Mozambique had one higher education institution, the Estudos Gerais e Universitários de Moçambique (EGUM), which translates into English as General and University Studies of Mozambique. Today, there are more than 26 governmental and non-governmental higher education institutions countrywide (Langa, 2006). To put it differently, from one tertiary education institution in 1962 to 26 in 2006, Mozambique has witnessed rapid growth, expansion and diversification in higher education.

According to the Task Force on Higher Education and Society (TFHE), the differentiation of higher education institutions is not a new phenomenon, as different types of colleges and universities have existed for centuries. What is new, however, is the strength of the forces driving differentiation, the pace at which it is occurring and the variety of institutions being created (TFHE, 2000).

New information and communication technologies (ICTs) in higher education appear to be one of the driving factors of the differentiation. The application of technologies, particularly in information and communications, has taken different forms and is transforming higher education servicedelivery, teaching and learning in Mozambique.

Methodologically, this chapter is based on desk research information and covers a variety of sources browsed from the Internet. The main sources, therefore, are studies, reports, government policy documents and web sites on higher education ICTs and e-learning in Mozambique.”

'''Source''': [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual initiatives in HE==

===Interesting Programmes===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

== References ==
# [http://www.mozambique.mz/ Mozambique’s Government] (PT)
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique Wikipedia's page on Mozambique]
# [http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?menuPK=228424&theSitePK=40941&pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&Projectid=P069824 Higher Education Project for Mozambique]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique#Education Wikipedia’s page on Mozambique’s education]
# [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/inhea/pubs_Mozambique/ Mozambique.htm Mozambique Higher Education Profile], by the [http://www.bc.edu/ Boston College] # [http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/soe/cihe/index.htm Center for International Higher Education (CIHE)]
# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Mozambique Wikipedia’s page on Mozambican Colleges and Universities]
# [http://www.utwente.nl/cheps/research/projects/nptmozambique-herip.doc/ Higher Education Reform Implementation Programme (HERIP) – Mozambique]
# [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/projects#PHEA Partnership for Higher Education in Africa (PHEA)] - Educational Technology Initiative: # [http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/files/file/mozambique.pdf report on Mozambique] (PDF - 18 pages)

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Guinea-Bissau

2011-09-12T18:49:06Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Inciatives */

The Republic of ''Guinea-Bissau'' (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau) is a country in western [[Africa]], and one of the smallest states in continental Africa. It is bordered by [[Senegal]] to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to its west.

Its size is nearly 37,000 square kilometres (14,000 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1.6 million.

Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with the Republic of [[Guinea]].

There are 21 living languages spoken in Guinea-Bissau with the most prominent being the
Balanta Ketonho. The elite in the civil and public services speak Crioulo, a mixture of Portuguese
and ethnic languages. Portuguese is the official language.

Guinea Bissau is classified 172nd out of 177 countries featured in the United Nations Human
Development Index of 2004, with 88% of the population living on less than USD$1 a day.
Agriculture is the dominant economic sector and engages 82% of the labour force with the
remaining 18% in the industrial and services sectors. Industry contributes approximately 15% to
GDP and includes a sugar refinery, a rice and groundnut processing plant, brewing, and urban
construction. Guinea Bissau ranks sixth in the world for cashew-nut production.

The recent discovery of oil fields along the coast, with estimated production capacity of 30,000 to
60,000 barrels per day, has restored hope and should contribute to the resolution of the country’s
recurrent government budgetary problems.

== e-learning ==

Primary education consists of four years followed by secondary education which takes three to
six years in the specific field of choice. Education is compulsory from age seven to 13, but in
2000 UNICEF estimated that 65.4% of children between the ages of five to 14 years in Guinea
Bissau were engaged in trading, farming, or domestic labour. The numbers are worse during the
cashew harvest when school-going children are withdrawn from school to work the fields.
Adult literacy rate was projected at 58.1% for males and 27.4% for females in 2003.2 Youth
literacy rates3 (between ages 15 to 24 for both sexes) stood at 61% in 2002

'''Telecommunications'''

This is all unpromising for e-learning or ICT in schools.

In 2003 there were 10,600 main telephone lines, fewer than the 13,120 in 1997. The decline was
because of the destruction of the telephone infrastructure during the war. By 2005 the number
had increased again and there were 67,0004 mobile phones in use– an average of 49 per 1,000
people.

Internet access is available only in Bissau, the capital, where many cyber cafés offer low-speed
connection. The youth are mainly the occasional users of the Internet. In 2006 Guinea Bissau had
about 30,000 Internet users.

There is no nationwide coverage of the mobile phone networks. Only Bissau, the capital, boasts
two operators: Areeba and Telecel. Further, there is a limited number of fixed lines in the other
big cities and localities. There is no telephone infrastructure, mobile or fixed, or Internet in the
rural areas.

Guinea Bissau has no ICT policy.

Electrification covers only 12%5 of the country and tariffs are five times the levels of its
neighbour, Senegal. Currently, only Bissau has power supply for 18 hours a day, from 6 p.m. till
noon of the next day. The other big cities like Bafata, Cacinek Cachea, and Catio usually have
power supplied from 6 p.m. till midnight of each day.

For more see the infoDev 2007 report at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.408.html

''It does not seem useful to turn this into a Country Report as the country currently lacks promise for ICT and e-learning.''

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

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Guinea-Bissau

2011-09-12T18:47:38Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* e-learning */

The Republic of ''Guinea-Bissau'' (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau) is a country in western [[Africa]], and one of the smallest states in continental Africa. It is bordered by [[Senegal]] to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to its west.

Its size is nearly 37,000 square kilometres (14,000 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1.6 million.

Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with the Republic of [[Guinea]].

There are 21 living languages spoken in Guinea-Bissau with the most prominent being the
Balanta Ketonho. The elite in the civil and public services speak Crioulo, a mixture of Portuguese
and ethnic languages. Portuguese is the official language.

Guinea Bissau is classified 172nd out of 177 countries featured in the United Nations Human
Development Index of 2004, with 88% of the population living on less than USD$1 a day.
Agriculture is the dominant economic sector and engages 82% of the labour force with the
remaining 18% in the industrial and services sectors. Industry contributes approximately 15% to
GDP and includes a sugar refinery, a rice and groundnut processing plant, brewing, and urban
construction. Guinea Bissau ranks sixth in the world for cashew-nut production.

The recent discovery of oil fields along the coast, with estimated production capacity of 30,000 to
60,000 barrels per day, has restored hope and should contribute to the resolution of the country’s
recurrent government budgetary problems.

== e-learning ==

Primary education consists of four years followed by secondary education which takes three to
six years in the specific field of choice. Education is compulsory from age seven to 13, but in
2000 UNICEF estimated that 65.4% of children between the ages of five to 14 years in Guinea
Bissau were engaged in trading, farming, or domestic labour. The numbers are worse during the
cashew harvest when school-going children are withdrawn from school to work the fields.
Adult literacy rate was projected at 58.1% for males and 27.4% for females in 2003.2 Youth
literacy rates3 (between ages 15 to 24 for both sexes) stood at 61% in 2002

'''Telecommunications'''

This is all unpromising for e-learning or ICT in schools.

In 2003 there were 10,600 main telephone lines, fewer than the 13,120 in 1997. The decline was
because of the destruction of the telephone infrastructure during the war. By 2005 the number
had increased again and there were 67,0004 mobile phones in use– an average of 49 per 1,000
people.

Internet access is available only in Bissau, the capital, where many cyber cafés offer low-speed
connection. The youth are mainly the occasional users of the Internet. In 2006 Guinea Bissau had
about 30,000 Internet users.

There is no nationwide coverage of the mobile phone networks. Only Bissau, the capital, boasts
two operators: Areeba and Telecel. Further, there is a limited number of fixed lines in the other
big cities and localities. There is no telephone infrastructure, mobile or fixed, or Internet in the
rural areas.

Guinea Bissau has no ICT policy.

Electrification covers only 12%5 of the country and tariffs are five times the levels of its
neighbour, Senegal. Currently, only Bissau has power supply for 18 hours a day, from 6 p.m. till
noon of the next day. The other big cities like Bafata, Cacinek Cachea, and Catio usually have
power supplied from 6 p.m. till midnight of each day.

For more see the infoDev 2007 report at http://www.infodev.org/en/Publication.408.html

''It does not seem useful to turn this into a Country Report as the country currently lacks promise for ICT and e-learning.''

=== Interesting Inciatives ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

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[[Category:Sub-Saharan Africa]]

[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

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East Timor

2011-09-12T18:25:59Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Interesting Programmes */

== Partners situated in East Timor==

None.

== East Timor in a nutshell ==

[[Image:EastTimor.png|left|thumb|320px]]

''East Timor'', also known as '''Timor-Leste''' (officially the '''Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste''') is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. The small country of 15,410 sq km (5,400 sq mi) is located about 640 km (400 mi) northwest of Darwin, Australia.

East Timor was colonized by Portugal in the 16th century, and was known as Portuguese Timor until Portugal's decolonization of the country. In late 1975 East Timor declared its independence but was occupied by Indonesia later that year, and declared that country's 27th province the following year. In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of self-determination, Indonesia relinquished control of the territory and East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the twenty-first century on May 20, 2002.

East Timor is one of only two predominantly Roman Catholic countries in [[Asia]], the other being the [[Philippines]].

The official languages are the national language of Tetum with Portuguese as the other.

== East Timor education policy ==
(sourced from http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/East-Timor-EDUCATION.html - this is rather old - 2001)

Over 90% of all school buildings were severely damaged or destroyed by the former Asian occuping power and in the exodus of their army out of East Timor, the nation lost 20% of its primary school teachers and 80% of secondary teachers, most of whom are not expected to return. UNICEF and other international aid organizations responded fairly quickly, however, reestablishing classes for 420 of the country's 800 primary schools by December 1999 plus an additional 273 schools by April 2000.

In 2001, East Timor appointed its first minister of education. At the beginning of the 2001 academic year, there were about 240,000 primary and secondary school students enrolled in classes with over 700 primary schools, 100 junior secondary schools, 40 preschools, and 10 technical colleges. About 6,000 teachers were employed. The National University of East Timor (Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosae—UNTL) opened for classes on 27 November 2000 and had about 5,000 students in attendance in 2003. There are five faculties at the university: agriculture, political science, economics, education and teacher training, and engineering. All new students follow a course including human rights, ethics, philosophy of science, and Timorese history.

The education system includes six years of primary education and six years of secondary education. The new minister of education will need to address the issues of continued repairs and rebuilding of schools, providing adequate training for teachers, and establishing a standardized curriculum relevant to East Timorese students.

The literacy rate as of 2001 was 48% of the population ages 15 and over.

== East Timor education system ==

== Higher education ==

=== Universities in East Timor ===

===Polytechnics in East Timor ===

== Higher education reform ==

=== The Bologna Process ===

== Administration and finance ==

== Quality assurance ==

== Country's HEIs in the information society ==

ICT in education is at a very early stage and telecommunications is not well developed.

=== Towards the information society ===

=== Information society strategy ===

== Virtual Campuses in HE ==

=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===

=== Interesting Programmes ===

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===

None.

== Lessons learnt ==

None.

== References ==

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[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

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Cape Verde

2011-09-12T18:24:21Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Virtual Schools and Colleges - Interesting Programmes */

''Since it is a small and remote island archipelago, the information here on Cape Verde is reduced to the minimum for the purposes of Re.ViCa.''

== Partners situated in Cape Verde ==

None.

== Cape Verde in a nutshell ==

[[Image:Cape_Verde.gif|right|thumb|250px]]
The Republic of ''Cape Verde'' (Portuguese: Cabo Verde), is a republic located on an archipelago in the [[Macaronesia]] ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of [[Africa]]. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the [[Portuguese]] in the fifteenth century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.

Cape Verde is named after the original Portuguese form for Cap Vert (Cabo Verde, Green Cape) in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The country's name can be pronounced many ways in English. Cape is pronounced like the article of clothing. Verde is generally pronounced to rhyme with "bird" or "Herd," though rhyming with "bear D" or "bear day" are also heard. "Cabo" is not used in English.

The population of Cape Verde is [http://www.countryreports.org/Cape_Verde.aspx estimated] as 423,000.

The main language is [[Portuguese]] but Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words) is also spoken.

For more information see the wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde].

== Cape Verde education policy ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde education system ==

Omitted.

== Higher education ==

There are two universities in Cape Verde:

# University of Cape Verde
# Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde

The '''University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Cabo Verde) was formed in 2006 by the merging of two colleges, working in different places:

# ISE (Instituto Superior de Educação) located in Praia
# ISECMAR (Instituto Superior de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar) located in Mindelo

In 2007 a third school officially joined the others:

* INIDA (Instituto Nacionai de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário) located in São Jorge dos Órgãos
(Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cape_Verde.)

The University of Cape Verde web site is at http://www.unicv.edu.cv.

 

The '''Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde) is located in the capital city of Praia on Santiago, with a smaller second location in Mindelo on São Vicente. Until the 2007-2008 academic year, it had been Cape Verde's only university. Geographically it is the westernmost university in Africa. The main location is in the northwestern part of Praia. Several campuses are planned be added throughout the archipelago. The university is named after the famous French theorist Jean Piaget. It primarily serves Cape Verdeans, but there are students from the rest of Africa and Latin America as well. Jean Piaget University offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as continuing education courses. (Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget_University_of_Cape_Verde.)

Its web site is at http://www.unipiaget.cv.

== Higher education reform ==

Omitted.

== Administration and finance ==

Omitted.

== Quality assurance ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde HEIs in the information society ==

Omitted.

== Virtual Schools and Colleges - Interesting Programmes ==

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde

'''Others'''

To show that one should not make value judgements about remote universities, the reader's attention is drawn to the following paper:

Sousa, S., Hudson, B. & Lamas, D. (2003). Understanding e-Learning: Towards an Understanding of Trust and Performance in On-line Distance Learning. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 2511-2512). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. For abstracting details see http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=18485.

The authors are Sonia Sousa, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde; Brian Hudson, [[Sheffield Hallam University]], UK; David Lamas, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde. The abstract notes:

: This paper describes a study being conducted on a graduate level on-line distance education course at an African university which aims to explore the relation of trust and performance in such environments. This study goal is to understand the main aspects of that relation with the purpose of determining which trust factors could most influence and help maximise the level of trust in an on-line distance learning class. This line of research builds on the belief that the trust that students put in their on-line teachers is the common denominator of several related problems such as motivation, retention, technology difficulties, the need for interacting and communicating with the participants and the need for a trustful on-line distance learning environment

See also: [[Azores]], [[Madeira]] and [[Portugal]].

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[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Cape Verde

2011-09-12T18:22:45Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Virtual Schools and Colleges - Interesting Programmes */

''Since it is a small and remote island archipelago, the information here on Cape Verde is reduced to the minimum for the purposes of Re.ViCa.''

== Partners situated in Cape Verde ==

None.

== Cape Verde in a nutshell ==

[[Image:Cape_Verde.gif|right|thumb|250px]]
The Republic of ''Cape Verde'' (Portuguese: Cabo Verde), is a republic located on an archipelago in the [[Macaronesia]] ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of [[Africa]]. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the [[Portuguese]] in the fifteenth century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.

Cape Verde is named after the original Portuguese form for Cap Vert (Cabo Verde, Green Cape) in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The country's name can be pronounced many ways in English. Cape is pronounced like the article of clothing. Verde is generally pronounced to rhyme with "bird" or "Herd," though rhyming with "bear D" or "bear day" are also heard. "Cabo" is not used in English.

The population of Cape Verde is [http://www.countryreports.org/Cape_Verde.aspx estimated] as 423,000.

The main language is [[Portuguese]] but Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words) is also spoken.

For more information see the wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde].

== Cape Verde education policy ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde education system ==

Omitted.

== Higher education ==

There are two universities in Cape Verde:

# University of Cape Verde
# Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde

The '''University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Cabo Verde) was formed in 2006 by the merging of two colleges, working in different places:

# ISE (Instituto Superior de Educação) located in Praia
# ISECMAR (Instituto Superior de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar) located in Mindelo

In 2007 a third school officially joined the others:

* INIDA (Instituto Nacionai de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário) located in São Jorge dos Órgãos
(Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cape_Verde.)

The University of Cape Verde web site is at http://www.unicv.edu.cv.

 

The '''Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde) is located in the capital city of Praia on Santiago, with a smaller second location in Mindelo on São Vicente. Until the 2007-2008 academic year, it had been Cape Verde's only university. Geographically it is the westernmost university in Africa. The main location is in the northwestern part of Praia. Several campuses are planned be added throughout the archipelago. The university is named after the famous French theorist Jean Piaget. It primarily serves Cape Verdeans, but there are students from the rest of Africa and Latin America as well. Jean Piaget University offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as continuing education courses. (Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget_University_of_Cape_Verde.)

Its web site is at http://www.unipiaget.cv.

== Higher education reform ==

Omitted.

== Administration and finance ==

Omitted.

== Quality assurance ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde HEIs in the information society ==

Omitted.

== Virtual Schools and Colleges - Interesting Programmes ==

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at http://www.ciabyte.com.br

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde

'''Others'''

To show that one should not make value judgements about remote universities, the reader's attention is drawn to the following paper:

Sousa, S., Hudson, B. & Lamas, D. (2003). Understanding e-Learning: Towards an Understanding of Trust and Performance in On-line Distance Learning. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 2511-2512). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. For abstracting details see http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=18485.

The authors are Sonia Sousa, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde; Brian Hudson, [[Sheffield Hallam University]], UK; David Lamas, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde. The abstract notes:

: This paper describes a study being conducted on a graduate level on-line distance education course at an African university which aims to explore the relation of trust and performance in such environments. This study goal is to understand the main aspects of that relation with the purpose of determining which trust factors could most influence and help maximise the level of trust in an on-line distance learning class. This line of research builds on the belief that the trust that students put in their on-line teachers is the common denominator of several related problems such as motivation, retention, technology difficulties, the need for interacting and communicating with the participants and the need for a trustful on-line distance learning environment

See also: [[Azores]], [[Madeira]] and [[Portugal]].

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[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Cape Verde

2011-09-12T18:21:23Z

Gabriela Job Di Laccio: /* Cape Verde HEIs in the information society */

''Since it is a small and remote island archipelago, the information here on Cape Verde is reduced to the minimum for the purposes of Re.ViCa.''

== Partners situated in Cape Verde ==

None.

== Cape Verde in a nutshell ==

[[Image:Cape_Verde.gif|right|thumb|250px]]
The Republic of ''Cape Verde'' (Portuguese: Cabo Verde), is a republic located on an archipelago in the [[Macaronesia]] ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of [[Africa]]. The previously uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the [[Portuguese]] in the fifteenth century (though there may have been earlier discoveries), and attained independence in 1975.

Cape Verde is named after the original Portuguese form for Cap Vert (Cabo Verde, Green Cape) in Senegal, the westernmost point of continental Africa. The country's name can be pronounced many ways in English. Cape is pronounced like the article of clothing. Verde is generally pronounced to rhyme with "bird" or "Herd," though rhyming with "bear D" or "bear day" are also heard. "Cabo" is not used in English.

The population of Cape Verde is [http://www.countryreports.org/Cape_Verde.aspx estimated] as 423,000.

The main language is [[Portuguese]] but Crioulo (a mixture of archaic Portuguese and African words) is also spoken.

For more information see the wikipedia article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde].

== Cape Verde education policy ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde education system ==

Omitted.

== Higher education ==

There are two universities in Cape Verde:

# University of Cape Verde
# Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde

The '''University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Cabo Verde) was formed in 2006 by the merging of two colleges, working in different places:

# ISE (Instituto Superior de Educação) located in Praia
# ISECMAR (Instituto Superior de Engenharias e Ciências do Mar) located in Mindelo

In 2007 a third school officially joined the others:

* INIDA (Instituto Nacionai de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrário) located in São Jorge dos Órgãos
(Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cape_Verde.)

The University of Cape Verde web site is at http://www.unicv.edu.cv.

 

The '''Jean Piaget University of Cape Verde''' (Portuguese: Universidade de Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde) is located in the capital city of Praia on Santiago, with a smaller second location in Mindelo on São Vicente. Until the 2007-2008 academic year, it had been Cape Verde's only university. Geographically it is the westernmost university in Africa. The main location is in the northwestern part of Praia. Several campuses are planned be added throughout the archipelago. The university is named after the famous French theorist Jean Piaget. It primarily serves Cape Verdeans, but there are students from the rest of Africa and Latin America as well. Jean Piaget University offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as continuing education courses. (Material taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Piaget_University_of_Cape_Verde.)

Its web site is at http://www.unipiaget.cv.

== Higher education reform ==

Omitted.

== Administration and finance ==

Omitted.

== Quality assurance ==

Omitted.

== Cape Verde HEIs in the information society ==

Omitted.

== Virtual Schools and Colleges - Interesting Programmes ==

* [http://www.ciabyte.com.br CyaBite] is a school of IT and Computer Science located in São Paulo, [[Brazil]]. Since 1988 CyaBite has been training thousands of students, initially in their units in São Paulo and more recently through distance learning. Vocational courses offered include Professional Administrative Assistant, Typing Course, Graphic Design, Web Design, Secretarial Course amongst others. CyaBite can be accessed by students in all Brazilian States, as well as students living in Portugal, Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Moçambique, Sao Tome and Principe, East Timor as well as Macau in China. CyaBite web site is at <http://www.ciabyte.com.br>

* [http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp Imaginologia] provides on line courses with emphasis in the medical field. The website aims provide further training to the medical community of the Portuguese language (Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea-Bissau and East Timor. Imaginologia web site is at <http://www.imaginologia.com.br/cursos-a-distancia.asp>

== References ==

'''Wikipedia'''

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde Cape Verde

'''Others'''

To show that one should not make value judgements about remote universities, the reader's attention is drawn to the following paper:

Sousa, S., Hudson, B. & Lamas, D. (2003). Understanding e-Learning: Towards an Understanding of Trust and Performance in On-line Distance Learning. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2003 (pp. 2511-2512). Chesapeake, VA: AACE. For abstracting details see http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=18485.

The authors are Sonia Sousa, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde; Brian Hudson, [[Sheffield Hallam University]], UK; David Lamas, Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde. The abstract notes:

: This paper describes a study being conducted on a graduate level on-line distance education course at an African university which aims to explore the relation of trust and performance in such environments. This study goal is to understand the main aspects of that relation with the purpose of determining which trust factors could most influence and help maximise the level of trust in an on-line distance learning class. This line of research builds on the belief that the trust that students put in their on-line teachers is the common denominator of several related problems such as motivation, retention, technology difficulties, the need for interacting and communicating with the participants and the need for a trustful on-line distance learning environment

See also: [[Azores]], [[Madeira]] and [[Portugal]].

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[[Category:Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]

[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Angola

2011-09-12T18:14:39Z

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Angola

2011-09-12T17:11:49Z

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Angola

2011-09-12T17:08:32Z

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Angola

2011-09-12T17:07:47Z

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Angola

2011-09-12T17:03:45Z

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Angola

2011-09-12T17:03:26Z

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Angola

2011-09-12T17:02:36Z

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Angola

2011-09-12T16:29:03Z

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