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== Partners situated in Swaziland ==
== Partners situated in Swaziland ==
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== Swaziland in a nutshell ==
== Swaziland in a nutshell ==
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''Swaziland'', the '''Kingdom of Swaziland''' ('''Umbuso weSwatini'''), sometimes called '''Ngwane''', is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south, and west by [[South Africa]], and to the east by [[Mozambique]].
The nation, as well as its people, are named after the 19th century king Mswati II.
Its population is 1.18 million.
Its capital is Lobamba (royal capital) and Mbabane (administrative capital and the largest city).
Swaziland's economy is dominated by the service industry, manufacturing and agriculture. Some 75% of the population are employed in subsistence farming, and 60% of the population live on less than US$1.25 per day.
Swaziland's main trading partner is South Africa, and its currency is pegged to the South African rand.
Swaziland's economic growth and societal integrity has been highly endangered by an ongoing HIV epidemic.


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[[Image:Swaziland.gif|center|thumb|250px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]
[[Image:Swaziland.gif|center|thumb|250px|Source : http://www.cia.gov]]


== Swaziland education policy ==
== Swaziland education policy ==
Education in Swaziland is neither free nor compulsory. In 1996, the net primary school enrollment rate was 90.8%, with gender parity at the primary level. In 1998, 80.5% of children reached grade five.




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=== Universities in Swaziland ===
=== Universities in Swaziland ===


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=== Polytechnics in Swaziland ===
=== Polytechnics in Swaziland ===
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=== The Bologna Process ===
=== The Bologna Process ===
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=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===
=== Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives ===


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=== Interesting Programmes ===  
=== Interesting Programmes ===  


=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===
=== Re.ViCa Case-study ===
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[[Category:Africa]]
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[[Category:Southern Africa]]
[[Category:Southern Africa]]
[[Category:Commonwealth countries]]
[[Category:Countries of interest]]

Revision as of 21:23, 8 January 2010

Partners situated in Swaziland

None.


Swaziland in a nutshell

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

Swaziland, the Kingdom of Swaziland (Umbuso weSwatini), sometimes called Ngwane, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south, and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique.

The nation, as well as its people, are named after the 19th century king Mswati II.

Its population is 1.18 million.

Its capital is Lobamba (royal capital) and Mbabane (administrative capital and the largest city).

Swaziland's economy is dominated by the service industry, manufacturing and agriculture. Some 75% of the population are employed in subsistence farming, and 60% of the population live on less than US$1.25 per day.

Swaziland's main trading partner is South Africa, and its currency is pegged to the South African rand.

Swaziland's economic growth and societal integrity has been highly endangered by an ongoing HIV epidemic.


Swaziland education policy

Education in Swaziland is neither free nor compulsory. In 1996, the net primary school enrollment rate was 90.8%, with gender parity at the primary level. In 1998, 80.5% of children reached grade five.


Swaziland education system

Higher education

Universities in Swaziland

The University of Swaziland seems to be the only one.


Polytechnics in Swaziland

Higher education reform

The Bologna Process

Administration and finance

Quality assurance

Swaziland HEIs in the information society

Towards the information society

Information society strategy

Virtual Campuses in HE

Interesting Virtual Campus Initiatives

Interesting Programmes

Re.ViCa Case-study

None.


Lessons learnt

References


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