DECISION OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON THE REPORT OF THE THIRD
ORDINARY SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF
EDUCATION OF THE AFRICAN UNION (CQMEDAF III)
DOC. EX.CL/386 (XII)
The Executive Council:
1. TAKES NOTE of the report and Communique of the Third Ordinary Session of the Conference of Ministers of Education, held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 6th to 10th August 2007;
2. ADOPTS the conclusions and recommendations of the Ministers of Education as follows:
a. CALLS ON Member States, with support from development partners to expedite the implementation of the following, and to report progress at the COMEDAF IV session in 2009:
(i) Strategy for harmonisation of Higher Education in Africa;
(ii) African quality rating mechanism for Higher Education;
(iii) Strategy for technical and vocational education with special reference to countries in post-conflict situations;
(iv) Policy framework on access to post-primary education for refugees and internally displaced persons;
(v) Mechanism for reporting on implementation of the Plan of Action, and
(vi) Framework for establishing strategic partnerships to ensure greater harmonisation and co-ordination of education sector programmes in Africa.
b. CALLS ON the Commission to expedite the implementation of the
strategy for developing a mechanism for the establishment of an African Education, Science and Technology Fund.
c. FURTHER CALLS on the Commission to spearhead the development of a framework for national and continental book policies to strengthen the development, production and distribution of quality African education materials.