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Educational Breakthrough in Eritrea: some Expectations and Outcomes


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1 Department of Business & Economics, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Mai Nefhi, the State of Eritrea, Eritrea
 

The ongoing national reconstruction process of Eritrea is centered on the educational reformation. The Government of Eritrea has developed educational policy on top priority of national development which demands the emergence of new class of trained youth blended with disciplined mind with skill instead of raw graduation. In this line, it laid down new policies and curricula suit to the immediate national scenario. It had installed about eight colleges at tertiary level within a short span of time to build manpower resource required for present and future. This article analyses the strengths and weakness of the policies, planning and the infrastructure requirements to meet the intended goal. The outcome of the educational reformation is expected to have a profound effect on the development of the Nation. Hence, it becomes curious watch for the educational reformists around the globe.

Keywords

Education Policy, Eritrea, Human Capital, Economic Development, Gender Inequality
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Ravinder Rena
Department of Business & Economics, Eritrea Institute of Technology, Mai Nefhi, the State of Eritrea, Eritrea

Abstract


The ongoing national reconstruction process of Eritrea is centered on the educational reformation. The Government of Eritrea has developed educational policy on top priority of national development which demands the emergence of new class of trained youth blended with disciplined mind with skill instead of raw graduation. In this line, it laid down new policies and curricula suit to the immediate national scenario. It had installed about eight colleges at tertiary level within a short span of time to build manpower resource required for present and future. This article analyses the strengths and weakness of the policies, planning and the infrastructure requirements to meet the intended goal. The outcome of the educational reformation is expected to have a profound effect on the development of the Nation. Hence, it becomes curious watch for the educational reformists around the globe.

Keywords


Education Policy, Eritrea, Human Capital, Economic Development, Gender Inequality

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2007%2Fv1i1%2F29185