#COL4D’s Lifelong Learning for Farmers (L3F) initiative is working with stakeholders, both governmental and non-governmental, in Antigua and Barbuda. The document responds to COL’s L3F country-specific strategies of Antigua and Barbuda and was presented on behalf of the stakeholders to the Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. Anthony Smith and the Hon. Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and Investment. during a recent visit to Antigua and Barbuda by Prof Wale Adekunle, COL Adviser: L3F.
#AntiguaAndBarbuda #ClimateChange #SustainableAgriculture #L3FInitiative #AgriculturalTransformation #StakeholderEngagement #LifelongLearning
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COL in support of empowering India’s open education space.
18 of the world’s 34 open universities (OUs) in the Commonwealth are based in India, and approximately 11% of all Indian post-secondary students are learners in that system. This considerable achievement is an astonishing success story in which @COL4D and its regional centre – the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia @COL_CEMCA – continue to play a critical role.
The Ahmedabad Declaration, a consortium facilitated by @COL_CEMCA involving Vice Chancellors of OU’s in India, reaffirmed its commitment to India’s National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, key points of which are:
• Boosting Gross Enrolment Ratio to 50% by 2035
• Focusing on lifelong learning and skill development
• Embracing multidisciplinary education
• Promoting blended learning and digital technologies
• Enhancing accessibility for marginalised groups
Open Universities are taking the lead in making higher education more inclusive, flexible, and aligned with 21st-century needs thus contributing to national resilience.🚀
Earlier this year, COL President and CEO, Professor Peter Scott @peter_scott, hosted a meeting with the Consul General of India in Vancouver @cgivancouver to discuss COL’s unique bilateral relationship with India and the strong and enduring partnership that has been cultivated between COL and India since COL’s formation in 1987. He noted, “India is a powerhouse of the Commonwealth, representing half its 2.5 billion people, and understands the power of learning for its own peoples and the wider good of the world. COL is delighted to have such a strong partner in our work.”
@HCI_London #Resilience #CHOGM2024 #OpenEducation #IndiaEducation #COL4D #COLCEMCA #AhmedabadDeclaration #HigherEducation
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