CHINA AND SOUTH-SOUTH

COOPERATION IN EDUCATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

China’s Contribution to Educational Development in

Africa

By

Raymond Owusu Boateng

(201529010004)

Aid to education development

UNESCO and Africa

China Africa cooperation in the field of education

development

Significant cases of China's support to education in

Ghana

Outline

The idea of south-south cooperation started from 1990

onwards

S.S.D.C. has a long history, with some Southern developing

countries contributing development assistance to other

developing countries.

Development assistance among several developing countries

has since grown and established full-fledged comprehensive

development programmes

Introduction

South - South cooperation has seen spectacular growth in

(trade, flows of foreign direct investment, technology transfers,

sharing of solutions and experts, and other forms of exchanges ) as

a result of the relative decline of north-south cooperation

China has also been providing support to African countries for almost 50 years, including constructing the Tazara railway between Tanzania and Zambia in the late 1960s.

Source: http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zzjg/fzs/default.htm

(20 March 2006)

Cont’d

In this delivery the focus will be on aid to education,

Unesco and Africa and China’s assistance to Africa,

significant cases in the area of educational development

between China and Ghana

Cont’d

Education Aid

Financial support to obtain and complete quality education

Aid Effectiveness

Country ownership

Alignment

Harmonization

Managing for results

Mutual accountabity

Aid to Education Development

UNESCO

Established in London, 1946

China is a founding member

195 current full member states & 9 associate members

Functions

Catalyst for international cooperation

A capacity builder

A stander setter

Unesco and Africa

Mandates

Education

science

culture

Communication and information

Priorities

Africa(access, equity quality)

Gender equality

Cont’d

Major initiatives in Africa

Teacher Training Initiative for Sub-Saharan Africa

Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE)

Major interventions in Africa

Literacy

Teachers

Technical and Vocational Education

Cont’d

China’s activities in Africa eclipse those of America and the

world bank (James 2014)

China is making massive commitment in terms of trade and

education

Chinas contribution to education in Africa

Sino African cooperation in the field of education

Human capacity and academic mobility

Capacity building

Academic partnership

Sustainable development cooperation

www.china.org/english/features/China-Africa/82047.htm (5 April 2006)

China Africa Cooperation

Chinas support through institutions

UNESCO

Chinese Funds in Trust Projects

Donations for UNESCO institutions working in Africa

Chinese Funds in Trust Projects

Capacity Building of Teacher Education Institutions in eight

African countries

(DRC, Ethiopia, Cote d‘Ivoire, Namibia, Uganda, Liberia， Tanzania,

Congo)

Cont’d

Significant cases of China's support to

Education in Ghana

Construction of a School of Biomedical Sciences at the UHAS.in

the Volta Region

Cont’d

Source: www.ghananewsagency.org

www.gh.chineseembassy.org/eng/

www.ghananewsagency.org

www.ghanaweb.com

Myjoyonline.com

sources

Establishment of an ultra modern ICT laboratory at Duong

JHS in the upper west region

Cont’d

Chinese educational scholarships and awards

Cont’d

Cont’d

Suffice is to say, South-South cooperation is an appropriate modality

to advance equitable national development agendas taking advantage

of the specific strength and conditions. Chinas assistance for

educational development in Africa has evolved over many decades and

is currently quite diverse and institutionalized in its scope and

architecture. This obligation suggest that China’s development

assistance may be a good force in achieving the millennium

development goals in Africa

Conclusion