Education : Vers la création des filières susceptibles de développer le secteur socio économique du pays

Le ministre de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche scientifique, François Havyarimana a rencontré à Gitega, jeudi 02 décembre 2021 dans une réunion d’orientation et d’échanges, les hauts cadres et cadres du ministère en charge de l’éducation œuvrant dans le secteur de l’enseignement supérieur dont les responsables des institutions d’enseignement supérieur.

Dans son discours d’ouverture, le ministre François Havyarimana a précisé que la rencontre constitue un signe éloquent de la volonté du ministère de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche scientifique et des institutions d’enseignement supérieur en particulier, d’asseoir la bonne gouvernance. Celle-ci étant basée notamment sur la collaboration dont l’objectif primordial est de renforcer la qualité de l’enseignement au sein des institutions d’enseignement supérieur respectives, a-t-il poursuivi.
Selon le ministre, la rencontre s’inscrit dans un processus d’accompagnement des responsables des établissements d’enseignement supérieur dans la mise en œuvre de la réforme BMD mais également de la volonté du gouvernement burundais en matière de formation à travers le PND pour la période de 2018 à 2027.
Et d’ajouter que l’approche préconisée actuellement par le gouvernement burundais en matière de formation, consiste en la création des institutions d’enseignement supérieur capables de dispenser une formation de qualité dans des filières susceptibles de booster le développement socio-économique de notre pays. L’objectif étant de permettre de mieux répondre aux besoins de la population et du pays grâce à un personnel qualifié, compétent mais aussi de réduire le chômage des jeunes diplômés, a ajouté le ministre en charge de l’éducation nationale.

François Havyarimana a indiqué qu’à travers les descentes et les différentes évaluations institutionnelles de l’état de mise en œuvre de la réforme BMD effectuées, le constat a été qu’il y a encore des irrégularités au sein des institutions d’enseignement supérieur. Il a cité notamment le non-respect des conditions d’accès de nouveaux étudiants inscrits dans les différentes filières, le manque de statistiques relatives aux étudiants, le non respect du calendrier académique etc.

Pour cela, le ministre en charge de l’éducation nationale a appelé les responsables des institutions d’enseignement supérieur à redoubler d’efforts pour que les irrégularités observées soient corrigées et réduites au strict minimum si pas éradiquer pour l’intérêt supérieur de l’assurance qualité dans l’enseignement supérieur burundais. Pour y arriver, il demande le respect du cadre légal.

Le ministre Havyarimana a expliqué que le gouvernement du Burundi encourage la promotion d’un enseignement supérieur de qualité adaptée aux besoins réels du pays et de la sous région. La priorité est selon lui accordée aux filières scientifiques technologiques mais aussi à la recherche innovante pour le développement du pays et le bien-être de la population burundaise.
Le ministre de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche scientifique a encouragé vivement l’ouverture des filières techniques et professionnelles tant au niveau de l’enseignement post fondamental qu’à l’université.

Dans l’objectif d’harmoniser les conditions requises pour avancer de grade dans les établissements d’enseignement supérieur, le ministre François Havyarimana a précisé que le ministère de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche scientifique va bientôt mettre en place un plan d’ordonnance portant guide et critères minima d’avancement de grade conformément aux propositions de la commission nationale de la science, les technologies et l’innovation. Il demande alors aux responsables des établissements d’enseignement supérieur de s’y préparer conséquemment. La réunion a vu la participation du représentant de l’ambassadeur de l’UE au Burundi.

Source: Radio Television Burundi

The EFB participates in the week of French lycées du monde 2021

The students of the Grande section of the EFB visit the vegetable garden to observe the growth of their plantations as part of the week of French high schools around the world ©: EFB

Like all French high schools around the world, the French School of Bujumbura (EFB) Nelson Mandela participated for the 5th consecutive year, from November 29 to December 4, 2021 in the Semaine des lycées français du monde. This week helped to highlight the strengths and values ​​carried by French education abroad.

During the week, the EFB students visited the vegetable gardens, they were made aware of the challenges linked to climate change in Burundi and the fight against deforestation. The students planted trees in the school and an exhibition was organized around the arts, sciences and sustainable development in the school.

According to Barbara Pompili, Minister for the Ecological Transition of the Government of the French Republic and sponsor of the Week of French High Schools of the World 2021, sustainable development is at the heart of educational programs in all disciplines. This transversal theme was thus chosen for the theme of the 2021 edition of the Week of French lycées du monde: “Arts, sciences and sustainable development: French education to prepare for the world of tomorrow”. The opportunity for the teaching teams and the students to focus on the actions and systems implemented within the establishments and in the classes, in particular through artistic and scientific projects.

With a presence in 138 countries, 543 establishments and 375,000 pupils enrolled from kindergarten to 12th grade in 2021, France is the country with the largest school network beyond its borders. On all continents, French families (1/3 of the global workforce) and many other nationalities (2/3 of the global workforce) choose French education because they appreciate its strengths, including the inclusiveness of all students, equality between girls and boys, excellence, well-being, critical thinking, solidarity, plurilingualism and openness to the world.

Every year since 2017, the Semaine des lycées français du monde has shed light on the strengths of French education for students in the diversity of initiatives from establishments in the network. Source: France in Burundi French Embassy in Bujumbura

Truck accident killing one child and injuring two shows dangers of NE Syria camps for children

Syria, 1 December: The deaths of an Iraqi child and two Iraqi women who were run over in their tent by a water truck is a stark reminder that Al Hol camp in North East Syria camp is no place for children to grow up, Save the Children said today.

Two women and a 16-year-old girl from the same family were killed on Monday and two other children injured when a water truck crashed into their tent. The two injured children are in hospital where one of them, a 9-year-old girl, is being treated for a fractured pelvis and broken legs.

Sara*, 15, whose sister Farah* was injured, told Save the Children:

“We used to get scared of playing outdoors because of the water trucks but death has followed us to our tents. I would go without water my whole life if my sister could start walking again.”

Farah’s friend Noor*, 10, also told Save the Children:

“We used to crave water and anxiously wait for it but now I don’t ever want to get it delivered.”

Water trucks, currently the main source of water for the camp, have been regularly involved in accidents in the camp. On 20 November this year, a 10-year-old girl from Tajikistan died after being hit by a truck, and a three-year-old Iraqi child also died in October. Since November 2020, at least six children have died as a result of vehicle accidents.

In addition to the fatal accident on Monday, a fire broke out in the camp, damaging two tents. Fires are a major risk in the camp, including deliberate arson, and the most common recorded cause of deaths for children. Fires are a particularly hazard in winter, when cold and wet weather means people in the camps use kerosene heaters or burn wood to try to keep warm. So far this year 13 children have been killed by fires in Al Hol.

Children make up roughly two-thirds of the estimated 60,000 displaced people who have been living in Al Hol and nearby Roj camp since the collapse of the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2019. While the majority are Syrian and Iraqi, the camps also house foreign women and children from some 60 countries.

Save the Children’s Syria Response Director, Sonia Khush, said:

“Yesterday’s tragedy is a reminder that no child should grow up in Al Hol risking death and injury. As we move into Syria’s cold winter, it is more urgent than ever that we find long-term solutions for people to be able to leave the camp. For foreign children, it is vital that their governments repatriate them as soon as possible. It is unconscionable that children can die in the camp simply because their governments will not take them home.”

Save the Children provides activities and services including case management, mental health and psychosocial support, education through temporary learning spaces, mother-baby areas providing infant and young child feeding services for pregnant and lactating mothers and children under the age of two, as well as recreational activities in child-friendly spaces.

Source: Save the Children