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The 2011 annual UKFIET (United Kingdom Forum for Conference for International Education and Training) conference was held at Oxford University under the theme “Education in Emergencies”. Moving ahead, the Permanent Centre for Education submitted an abstract on the theme and was consequently selected to present a full conference paper under the sub theme of…

Our Principal, Mr. Mitana John M.V., contributed to the discussion that took place in Brussels, on 6th April 2016, during the European Parliament – S&D Group Africa Week. He presented an answer to the question – “Critics are made towards the education system in many African countries arguing that it does not reflect…

It is becoming increasingly recognized that education achievement can no longer be measured by access and completion rates. What students are actually learning at school is no longer a matter of debate (UNESCO 2000). However, it is imperatively clear that for students to achieve the desired learning outcomes, they require…

AVSI-USA and the Permanent Centre for Education (PCE – now known as the Luigi Giussani Institute of Higher Learning, LGIHE) implemented a school-based training program for teachers and management, which proposes a return to the core substance of education and encourages the integration of the school community around the task of…

This paper presented at the 11th UKFIET International Conference on Education and Development presents the methodology used by AVSI and The Permanent Centre for Education, in Kampala, Uganda, to enhance education in emergency situations. The methodology rests on the conviction that affected children need adults who will guide them to…