“If you want people to develop and achieve empowerment, it is in education where you will gain the most benefit” – Minister Magele Mauiliu Magele
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PR - The Minister of Education, Sports and Culture, Magele Mauiliu Magale, chaired the Plenary Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Education Conference to discuss the Post-2015 priorities in Bangkok, Thailand.
In his final remarks, Magele reiterated the importance of education, saying “Education is placed at the heart of the global development agenda and of course at the heart of National development.”
“The post-2015 education agenda should be clearly defined, aspirational, transformative, balanced and holistic, and an integral part of the broader international framework.”
The conference was the first regional meeting in preparation for the World Education Forum 2015 that will be held in Incheon,
Republic of Korea in May 2015.
The conference focused on the “Education for All Goals” which was conducted in two segments.
The first segment was the Regional Dialogue on EFA and Beyond.
During this segment, Ministers and high level Officials of Ministries of Education and development partners reviewed EFA progress and discussed issues, challenges and priorities for education post-2015, which fed into the draft outcome document adopted by Ministers on the last day of the conference. The second segment was the Ministerial Forum on Education Beyond 2015. There was also a ministerial roundtable discussion and the presentation and adoption of the
Outcome document of the Conference.
“Through these discussions and debates, I hope that we will be able to convert the targets into concrete actions. If you want people to develop and achieve empowerment, it is in education where you will gain the most benefit,” said Magele.
The Minister also highlighted Samoa’s commitment and value of education at all levels from early childhood development to post secondary education.
This is reflected by the Samoan government prioritizing education with an investment of 20 per cent of its annual budget for the future of Education in Samoa.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education Sports and Culture, Matafeo Falanaipupu Aiafi, accompanied the Minister to the conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand from the 6-8th August 2014.
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