Angola Press Agency (Luanda)

Angola: 90 Percent of Reform Books Locally Made

Luanda — Angolan Education minister, António Burity da Silva, Friday in Luanda, announced that about 90 percent of school books of the Educative Reform are made by national experts.

Burity da Silva released the information during the ceremony of presentation of the new chemistry books for the 9th and 10th grades, in the light of the Educative Reform underway in the country.

According to the minister, the manuals will not only give prestige to the academic syllabuses, but also contribute to financially reward each edition of the book.

The education is a right associated with the human being, acquired from the birth and constitutes a goal, said the minister, adding that no country would reach the technical, scientific, socio-economic and cultural development without education.

For this purpose, the minister called for improvement of the education quality and material and pedagogical strategies, which comprise a set of knowledge and competencies which are essential for the sector's growth.

In her turn, Philomene José Carlos, the author of the book, the study of chemistry enables man to develop a critical sight of the world, and understand and use this knowledge for actions that contribute to the improvement.

The books presentation ceremony was attended by Government officials, academicians, researchers, lectures, students and other guests, with stress to the vice minister of Education for Reforms, Pinda Simão.


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