UIL announces the recipients of its 2013 CONFINTEA Scholarships

UIL is pleased to announce the recipients of the three CONFINTEA Scholarships for 2013. The scholarships are fully based on the private donations of the Nomura Center for Lifelong Integrated Education in Japan and the British adult educator Peter Jarvis, together with the publisher Taylor & Francis.

The two Nomura Center CONFINTEA scholarships have been awarded to

• Ms Maggie Maki Guria (Papua New Guinea) to support the development of a curriculum for a national Adult Basic Education Programme.
• Mr Robert Jjuuko (Uganda) to prepare a comparative study on the influence of financing on adult literacy provision in selected Sub-Saharan African countries.

The Peter Jarvis / Taylor & Francis CONFINTEA scholarship will go to

• Mr. Carlos Vargas Tamez (Mexico) to analyze prominent international initiatives, programmes and policies in lifelong learning and to write a policy paper that will identify avenues for the implementation and articulation of lifelong learning policies in the Basque Country.

The scholarship recipients will work at UIL for one month in August and September 2013.

General Information about the CONFINTEA Scholarships