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Education
Egypt
- EnglishThe State shall guarantee the independence of universities and scientific and linguistic academies, and provide university education in accordance with international quality standards. It shall develop and ensure free provision of, university education in State universities and institutes according to the Law.
The State shall allocate a percentage of government spending to university education equivalent to at least 2% of the Gross National Product (GNP), which shall gradually increase to comply with international standards.
… (Art. 21) - Arabicتكفل الدولة استقلال الجامعات والمجامع العلمية واللغوية، وتوفير التعليم الجامعي وفقاً لمعايير الجودة العالمية، وتعمل على تطوير التعليم الجامعى وتكفل مجانيته فى جامعات الدولة ومعاهدها، وفقا للقانون.
وتلتزم الدولة بتخصيص نسبة من الإنفاق الحكومى للتعليم الجامعى لا تقل عن 2% من الناتج القومى الإجمالى تتصاعد تدريجيا حتى تتفق مع المعدلات العالمية.
… (المادّة 21)
Education
South Africa
- English(1) Everyone has the right-
(a) to a basic education, including adult basic education; and
(b) to further education, which the state, through reasonable measures, must make progressively available and accessible.
(2) Everyone has the right to receive education in the official language or languages of their choice in public educational institutions where that education is reasonably practicable. In order to ensure the effective access to, and implementation of, this right, the state must consider all reasonable educational alternatives, including single medium institutions, taking into account-
(a) equity;
(b) practicability; and
(c) the need to redress the results of past racially discriminatory laws and practices. (Sec. 29)
Education
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- English… The father and mother have the shared and inescapable obligation of raising, training, educating, maintaining and caring for their children, and the latter have the duty to provide care when the former are unable to do so by themselves. … (Art. 76)
- Spanish… El padre y la madre tienen el deber compartido e irrenunciable de criar, formar, educar, mantener y asistir a sus hijos e hijas, y éstos tienen el deber de asistirlos cuando aquél o aquella no puedan hacerlo por sí mismos. … (Art. 76)
Education
Hungary
- English(1) Every Hungarian citizen shall have the right to education.
(2) Hungary shall ensure this right by extending and generalising public education, by providing free and compulsory primary education, free and generally accessible secondary education, and higher education accessible to everyone on the basis of their abilities, and by providing financial support determined by law to those receiving education.
… (Freedom and Responsibility, Art. XI) - Hungarian(1) Minden magyar állampolgárnak joga van a művelődéshez.
(2) Magyarország ezt a jogot a közművelődés kiterjesztésével és általánossá tételével, az ingyenes és kötelező alapfokú, az ingyenes és mindenki számára hozzáférhető középfokú, valamint a képességei alapján mindenki számára hozzáférhető felsőfokú oktatással, továbbá az oktatásban részesülők törvényben meghatározottak szerinti anyagi támogatásával biztosítja.
… (Szabadság és Felelősség, XI. cikk)
Education
Guinea
- English…
The law determines the fundamental principles:
…
- of teaching [enseignement] and of the scientific research;
… (Art. 72) - French…
La loi détermine les principes fondamentaux :
…
- de l'enseignement et de la recherche scientifique ;
… (Art. 72)
Education
Uganda
- EnglishAll persons have a right to education. (Art. 30)
Education
Bangladesh
- English...
(3) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth be subjected to any disability, liability, restriction or condition with regard to access to any place of public entertainment or resort, or admission to any educational institution.
... (Art. 28) - Bengali…
(৩) কেবল ধর্ম, গোষ্ঠী, বর্ণ, নারী পুরুষভেদ বা জন্মস্থানের কারণে জনসাধারণের কোন বিনোদন বা বিশ্রামের স্থানে প্রবেশের কিংবা কোন শিক্ষা-প্রতিষ্ঠানে ভর্তির বিষয়ে কোন নাগরিককে কোনরূপ অক্ষমতা, বাধ্যবাধকতা, বাধা বা শর্তের অধীন করা যাইবে না।
… (অনুচ্ছেদ ২৮)
Education
Malta
- EnglishPrimary education shall be compulsory and in State schools shall be free of charge. (Art. 10)
- MalteseL-edukazzjoni primarja għandha tkun obbligatorja u fl-iskejjel tal-Istat għandha tkun bla ħlas. (Art. 10)
Education
Mali
- EnglishEducation, instruction, the development [formation], ... constitute the recognized rights. (Art. 17)
- FrenchL'éducation, l'instruction, la formation, ... constituent des droits reconnus. (Art. 17)
Education
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- EnglishI. The State shall recognize the validity of institutes of humanistic, technical and technological training, at middle and higher levels, upon prior fulfillment of the conditions and requisites established in the law.
II. The State shall promote technical, technological, productive, artistic and linguistic training through technical institutes.
III. The State, through the educational system, shall promote the creation and organization of distance educational programs and popular education programs for those who have not attended school, with the objective of elevating the cultural level and developing the Pluri-National consciousness of the people. (Art. 90) - SpanishI. El Estado reconocerá la vigencia de institutos de formación humanística, técnica y tecnológica, en los niveles medio y superior, previo cumplimiento de las condiciones y requisitos establecidos en la ley.
II. El Estado promoverá la formación técnica, tecnológica, productiva, artística y lingüística, a través de institutos técnicos.
III. El Estado, a través del sistema educativo, promoverá la creación y organización de programas educativos a distancia y populares no escolarizados, con el objetivo de elevar el nivel cultural y desarrollar la conciencia plurinacional del pueblo. (Art. 90)