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Education
- English(1) Education is a basic right for all Somali citizens.
(2) Every citizen shall have the right to free education up to secondary school.
(3) The State shall give priority to the development, expansion and extension of public education.
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(6) The State shall adopt a standardized curriculum across all schools of the country, and shall ensure its implementation.
(7) The State shall promote higher education, technical institutes, and technology and research institutions.
... (Art. 30) - Somali(1) Waxbarashadu waa xuquuq aasaasiga ah ee ay leeyihiin dhammaan muwaaddiniinta Soomaaliyeed.
(2) Dhammaan muwaadiniintu waxay xaq u leeyihiin inay helaan waxbarasho lacag la'aan ah ilaa iyo dugsi sare.
(3) Dawladdu waxay mudnaan siinaysaa horumarinta, baahinta iyo fidinta waxbarashada dadweynaha.
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(6) Xukuumaddu waxay dugsiyada dalka oo dhan ka hirgelinaysaa manhaj midaysan, waxayna hubinaysaa dhaqangalkiisa.
(7) Xukuumaddu waxay kobcinaysaa waxbarashada sare, machadyada farsamada, tiknoolojiyadda iyo xarumaha cilmi-baarista.
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Education
- EnglishThe General Assembly is competent:
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3. To enact laws relating to … the fostering of education, … (Art. 85) - SpanishA la Asamblea General compete:
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3º) Expedir leyes relativas a … fomento de la ilustración, … (Art. 85)
Education
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The law shall guarantee for everyone suitable general education and tuition.
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Öllum skal tryggður í lögum réttur til almennrar mennt- unar og fræðslu við sitt hæfi.
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Education
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3. Spouses have equal rights and duties in terms of civil and political capacities, as well as the maintenance and education of the children. (Art. 26) - Portuguese…
3 - Os cônjuges têm iguais direitos e deveres quanto à capacidade civil e política e à manutenção e educação dos filhos. (Art. 26)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall endeavour to fulfil the fundamental rights of all Ugandans to social justice and economic development and shall, in particular, ensure that-
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b. all Ugandans enjoy rights and opportunities and access to education, … (National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, XIV)
Education
- Englisha. The State sponsors the sciences, humanities and the arts, and encourages scientific research. The State also guarantees educational and cultural services to its citizens. Education is compulsory and free in the early stages as specified and provided by law. The necessary plan to combat illiteracy is laid down by law.
b. The law regulates care for religious and national instruction in the various stages and forms of education, and at all stages is concerned to develop the citizen’s personality and his pride in his Arabism.
... (Art. 7) - Arabicأ - ترعى الدّولة العلوم والآداب والفنون، وتـشجع البحث العلمي، كما تكفل الخدمات التعليمية والثـقافية للمواطنين، ويكون التعليم إلزاميا ومجانيا في المراحل الأولى التي يعينها القانون وعلى النحو الذي يـبـين فيه. ويضع القانون الخطة اللازمة للقضاء على الأمية.
ب - ينظم القانون أوجه العناية بالتربية الدينية والوطنية في مختلف مراحل التعليم وأنواعه، كما يُعنى فيها جميعا بتـقوية شخصية المواطن واعتزازه بعروبته.
... (المادّة 7)
Education
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(1) The right to education shall be ensured by way of compulsory comprehensive school system, by secondary education and vocational education, higher education system, as well as by other forms of education and continuous training.
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(4) State public education is free of charge.
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(7) The state secondary, vocational and higher education shall be accessible to everyone on the basis of personal merits.
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(9) The parents have prior right to choose the appropriate field of education for their children. (Art. 35) - Moldovian
(1) Dreptul la învăţătură este asigurat prin învăţămîntul general obligatoriu, prin învăţămîntul liceal şi prin cel profesional, prin învăţămîntul superior, precum şi prin alte forme de instruire şi de perfecţionare.
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(4) Învăţămîntul de stat este gratuit.
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(7) Învăţămîntul liceal, profesional şi cel superior de stat este egal accesibil tuturor, pe bază de merit.
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(9) Dreptul prioritar de a alege sfera de instruire a copiilor revine părinţilor. (Art. 35)
Education
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The law determines equally the fundamental principles:
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– of education and of research;
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La loi détermine également les principes fondamentaux :
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• de l'enseignement et de la recherche;
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Education
- EnglishThe State and society have the duty to eradicate illiteracy through programs compatible with the cultural and linguistic reality of the population. (Art. 84)
- SpanishEl Estado y la sociedad tienen el deber de erradicar el analfabetismo a través de programas acordes con la realidad cultural y lingüística de la población. (Art. 84)
Education
- English1. Everyone has the right to education and culture.
2. The state shall promote the democratisation of education and the other conditions needed for an education conducted at school and via other means of training to contribute to equal opportunities, the overcoming of economic, social and cultural inequalities, the development of the personality and the spirit of tolerance, mutual understanding, solidarity and responsibility, to social progress and to democratic participation in collective life.
… (Art. 73) - Portuguese1. Todos têm direito à educação e à cultura.
2. O Estado promove a democratização da educação e as demais condições para que a educação, realizada através da escola e de outros meios formativos, contribua para a igualdade de oportunidades, a superação das desigualdades económicas, sociais e culturais, o desenvolvimento da personalidade e do espírito de tolerância, de compreensão mútua, de solidariedade e de responsabilidade, para o progresso social e para a participação democrática na vida colectiva.
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