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Education
- English1. The Communal Chambers shall, in relation to their respective Community, have competence to exercise within the limits of this Constitution and subject to paragraph 3 of this Article, legislative power solely with regard to the following matters:-
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b. all educational, cultural and teaching matters;
… (Art. 87) - GreekΕκατέρα Κοινοτική Συνέλευσις έχει αρμοδιότητα, εν σχέσει προς την αντίστοιχον κοινότητα, να ασκεί, ενός των ορίων του Συντάγματος και υπό τους περιορισμούς της τρίτης παραγράφου του παρόντος άρθρου, νομοθετικήν εξουσίαν αποκλειστικώς και μόνον επί των κατωτέρω θεμάτων:
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(β) επί πάντων των εκπαιδευτικών, μορφωτικών και διδακτικών θεμάτων,
… (Αρθρον 87) - Turkish1. Cemaat Meclisleri, kendi Cemaatleri bakımından, bu Anayasanın sınırları içinde ve bu Maddenin 3. fıkrası hükümleri saklı kalmak şartıyla, yalnız aşağıdaki konularda yasama gücünü kullanmak hakkına sahiptir:
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b. bütün eğitim, kültür ve öğretim konuları
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Education
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Arts, science and education shall be free. The law shall secure education to all citizens, free and at no cost. (Art. 6) - Italian
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L'arte, la scienza e linsegnamento sono liberi. La legge assicura ai cittadini il diritto allo studio libero e gratuito. (Art. 6)
Education
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The duty of the State towards education shall be fulfilled by ensuring the following:
I – mandatory basic education, free of charge, for every individual from the age of 4 (four) through the age of 17 (seventeen), including the assurance of its free offer to all those who did not have access to it at the proper age;
II – progressive universalization of the free high-school education;
III – specialized schooling for the handicapped, preferably in the regular school system;
IV – infant education to children of up to 5 (five) years of age in day-care centers and pre-schools;
V – access to higher levels of education, research and artistic creation according to individual capacity;
VI – provision of regular night courses adequate to the conditions of the student;
VII – assistance to students in all grades of basic education, by means of supplementary programmes providing school materials, transportation, food, and health care.
Paragraph 1. The access to compulsory and free education is a subjective public right.
Paragraph 2. The competent authority shall be liable for the failure of the Government in providing compulsory education, or providing it irregularly.
Paragraph 3. The Government has the power to take a census of elementary school students, call them for enrollment and ensure that parents or guardians see to their children’s attendance to school. (Art. 208) - Portuguese
O dever do Estado com a educação será efetivado mediante a garantia de:
I - educação básica obrigatória e gratuita dos 4 (quatro) aos 17 (dezessete) anos de idade, assegurada inclusive sua oferta gratuita para todos os que a ela não tiveram acesso na idade própria;
II - progressiva universalização do ensino médio gratuito;
III - atendimento educacional especializado aos portadores de deficiência, preferencialmente na rede regular de ensino;
IV - educação infantil, em creche e pré-escola, às crianças até 5 (cinco) anos de idade;
V - acesso aos níveis mais elevados do ensino, da pesquisa e da criação artística, segundo a capacidade de cada um;
VI - oferta de ensino noturno regular, adequado às condições do educando;
VII - atendimento ao educando, em todas as etapas da educação básica, por meio de programas suplementares de material didáticoescolar, transporte, alimentação e assistência à saúde.
§ 1º - O acesso ao ensino obrigatório e gratuito é direito público subjetivo.
§ 2º - O não-oferecimento do ensino obrigatório pelo Poder Público, ou sua oferta irregular, importa responsabilidade da autoridade competente.
§ 3º - Compete ao Poder Público recensear os educandos no ensino fundamental, fazer-lhes a chamada e zelar, junto aos pais ou responsáveis, pela freqüência à escola. (Art. 208)
Education
- EnglishThe State shall provide education to all pupils and students free of charge and grant allowances to students at universities and colleges. (Art. 47)
- Korean국가는 모든 학생들을 무료로 공부시키며 대학생들에게는 장학금을 준다. (제47조)
Education
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3 The Confederation and the Cantons are jointly responsible for the coordination and guarantee of quality in Swiss higher education.
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3 La Confédération et les cantons veillent ensemble à la coordination et à la garantie de l’assurance de la qualité dans l’espace suisse des hautes écoles.
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3 Bund und Kantone sorgen gemeinsam für die Koordination und für die Gewährleistung der Qualitätssicherung im schweizerischen Hochschulwesen.
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3 La Confederazione e i Cantoni provvedono insieme al coordinamento, nonché a garantire che sia assicurata la qualità nel settore delle scuole universitarie.
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Education
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Mothers and fathers have essential responsibilities and roles in the holistic education and upbringing them as citizens with moral, ethical, and civic values in correspondence with life within our socialist society.
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Las madres y los padres tienen responsabilidades y funciones esenciales en la educación y formación integral de las nuevas generaciones en los valores morales, éticos y cívicos, en correspondencia con la vida en nuestra sociedad socialista.
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Education
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The citizens of Mongolia are guaranteed to exercise the following rights and freedoms:
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7/ the right to education. The state shall provide basic general education free of charge.
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Монгол Улсын иргэн дараахь үндсэн эрх, эрх чөлөөг баталгаатай эдэлнэ:
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7) сурч боловсрох эрхтэй. Төрөөс бүх нийтийн ерөнхий боловсролыг төлбөргүй олгоно.
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Education
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Citizens shall have the right to receive higher education in state educational organizations on a competitive basis at the expense of the state.
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Fuqarolar davlat ta’lim tashkilotlarida tanlov asosida davlat hisobidan oliy ma’lumot olishga haqli.
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Education
- EnglishThe children born in or out of matrimony and the adopted [ones], have equal rights before their parents. [It] is the obligation of these to give their children protection, assistance, education and security.
… (Art. 36) - SpanishLos hijos nacidos dentro o fuera de matrimonio y los adoptivos, tienen iguales derechos frente a sus padres. Es obligación de éstos dar a sus hijos protección, asistencia, educación y seguridad.
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Education
- EnglishThe State shall give priority to education, ... (Art. II, Sec. 17)
- FilipinoDapat mag-ukol ng prayoriti ang Estado sa edukasyon, … (Art. II, Seksyon 17)