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Education
Malawi
- EnglishThe State shall actively promote the welfare and development of the people of Malawi by progressively adopting and implementing policies and legislation aimed at achieving the following goals—
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f. Education
To provide adequate resources to the education sector and devise programmes in order to—
i. eliminate illiteracy in Malawi;
ii. make primary education compulsory and free to all citizens of Malawi;
iii. offer greater access to higher learning and continuing education;
… (Sec. 13)
Education
Somalia
- 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.
... (Qodobka 30aad.)
Education
Uruguay
- 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
Portugal
- English1. In performing their irreplaceable role in relation to their children, particularly as regards the children's education, fathers and mothers have the right to protection by society and the state, together with the guarantee of their own professional fulfilment and participation in civic life.
… (Art. 68) - Portuguese1. Os pais e as mães têm direito à protecção da sociedade e do Estado na realização da sua insubstituível acção em relação aos filhos, nomeadamente quanto à sua educação, com garantia de realização profissional e de participação na vida cívica do país.
... (Art. 68)
Education
Uganda
- 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
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishThe government must provide all citizens with free education up to end of secondary school, and must expand free higher education to the extent required by the country for attaining self-sufficiency. (Art. 30)
- Persianدولت موظف است وسایل آموزش و پرورش رایگان را برای همه ملت تا پایان دوره متوسطه فراهم سازد و وسایل تحصیلات عالی را تا سر حد خودکفایی کشور به طور رایگان گسترش دهد. (اصل 30)
Education
Bahrain
- 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
Serbia
- English
The municipality shall, through its bodies, and in accordance with the Law:
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4. be responsible for meeting the needs of citizens in the field of education,
… (Art. 190) - Serbian Cyrillic
Општина, преко својих органа, у складу са законом:
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4. стара се о задовољавању потреба грађана у области просвете,
... (Члан 190)