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Cambridge ESOL and Colombian President stress importance of nation’s education policy at conference
22 October 2008
An important national educational conference has taken place in Colombia where the nation’s president Álvaro Uribe Vélez stressed the importance of government and educationalists working together.
This view was reflected in one of the plenary speeches delivered by Nick Saville, Director of Research and Validation of Cambridge ESOL at Colombia’s National Education Forum attended by about 2,000 participants. This year the Forum focused on assessment and was entitled “Evaluar es valuar” (To Evaluate is to Value). The event was held in Bogotá, but was also broadcast live on a national educational channel and featured online video forums and chat rooms for people who could not participate in person.
Cambridge ESOL is working with the government to help them achieve their ambitions for English language education and was invited by the Ministry of Education to participate in the Forum.
