In June 2003, the Government of Uganda will host the first Regional SEIA conference in Kampala. The conference will be jointly organized by the World Bank, the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), and the Academy for Educational Development (AED). This conference is entitled: “The First Regional Conference on Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA)” and will provide a forum for discussion, guidance, and exchange of best practices experiences both inside and outside Africa.

The specific objectives of the conference are to:

• provide a forum for Sub-Saharan Africa countries to share and discuss best practices in secondary education reform;
• contribute to a national strategy for a sustainable approach to improved lower and upper secondary education in Sub-Saharan Africa; and
• share the findings of the regional SEIA thematic studies with Sub-Saharan African policy makers and educators and highlight international trends in secondary education reform.

For more information visit http://www.worldbank.org/afr/seia/docs_conf_0603.htm.