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Prakis Educational Services (Pty) Limited is a reputable transnational organization. The organization shall be hosting an international education conference known as “Prakis –IEC,” to be held in Pretoria, South Africa from 12th to 17th September 2022. This conference seeks to address educational issues within the African continent by bringing all educational stakeholders and interested communities together under one roof to discuss, brainstorm and come up with positive outcomes.
The conference’s theme is the Transformation of Education in Africa towards Globalization.
It’s a known fact that African countries suffered colonialism for centuries, such as in politics, trade, culture, education, etc. For over 400 years, Africa countries were colonised by different European countries, for instance, Mozambique was colonized by Portugal, South Africa by the Netherlands and Britain, Mali by France, Libya by Italy, Burundi by Belgium, etc.
As a result, most African countries were compelled to copy their colonisers’ curriculum. This practice has been a cause for African states to design their educational curriculum to please the colonisers thinking that it is the right way to participate in the global world. Though liberated, many countries in Africa have not fully decolonised their curricula.
The danger of Africa still seeking expatriates from western countries and continuing to be a consuming and not a producing continent needs to be confronted now. The educational curriculum designed to subject Africa’s brilliant, and intelligent children to perpetually hunt for jobs in foreign countries while leaving our continent in shambles needs to be addressed. Furthermore, the decaying of African morals and values need to be redressed.
Prakis Educational Services believe that it is high time to frontally and collectively confront the African educational, industrial, and entrepreneurial flaws through a continental platform that can ensure a continental paradigm shift in the right direction.
It is in this light that Prakis Educational services decided to organize an International Education Conference in partnership with the African Children Talent Discovery Foundation (ACTDF), Pan- African Parliament, African Career Development Centre (ACDC), African Tourism Board (ATB), Achievers University, Nigeria and Revealed Word University, South Africa, Rwanda, and the USA, Moleboheng Matli Foundation, SouthGerian Lifestyle, COWAN, and many more.
This conference is the start of the annual series of PRAKIS – IEC seeking to create a platform wherein there will be an exchange of ideas, knowledge, and experiences between the Education Implementers, Planners, Designers, Academics, Researchers, Ministers of Education in African states, African High Commissioners, and other stakeholders. A working document will be compiled from the deliberations, resolutions, and recommendations of the conference.The conference will be opened by His Excellency, Dr Thabo Mbeki- Former President, Republic of South Africa.
His Royal Highness Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, is the Global Royal Ambassador who shall be leading and championing the ‘Transformation of Education agenda in Africa’.
The Keynote Speakers are: H.E Dr Lazarus Chakwera (President, the Republic of Malawi), Chief), Prof. Emeritus Olu Aina, Prof. PLO Lumumba, Dr Ziphora Moichela
Other expected guest speakers are: Hon. Lindiwe Sisulu (Minister of Tourism RSA), High Chief Gabriel Igbinedion (Founder of Igbinedion University, Nigeria), Professor David Mosoma (Former Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of South Africa & Chairman of CRL commission, South Africa), Engr (Dr.) Noah Dallaji (Founder & President of African Children Talent Discovery Foundation) , Hon. Justice Emmanuel Fagbenle (Former Chief Justice of The Gambia), Dr Talib Rifai (Patron of the African Tourism Board & Former Secretary-General of UNWTO), Prof Jeleel
