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Global blockchain research and development company IOHK has announced a unique partnership with the government of Ethiopia. The project could ultimately be extended to universities where degrees are also verified digitally on the Cardano blockchain, allowing employers to easily validate the authenticity of applicants’ educational credentials.

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Oct 26, 2021

Bulgaria Assessment in General Upper Secondary Education

Details provided on assessment for Bulgaria's General Upper Secondary Education and Certification.

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Oct 26, 2021

Venezuelans can easily validate their bachelor's degree in Colombia

The Constitutional Court endorsed the initiative that the natives of the neighboring country do not have to apostille to validate their studies, after studying a protection action of a Venezuelan citizen residing in the country.

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Oct 25, 2021

Icfes will re-apply the Saber tests 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th

The Saber tests return for students of secondary and basic education in the country, between September and October the exams will be administered throughout the country. The basic skills tests will be carried out electronically and not in pencil and paper, thanks to the experience acquired in recent years by ICFE

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Oct 22, 2021

The return to face-to-face classes continues after an agreement between the Colombia Ministry of Education and Fecode

The educators union and the national government reached an agreement to continue the gradual return to face-to-face classes in the country.

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Oct 21, 2021

Philippines to reopen 120 schools for in-person classes

The Philippines will reopen up to 120 schools for limited in-person classes for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in a pilot approved by President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Oct 20, 2021

Over 7,000 schools damaged by Tigray war, says Ethiopia minister

More than 7,000 schools have been damaged as a result of the expanding conflict in Ethiopia, the education minister has said, with 1.42 million students unable to attend classes in the war-torn region of Tigray.

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Oct 19, 2021

Kenya National exams to be held in March, December 2022

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha that the accelerated school calendar will result in five examinations next year. The national examinations will be held in March and December 2022 in order to return to the normal school calendar. First Term of the 2021 academic year on July 26, 2021.

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Oct 18, 2021

New school year in Belize kicks off

High schools all over Belize has started for the 2021-22 school year, all schools have to maintain the online format from last year, due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. The school year was reduced from 41 weeks to 38 weeks.

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Oct 15, 2021

Icfes announces change of date for Saber 11 tests

The exam will no longer be held in August but in September. The exam was scheduled to be presented on the weekend of August 21. However, the entity made the decision to extend the registration period and therefore the test was postponed.

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Oct 14, 2021

Leaving Cert students to get their results later than usual on September 3

Leaving Cert results will issue to more than 60,000 students on Friday, September 3. It is later than the traditional mid-August date, but slightly earlier than 2020, when calculated grades, now called accredited grades, were used for the first time. A later release of Leaving Cert results will mean a tighter timeframe for the CAO college offer entry process, but colleges are putting plans in place.

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