Through the General Assembly of
the United Nations the countries of the world had proclaimed that the time had come for a fresh look at the way education was evolving. Such an effort at
reflection was to bear not only on the arrangements and
institutions that go to make up a 'system of education' but also on the goals that are being pursued in
schools, colleges, universities and training centres. The result, it was hoped,
would be a better understanding of the nature and potential force of education
in the modern world-in order to bring about progress, to 'mobilize energies
and inspire initiatives in education and training'.
The role of UNESCO
during International Education Year has been to facilitate exchange of
information between countries and to build up, from the store of national experience, an over-all view of the movement of education.
Links
Address on International Education Year by Emperor Haile Selassie of
All the International Years proclaimed by the General Assembly.
Stamp catalogue
Niger 6
April 1970
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