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1. Sudan Webinar
Wednesday 14th November

2. Sudan, in NE Africa, is about one-fourth the size of
Facts about Sudan the United States. Its neighbours are Chad and the
Central African Republic to the west, Egypt and Libya
to the north, Ethiopia and Eritrea to the east, and
South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and the Democratic
Republic of Congo to the south.
Population: 41,980,182 (July 2010 est.)
Ethnic groups: Blacks 52%, Arab 39%, Beja
6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
Religions: Sunni Muslim 70% (in north),
Christian 5% (mostly in south Kordofan and
Khartoum), indigenous beliefs 25%
Languages: Arabic (official), English (official),
Nubian, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic,
Sudanic languages
Education expenditures: 6% of GDP (1991)

3. Diversity and Culture
One of the most striking characteristics of The Sudan is the
diversity of its people. Sudan's ethnic and linguistic diversity
remains one of the most complex in the world. The Sudanese
are divided among 19 major ethnic groups and about 597
subgroups and speak more than 400 languages and dialects.

4. Sudan’s School System:
• Education in Sudan is free and compulsory for children aged 6 to 13 years.
• Primary education consists of eight years, followed by three years of secondary
education. The former educational ladder 6 + 3 + 3 was changed in 1990.
• The primary language at all levels is Arabic.
•The literacy rate is 70.2% of the total population, male: 79.6%, female: 60.8%.
The main challenge facing education in Sudan is the low government expenditure in the
education sector. The opportunity for improvement has emerged through the
population’s awareness of the importance of education. 4

5. Education in Sudan 8 – 3 – 3 System
•Schools are concentrated in
urban areas;
Higher Education • In 2001 the World Bank
From 17 years
estimated that primary
enrollment was 46 percent of
eligible pupils and 21 percent of
Secondary Education
(3 years) 14 – 16 years secondary students.
Optional •Enrollment varies widely, falling
below 20 percent in some
provinces.
Basic Education (8 years)
6 – 13 years •Sudan has 19 universities;
Compulsory
instruction is primarily in Arabic.

6. What’s it like in Sudan?
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7. What’s it like in Sudan?
• It is not just about partnership
• but it is a life long human
• relationship.
• A huge warm welcome
• and exposure to culture.

8. Why Form a Partnership with Sudan?
Sudan is a great country with amazing diversity and a multicultural population. The people of
Sudan are very welcoming and ready to help and support visitors. Unfortunately the media is
depicting Sudan as a war zone, while the reality is totally different as the clashes are concentrated
on Darfur and South Sudan’s borders (around 800 to 1300 km away from Khartoum). The rest of
the country, especially the areas where Connecting Classrooms is running their activities are very
secure places.
Experience for UK Learn
Why: from Sudan how to
•Exchange of ideas and achieve a lot with limited
work experiences resources
•Enjoy effective and • Explore the diversity and
enthusiastic partnerships multicultural environment
with Sudanese schools in Sudan
•Sudanese teachers and • Contribute to the
students are very development of other
committed to partnership countries education
requirements system
• Sudanese teachers and • Exposure for UK
students are eager to learn teachers and students
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about other people’s culture

9. International School Award
• British Council accreditation framework for
schools
• Currently, more than 3,000 schools have
accreditation which lasts for three years.
• There are three steps to the award: Foundation,
Intermediate and Full.
• To achieve accreditation, schools are required to
submit a portfolio that shows evidence of their
international activities and the impact they have
had, alongside examples of their commitment to
global learning at an institutional level.

10. Partnership with Sudanese Schools
School Leadership Course
Around 60 schools have joined the Schools Online
webpage http://www.britishcouncil.org/schoolsonline
and we can help you connect with them directly and
offer you more details on geographical location, and
any other needed information.
You can email me at
omer.karouri@sd.britishcouncil.org
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12. • The next deadline for applying for a Connecting
Classrooms grant funded partnership with Sudan is
Monday 11th February, 2013
• Contact schools@britishcouncil.org