Haile Selassie,
Haile Selassie's Address on International Education Year
(1970)
“ Despite the enormity of the problems, the ever increasing quest for education is a trend which we all welcome. In particular, the developing countries, such as Ethiopia, have and are continuing, to give priority to education and educational facilities and to allocate a high proportion of their revenue to education in order to speed up the development process. ”
Haile Selassie,
Haile Selassie's Address on International Education Year
(1970)
“ The objectives of the International Education Year are to modernize and improve educational systems and administration for the need of the times, to produce the necessary manpower for national development and to formulate new educational means and ways to strengthen international co-operation and to safeguard mankind. On this occasion, We urge Our people to strive collectively to achieve these objectives through the expansion of education and educational facilities. ”
Haile Selassie,
Haile Selassie's Address on International Education Year
(1970)
“ The acute problems related to education are manifested in the fact that today two-thirds of the population of the world are denied educational opportunities while the present educational systems are being questioned and criticized. ”
