The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi has led a Federal Government delegation to understudy the South Korean smart education model.
At the end of the study tour, Bobboyi said the visit was informed by the fact that the Federal Government was already establishing 37 smart schools in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A statement by the Head of Public Relations, UBEC, David Apeh, on Sunday in Abuja said the delegation to South Korea comprised some states’ Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEB) chairmen and top officials from UBEC, Federal Ministry of Education, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning and the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI).
Smart Education is a concept that describes learning in the digital age, where the emphasis is placed on the role of technology, to foster engaging learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of learners, through the innovative use of information and communications technology.
Noting the existing cordial relationship between the two countries, he said the other interventions by KOICA will go a long way in strengthening the mutually beneficial affiliation between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and of South Korea,” it stated.