The Minister for Education and Youth, Mr Danny Faure, is in Edinburgh, Scotland where he is attending the 15th Conference of Commonwealth Ministers of Education. 

Minister Faure is accompanied by education principal secretary Macsuzy Mondon.

During the October 27 - 30 conference, the ministers of education from commonwealth countries will be giving consideration to the creation of a Virtual University for Small States as a follow up to the consultative meeting for Small States Ministers of Education that was held in Seychelles from March 11 - 14  this year. 

Minister Faure and Mrs Mondon will also be taking part in a Parallel Symposium, in which Seychelles has been selected to make a presentation on the success story of the School Improvement Programme in Seychelles.

Other issues for discussion at the Conference will include Universal Primary Education, Eliminating Gender Disparity in Education, Improving the quality of Education, Using Distance Learning to Overcome Barriers, Supporting Education in Difficult Circumstances and Mitigating HIV/AIDS on Education Systems.

Also in Edinburgh in the context of the 15th Conference of Commonwealth Ministers of Education are two young Seychellois who are attending the Youth Summit. 

The two youths, Debra Camille and Alex Larue, are the ones who presented President France Albert Rene with the Aspiration 2013 document during the National Day celebrations on June 18.

The two Seychellois youths will explain the process of Aspiration 2013 to other youths at the Summit and also discuss the impact of education systems on the youth and other challenges.

The report of the Youth Summit will later be submitted to the Commonwealth Ministers of Education at the 15th Conference.

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