On June 17, 2025, the new Pedagogical Workshop in Cuanza Norte was officially inaugurated as part of the project “Improving the Quality of Education in Rural Areas of Angola – Cuanza Norte, Malanje, and Uíge.”
The ceremony was presided over by the Provincial Governor of Cuanza Norte, Dr. João Diogo Gaspar, and attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Kwang-Jin Choi, as well as representatives from KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency), the Ministry of Education, and ADPP Angola.
The new Pedagogical Workshop includes planning rooms, a library, an e-learning room, and a STEM laboratory. It serves pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and school principals across the provinces of Cuanza Norte, Malanje, and Uíge. The facility was designed as a center for creativity, collaboration, and methodological innovation, directly supporting the project's activities.
On the occasion, the Provincial Governor highlighted that the new infrastructure represents a significant step forward in technical and vocational training in rural areas, aligning with the government's vision of a more inclusive education system focused on employability.
The Director-General of INFQE, representing the Minister of Education, emphasized the importance of the partnership with ADPP, which has been training teachers in rural communities since 1986.
Rikke Viholm, Chairperson of the Board of ADPP Angola, thanked the partners for their support in making this project milestone possible and emphasized that the new workshop will boost hands-on learning, the use of digital tools, and the production of teaching materials, benefiting thousands of teachers and students.
Ambassador Kwang-Jin Choi highlighted the 33 years of diplomatic relations between Angola and South Korea and the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation, stressing that education was essential to Korea’s development—and could also be a key driver of progress for Angola.
The project, funded by the Government of South Korea through KOICA under a bilateral agreement with the Ministry of Education and implemented by ADPP Angola, began its first phase in 2009. Now in its third phase, launched in 2022, it operates in 21 municipalities, reaching 454 primary schools, over 3,345 teachers, and 132,000 students. The new Pedagogical Workshop represents another step forward in strengthening quality, inclusive, and transformative education.
The ceremony coincided with a visit from a KOICA delegation from its regional office in Kinshasa, who are in Angola from June 16 to 19 to monitor the project’s progress.
