The Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has been elected to the Executive Council of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA).
The Council’s spokesperson, Sani Azeez, announced this in a statement on Sunday, noting that Prof. Wushishi was elected as the West Africa Representative on the Executive Council at the recently concluded 40th Conference of the Association, held at the Century City Conference Centre and Hotels, Cape Town, South Africa.
According to the statement, the NECO head will serve on the 8-member Executive Council alongside representatives from other examination bodies across Africa.
The Association for Educational Assessment in Africa was established in 1982 with the aim of promoting cooperation among examining and assessment bodies in Africa.
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The Association is tasked with the harmonization of educational assessment across the African continent.
This year’s conference had the theme: “Reimagining Education Assessment in the Age of Multiple Dimensions of Learning in a Global Society.”
The conference, which began on August 19th, concluded on August 23rd, 2024, with over 21 active primary members and various public and private institutions and organizations from around the world in attendance.
