EDUCATION II

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The project would provide buildings, furniture and equipment for an educational development center, educational television, one technical and seven vocational schools and the science schools of the University of Penang. (A) The Educational Development Center would include: (i) curriculum development; (ii) a textbook evaluation unit; (iii) a textbook library; (iv) an audio-visual aid development unit; and (v) in-service courses and boarding for teachers. (B) Educational Television (ETV) would include: (i) the construction and part of the equipping of a new studio for program production; (ii) the supply of about 5,500 receivers for use in primary and secondary schools; and (iii) the supply of 25 video-tape recorders for the in-service training of teachers in the use of ETV. (C) The vocational and technical schools would be provided with: (i) classrooms; (ii) workshops; (iii) boarding facilities; and (iv) staff housing. (D) The University of Penang would be provided with: (i) the Schools of Natural Sciences; (ii) the School of Applied Sciences; (iii) The School of Pharmaceutical Science; (iv) a computer center, a library and an auditorium; (v) a residential hall; (vi) audio-visual equipment for the Center for Educational Services; and (vii) an architectural master plan.