Institutional Measures The Ministry of Education established in order to respect, protect and to progressively fulfill the right to education for citizens, is invested with the authority to ensure the accessibility, relevance, equity and high standards of national education. The education bureaus of the regional states and city councils are given similar responsibilities. In addition, the Government has instituted, in order to discharge its obligations regarding the right to education, the following organizations: The National Educational Assessment and Examination Agency which prepares and administrates national examinations; a Higher Education Strategy Centre; and the Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency, as well as an Information Communication and Technology/ICT/ Centre. Administrative Measures The 2010/11-2015 Growth and Transformation Plan has set guidelines for assurance of respect of citizens‟ right to education and the achievement of millennium development goals in the education sector. On this basis, the government has wide-ranging plans to develop equitable and accessible education. Ethiopia has made significant progress in education. Access at all levels of the education system has increased at a rapid rate in line with a sharp increase in the number of teachers, schools and institutions. There have been important improvements in the availability of trained teachers and other inputs indispensable for a high quality education system. Disparities decreased through more than average improvement of the situation of disadvantaged and deprived groups and of emerging regions. Efforts were made to make the content and the organization of education more relevant to the diversified needs of the population, for instance through the introduction of alternative basic education and the development of innovative models including mobile schools. Woreda education offices and communities have strengthened their involvement in education planning, management and delivery. Increased attention was given to the need to strengthen science and technology education. The university system experienced substantial expansion. Strategies were developed for Alternative Basic Education (ABE), Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and Functional 85