The School Modernisation Programme 2, to be implemented from 2024 to 2029, will help 14.500 pupils access schools with modern infrastructure, the European Union Mission in Tunis said on Wednesday. The overall cost of the School Modernisation Programme 2 is estimated at around pound 80 million, pound 40 million of which will be funded under the EIB loan, pound 25 million as a grant from the European Union and pound 15 million financed by the Tunisian government. This programme will help build and modernise primary schools so as to guarantee inclusive and fair education to all. The Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) Tuesday approved at a plenary session the pound 40 million financing agreement inked by Tunisia and the European Investment Bank (EIB) which covers contribution to the financing of the "School Modernisation Programme 2." Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse