5.1 Meeting with the Embassy 5.1.1 The meeting with the Embassy provided an opportunity for the Committee to be aware of the latest developments in relation to higher education and training in Germany. The meeting also provided some brief background on the different visits that had been conducted by various delegations from South Africa. 5.1.2 The meeting gave a synopsis of the Minister's participation in the iMove roundtable in 2010 where he interrogated the German education system, focusing particularly on skills development. 5.1.3 It was agreed that the Committee would make follow-ups on the pending follow-up by the Mpumalanga Provincial Government on education agreements with the German government.