In Nepal’s Karnali, menstruation no longer keeps schoolgirls at home
All local units in the province now distribute free pads, but many schools still lack clean toilets, running water, and adequate supply of quality pads.
EDUCATION
China’s first 4-year ‘pet’ undergraduate program launched
It covers courses on variety breeding, nutrition and metabolism, feed processing, reproductive physiology and welfare and behavior of companion animals.
Teachers in Nepal warn of fresh protest over school bill
Fears of delayed legislation grow as the House calendar for the session ending June 28 has omitted the bill.
ASEAN Higher Education Minister meeting kicks off in Malaysia’s Langkawi
One of the key outcomes of the meeting would be the ASEAN Leaders' Declaration on Higher Education, which would serve as a foundational document or new blueprint to strengthen…
US to resume student visa appointments but applicants required to make social media accounts public
US consular officers are required to conduct a “comprehensive and thorough vetting” of all student and exchange visitor applicants to identify those who “bear hostile…
The importance of mental health education in Bangladeshi schools
Mental health education needs to be more than motivational posters in hallways and pamphlets on notice boards; students need to know that their struggles with mental health are…
Indian colleges alarmed by AI misuse: Professors fight back with oral quizzes, live handwritten exams
Even as most Indian universities forbid using generative AI for assignments, students are drawn to the time-saving, modern tool, many professors told The Straits Times.
Fewer Malaysian students heading to the US
According to figures from the US National Travel and Tourism Office website, the number of Malaysians arriving in the US on student visas from January to April this year dropped…
Critics foresee messy education system in Bhutan with cut-off reinstatement
Experts questioned the rationale behind reintroducing the Class X cut-off point without clear evidence or a broader consultative process. They warn that attributing poor academic…
Indian students flock to Nepal for Chinese language test amid limited exam centres at home
Lower fees, regular schedules in Nepal draw applicants from India.