Bhutan’s teachers leave in droves, frustrates students
Between January and May this year, about 531 teachers have exited the profession. Of that, 416 teachers resigned voluntarily. That is on average more than 83 teachers resigning…
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Yoon, doctors set to clash over medical school quota
The government is considering to increase the number of medical students by more than 1,000, instead of the initial 500. The plan comes as the country is facing severe doctor…
Railway operations training college opens in Laos
Scholarships have been provided for outstanding students, including those lacking opportunities, people from smaller ethnic groups, females, and people with disabilities.
Korean language instructors’ working conditions remain subpar
Korean language instructors’ are often not entitled to paid leave, maternity or paternity leave, basic insurance benefits or severance pay, while most are paid on an hourly…
Nepali hospital conducts classes for children with disabilities, so their studies are not affected
The Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children treats disabled children and also conducts classes during their treatment, so children can continue their studies.
School or market?: Protests ignored as wholesale market being built on land belonging to school
Students said if shops are built on school compound, their safety and movements will be at risk.
Star lecturers, hagwon probed over buying Suneung questions
Some of Korea’s biggest private education academies and star lecturers are under investigation for allegedly purchasing state-administered college entrance exam questions from…
All S’pore JCs to have counter-radicalisation workshops by 2024: Education minister
The workshops aim to teach students and educators to identify signs of radicalisation in an individual, such as making remarks that promote ill-will towards those of other races…
IBM to give free AI training for targeted 2 million people by 2026
According to IBM, the effort aims to plug the gap in AI skills in the workforce, and it will collaborate with universities worldwide to support the coursework.
Even with more children attending school, Pakistan is struggling with a learning crisis
Nearly four out of five children under the age of 10 in Pakistan struggle to read simple text, while only 51 per cent of students can solve a two-digit arithmetic problem.