Push to modernize Indonesia’s education continues to falter
As schools were forced to close due to Covid-19, the government has been struggling to address longstanding obstacles to online learning.
EDUCATION
Students get more sleep as workload reduced: Survey
China's education ministry had previously advised that primary school students should go to bed before 9:20 pm.
Over 80% of China’s tutoring firms quit business
Advertising by tutoring companies has been basically stamped out and capital investment in such companies has also been withdrawn.
Why global tech turns to Indian talent
Executives and experts say the phenomenon is due to multiple push-pull factors and skillsets including relentless hard work.
The future of higher education in Bangladesh
The investment in and adaptation to newer technology has become one of the biggest hurdles in shifting to remote learning.
Australia allows foreign students to return to study
On Dec 6, international students will finally return to Sydney on a charter flight as part of a trial scheme to revive Australia's education sector
Psychological well-being of over 100,000 upper primary pupils at risk: Education Ministry
Among several measures that will be taken to help at-risk students are counselling and instruction in relaxation and mindfulness techniques to help them cope.
China to include sex education in primary school text books
Officials said primary school students will learn about concepts including puberty and sex
Education Minister and Gojek cofounder Nadiem caught in an ideological battle over sexual ethics
Nadiem, the only millennial in President Joko Widodo’s Cabinet has set off a moral panic among conservative Indonesians
Students, lecturers laud decree to fight sexual violence on campuses
The new regulation will serve as a guideline for universities in preventing and handling cases of sexual violence