3.3 million Filipino students sign up on first day of enrollment
The Department of Education expects around 28.6 million learners to enroll for the coming school year.
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Philippines teachers dread return to jam packed rooms
Under the new order issued by vice-president and Education Secretary, there will be no limit to the number of students allowed in in-person classes by November.
Bangladesh first in South Asia in secondary education
However, Bangladeshi youths aged between 15-24 lag behind Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka in digital skills.
Hong Kong sees boom in learning Mandarin
The number of people in Hong Kong who consider Mandarin to be their main language has increased from 60,000 in 2006 to 130,000 in 2016.
$2.8 billion in early education funds to be reallocated for semiconductor training
The revamped education subsidy plans were put forward “in consideration of the changing education environment,” the the Education Ministry said in a statement.
Bangkok school returns to online learning after sharp spike in Covid cases
After eight weeks of on-site classes, Bangkok Christian College has decided to return online due to more than 700 of its students and personnel getting infected.
S’pore: Fewer men have wives less educated than them
Alongside, the share of marriages with the wife more educated than her husband increased last year.
Better education being provided for China’s ethnic groups
From 2012 to 2021, the central government invested some 215 billion yuan ($32 billion) in education in Tibet.
Campus life resumes as pandemic wanes in Beijing
Students from primary to high school in Beijing have resumed their campus lives from June 27 as the latest wave of the Covid-19 epidemic dwindles in the city.
Bangladesh floods take heavy toll on education
Classroom activities were suspended at 4,000 primary and 917 secondary schools and were partially affected in 102 secondary schools in 18 districts till July 3.