US universities facing sharp fall in Chinese students
A recent report by The Wall Street Journal said that during the first half of 2022, US student visas issued to Chinese nationals dropped more than 50 pe rcent compared with…
Education
The Great Divide that brought them together
The writer says the best thing that happened with the Partition Project was that it brought the youngsters of four nations together.
Philippine schools ready for in-person classes: Education ministry
Howver, an online survey showed that some 60 to 75 per cent out of 1,022 teacher respondents said they were only “slightly prepared” or “not prepared at all” for the…
University of Tokyo to open Metaverse School of Engineering
For junior and senior high school students, the metaverse school will offer free lectures about digital technologies and entrepreneurship.
Backlash against lowering elementary school entry age intensifies
Educators slam S. Korean government's plans to gradually lower the enrollment age at elementary schools to 5 years old starting in 2025.
Govt to introduce certification and national qualification for Japanese language
Planning to establish a system to certify language schools and make teaching a state-qualified profession, the move is aimed at improving the quality of Japanese language…
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to launch world’s first virtual campus
Once completed, the university’s students will be among the world’s first to receive their diplomas and transcripts in the form of blockchain-secured digital documents.
95-year-old retiree dedicates his life to teaching
In 2012, he also set up the Ye Lianping Scholarship Fund with almost all his life savings, along with the donations from the local government and the school.
438 B-Tech students rendered jobless as alma mater denies them degree certificates
The students, who mostly hail from impoverished economic backgrounds, are languishing jobless as they are unable to apply for jobs.
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.