Race for South Korean med schools under new quota begins with special admissions
12 med schools set to open 29 total slots for Korean nationals overseas and international students.
Education
Over 30 students caught falsifying qualifications for Hong Kong University admission
As many as 100 students may have been involved in the fraud, and most of the fake documents are related to foreign universities.
Quota system protest: Bangladeshi university students block Dhaka-Chattogram highway for 3 hours
Among the protesters' four demands, a key one is the formation of a commission to reform the quota system in government jobs based on the 2018 circular.
Bangladesh quota protests: Students block Shahbagh intersection for 90 minutes
The students started the movement after the HC on June 5 declared illegal the government decision that in 2018 cancelled the 30 percent quota system for the freedom fighters'…
Indonesia lags in early childhood education
Data from Statistic Indonesia shows that only a measly 36.36 percent of Indonesian children attended pre-primary schools last year, putting the country far behind the regional…
Ensure equity for girls in education
Activists and researchers call for increased investments in girls' education. Bangladesh has been no exception to this—it has achieved some milestones, mostly in terms of…
The first three residential halls of Dhaka University
As an educational institution founded more than a century ago — on 1 July 1921 — Dhaka University bears a rich heritage and a part of the legacy is carried by its student…
Flood damages 39 schools in Rangpur
According to locals and teachers, this has been a recurring issue that results in massive financial losses to the government and disrupts the education of hundreds of children.
More South Korean med school profs to walkout indefinitely this month
The emergency committee of medical professors at Korea University, who also serve as senior doctors at Korea University Asan Hospital, said they would go on strike beginning July…
Home, School
Michelle, Rachel and Rojohn hike the mountains of Benguet for more than two hours just to reach their school. For the students, it’s a journey they must embark on to graduate…