Chinese universities seek to restrict AI use by students
A consensus among teachers is that a complete ban on students' use of AI is obviously not possible or necessary. They believe that coexisting with AI in a scientific way shall be…
Education
Facts, not histrionics: Philippine Daily Inquirer
President Marcos did not hide his aversion to certain provisions of the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy bill or Senate Bill No. 1979, a measure that seeks to make sex education…
103 schools cancel classes due to worsening PM2.5 pollution in Bangkok
Bangkok Metropolitan Administrator (BMA) Governor Chadchart Sittipunt stated that he has authorised school directors to independently decide whether air quality in their areas…
Spending by Singapore families on private tuition rises to $1.8 billion in 2023
According to the latest government survey on household expenditure, the uptick in educational expenses in 2023 was due to higher spending on private tuition and pre-school…
Taliban deputy: No excuse for education bans on Afghan women, girls
The government has barred females from education after sixth grade. Last September, there were reports authorities had also stopped medical training and courses for women.
Japan’s Education Ministry eyes using digital textbooks as official schoolbooks
The move is likely to spark debate as it would drastically transform what form textbooks — the foundation of the country’s school education system — should take.
57 percent of public health graduates in Bangladesh struggle to get jobs: study
Their barriers to employment include limited job and research opportunities in public health sector, lack of curricula designed to develop job-ready skills, and a shortage of…
Well rounded education: Young Cambodian monks learn English, computer skills
Located in the Battambang provincial capital’s Dam Spei Village of Slaket commune, the school serves as a model institution for training novice monks.
Left behind: Dawn
The World Economic Forum ranks the country near the bottom in educational attainment and economic participation — a double whammy that threatens to leave its citizens behind in…
Vietnam PM Chinh calls for Russia’s support in high-tech advancement of nuclear science
PM Pham Minh Chinh expressed his hope that the Russian side will help Vietnam in training personnel and maximising its potential, transfer technology, and share management…