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.
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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…
English and maths scores suffer when pre-schoolers spend over 40 hours a week in childcare
Over one in three children here (38 per cent) spend more than 50 hours weekly in such centres, a reflection of parents’ long working hours.
Empowering Nepali communities through education
Prakash Koirala, founder of FINLIT Nepal and a ‘Forbes 30 Under 30’ honoree, shares his journey of promoting financial education.
Bhutan’s Ministry of Education plans to introduce integrated Cambridge curriculum this year
The Ministry of Education and Skills Development plans to introduce the integrated Cambridge curriculum this year. However, questions remain as to how the curriculum would affect…
South Korean universities push for tuition hikes after 17-year freeze
This year, the tuition hike cap has been set at 5.49 percent, creating a financial landscape where universities can gain more revenue from increasing tuition than relying on…