Dropout school girls, anti-vaxxers key challenges to Nepal’s upcoming HPV drive
An estimated around 160,000 girls between 11 and 14 years are out of school, mostly in Madhesh Province.
Education
Training in Finland: Punjab government initiates selection process for primary, elementary teachers
As a part of its relentless efforts to elevate the state’s school education system and to bring it on par with the world-class standards, the Punjab School Education Department…
What triggered the nightlong chaos between Dhaka University and seven college students?
The students blocked a road in protest last Sunday night, accusing Dhaka University's pro-vice chancellor, Professor Mamun Ahmed, of being rude to them.
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…
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…