Back to school: The Korea Herald
Last year, as part of its medical reform agenda, the government increased the medical school admission quota for the 2025 school year by about 1,500 despite strong opposition from…
Education
Singapore Sports School, sports institutes to merge and form national training centre
After the merger, the new sports institute will come together with the SSP in “a few years’ time”. This integrated national training centre will be a part of the Kallang…
South Korean government’s U-turn on medical school quotas leaves students, parents reeling
Students preparing for medical school now face an unpredictable admissions landscape, with quotas potentially fluctuating between 3,058 and 5,058 spots, depending on the outcome…
Sexual misconduct allegations surface at one of Nepal’s top law schools
Kathmandu School of Law chief Sangroula says the allegations aim to defame him.
Teachers from across Nepal protest in Kathmandu seeking passage of education bill
The enactment of the School Education Act is crucial for implementing Nepal’s federal constitution, which aims to decentralise education. However, nearly a decade after the…
Teacher crisis plagues public medical colleges in Bangladesh
Medical students' education is in a crisis as 43 percent posts for teachers in the government medical colleges are vacant. Experts say this is a serious cause for concern and it…
Philippine President Marcos unfazed by education crisis amid noontime show incident: State Palace
Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro added that the shortcomings of one do not translate as the overall fault of the government’s efforts to improve…
Primary, Secondary Schools: Millions of students still without textbooks in Bangladesh
After missing the usual January deadline, then education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud stated that the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) would complete the distribution of…
UNICEF hails Vietnam’s public school tuition waiver policy as investment in future
The tuition waiver policy is a crucial investment in the country's future, enabling more children to complete their education regardless of their socio-economic background, said…
Protecting children in the age of artificial intelligence
In essence, there can be no substitute for an educated and literate public with a discerning and critically analytical mind, as well as to have cognitive and affective means to…