Education

7-8 October 2019, Bangkok: While the world is short of qualified teachers, most of today’s young people do not want to enter the profession. Moreover, many countries have seen frequent attrition among early-career teachers. Addressing these challenges on...

Imagine a world where every political leader had to pass a test. Not an academic examination or a face-to-face interrogation, but an assessment of the individual’s social and emotional competencies. How do you think our political leaders would fare? Though...

From a lifelong-learning perspective, education should flow seamlessly from cradle to grave. The transition from early childhood education all the way to post-secondary and through non-formal education should support learning at all stages. The image of...

If you don’t understand, how can you learn? Worldwide more than 750 million people lack basic literacy skills. Many have never had a chance to attend school, but many others have sat long hours in a classroom listening to a teacher who speaks a language...