The kingdom has both a private and a public education system, with high rate of female student in all levels of education. In 2010/11 roughly 1.5m students attended government schools, while private enrolment that year stood at about 380,000. Efforts are also being made to increase the use of technology in classrooms, with the government now requiring all public schools to provide computer access...
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Tout comme de nombreux pays du Moyen Orient et d’Afrique du Nord, le Maroc, désireux d’améliorer l’employabilité des jeunes diplômés tout en développant l’accès à un enseignement supérieur de qualité, encourage une collaboration accrue avec les prestataires étrangers de services éducatifs et un certain nombre d’écoles internationales sont déjà en projet.
Starting in July, Brunei Darussalam’s Ministry of Education (MoE) will begin implementing a series of broad-ranging reforms to the technical vocational education and training (TVET) system to align training programmes more with the needs of the economy.
Articles & Analysis | Shifting gears: Focus to be placed on creativity along with improving the legal framework from The Report: Turkey 2013
Turkish policymakers are implementing a long-term development strategy that prioritises innovation in business, science and technology. To this end, more emphasis is being put on research and development (R&D), as demonstrated by the increase in R&D spending from .5% of GDP in 2002 to .86% of GDP in 2011. Officials project that, by the...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Y ücel Altunbaşak, President, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey ( TÜBİTAK) from The Report: Turkey 2013
How can Turkey leverage research and development (R&D) to create a more innovative economy?
Articles & Analysis | Ready to achieve: Cultivating human capital to meet development goals from The Report: Turkey 2013
Although the republic has made great educational progress recently, more must be done to improve quality, ensure equal access and connect students to the world of business. The stakes for reform are high, given the key role the school system must play in facilitating the country’s transition to a more knowledge-oriented economy.