Continuing its efforts to improve literacy rates and match curricula with employers’ needs, Morocco has been increasing its investment in education. Rural enrolment levels are steadily rising, climbing from 49.7% in 2007/08 to 56% in 2010/11. Economic growth is bringing opportunities for increased participation of the private education sector, while international cooperation with new universities...
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Major changes are expected in the Philippines’ higher education system as a drive to target courses that will meet the demands of the evolving economy gains pace.
Articles & Analysis | Training day: Vocational and technical training programmes are key to boosting the employment of nationals from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Bridging the gap between secondary school graduates and university alumni, technical and vocational colleges and training programmes are a crucial component of the country’s drive to get more Saudis off the unemployment roster and into the workforce. Recognising the importance of this educational segment, the government has devoted SR23.14bn ($6...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Khaled Al Sabti, Vice-Minister of Education and Chairman, Tatweer Education Holding from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
The education sector is currently undergoing major changes. Could you elaborate on this transformation and the rationale behind it?
Articles & Analysis | Offering an alternative: Private institutions look set to play a growing role in the sector from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Running in parallel to the Kingdom’s state-funded drive to enhance the sector is an influx of private schools sprouting up across the country. Although only 10% of Saudi students attend one of the 840-odd private schools, according to the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), these institutions offer strong alternatives for those...
Articles & Analysis | Knowledge is power: Investing in schools and universities is a top priority for the future from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Tying together every current long-term social and economic development plan for Saudi Arabia is the increased participation of non-hydrocarbons industries in the economy. But key to delivering on this aim are the abilities of its population and the knowledge of its future leaders to successfully navigate from a resource-based, export-oriented economy to a more...