Vietnam’s education sector is facing calls to improve soft skills training and better adapt service delivery to meet the needs of a fast-changing and more integrated economy.
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The education system in Myanmar is set for a major overhaul with the introduction of the National Education Sector Plan (NESP), which aims to meet the needs of a rapidly changing economy.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz, Founding President, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), on opportunities available in the educational landscape: Viewpoint from The Report: Malaysia 2016
The Malaysia Education Blueprint launched in 2013 was the government’s flagship document intending to improve the education system in five key areas: equity, access, efficiency, unity and quality. Some of the initiatives in the blueprint are commendable but the implementation, monitoring and evaluation requires more work. For example, parent...
Articles & Analysis | Malaysia education reforms result in more opportunities for private sector participation from The Report: Malaysia 2016
Malaysia’s ongoing commitment to education is evident in the amount it invests in the sector each year, usually at least 20% of the annual budget for all levels of learning, according to the World Bank. The result of this has been a sustained improvement in access to education, with close to universal enrolment at the primary and secondary...
Articles & Analysis | Malsysia takes a new approach to tertiary education from The Report: Malaysia 2016
The release of the National Education Blueprint for Higher Education 2015-25 in April 2015 was a clear indication of the Ministry of Education’s (MoE)’s plans for the future of higher education in Malaysia. It was also an acknowledgment of the shortcomings that have made such a policy review necessary.
Articles & Analysis | Helen Bartlett, President and Chief Executive, Monash University; Wahid bin Omar, Vice-Chancellor and President, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM); Mohd bin Amin Jalaludin, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Malaya; and Christine Ennew, CEO and Provost, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus: Interview from The Report: Malaysia 2016
How would you assess the recently launched Higher Education Blueprint 2015-25?