Education

Jordan’s reputation for political and social stability has led to a rise in the number of international students choosing the Kingdom for their university education despite concerns over regional unrest. This trend is strengthening Jordan’s efforts to carve out a niche for itself as a regional education hub and could also help the country to tackle its growing budget deficit.

In his recent Chinese New Year 2012 message, Sabah’s chief minister, Musa Aman, indicated progress has been made in several sectors of the economy, such as oil and gas, palm oil and tourism. Yet he also pointed to the state’s need to educate and train its young people if progress is to continue long into the state’s future.

Ahora que el gobierno del Perú ha aprobado una ley para establecer un nuevo Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social y un mayor gasto público en salud y educación en el presupuesto nacional para 2012, la siguiente tarea del gobierno es continuar con la segunda fase de su promesa electoral: obtener resultados tangibles.

Looking to give the country’s education system a radical overhaul, Thailand’s newly appointed minister of education is looking to greater emphasise the use of technology and boost reforms to develop a knowledge-based economy. Suchart Thada-Thamrongvech, who began his post after last month’s cabinet reshuffle, hopes the reforms will also help prepare Thailand for the next stage of ASEAN integration.

South Africa is planning a major overhaul of its higher education system, with a greater emphasis given to vocational training as a means to bridge the skills gap in the national economy. The government aims to achieve a six-fold increase in the number of places available at colleges by 2030, although the financial and human resources needed for such an effort are sizeable.

Unos días antes de las vacaciones, la ministra de educación del Perú, Patricia Salas O’Brien, anunció dos importantes iniciativas para mejorar la calidad de la educación: capacitación a los maestros y reforma de la planificación de la enseñanza pública.