Education

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.