What can the government do to address the issue of “brain drain” in the higher education sector?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Ananda Jayawardane, Vice-Chancellor, University of Moratuwa: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
The administration of President Maithripala Sirisena has planned a series of reforms that it hopes will better equip Sri Lankans for the more competitive economic activities of the future. It aims not only to increase the number of years spent in school, but also to raise the standards of teaching, and emphasise a curriculum of critical thinking and problem solving. Sri Lanka is also keen to...
With the UAE’s 2021 Golden Jubilee celebrations just four years away, the education sector in Abu Dhabi is closing in on achievement targets that will be used as key performance indicators of national transformation. Launched in 2010, the UAE’s Vision 2021 set a challenge to create a competitive knowledge economy and a first-rate education system that is ranked among the best in the world by...
Articles & Analysis | Sri Lankan government to address educational disparity and increase access to tertiary education from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
Sri Lanka, like many developing markets, sees education as a crucial part of building up the country, and does so by providing free schooling and tertiary education to all citizens. Parents place enormous value on education as well. This joint commitment has helped create an education system that is widely regarded as the best in South Asia,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ananda Jayawardane, Vice-Chancellor, University of Moratuwa: Interview from The Report: Sri Lanka 2017
What can the government do to address the issue of “brain drain” in the higher education sector?
While reduced oil prices are undoubtedly a concern for the emirate’s authorities, economic diversification efforts of recent years mean Abu Dhabi is well placed to weather a prolonged period of subdued prices. Vision 2030 meanwhile contains a raft of goals that will further reduce the emirate’s reliance on hydrocarbons, and continue to foster the emergence of a more sustainable and knowledge-based economy in the years ahead.