The importance of education to today’s knowledge- and skills-based economies cannot be overstated, and as a result, tertiary schools shoulder much of the burden in effectively preparing tomorrow’s job seekers. “Companies need recent graduates who do not require additional training before they can add value on the job,” explained Raj Nambiar,...
Expected to benefit dramatically from rapidly rising government revenues, the education sector is experiencing a number of new developments as the state works to improve enrolment rates and the quality of instruction at the country’s schools and universities. Indeed, education is a cornerstone of Vision 2050, Papua New Guinea’s overarching long-term...
Improving gender ratios in the national education system is of prime concern in PNG, where male students generally outperform their female counterparts in most areas. Girls tend to drop out of school on average two years before boys; and in some provinces illiteracy rates are nearly twice as high among female adults as among males. Thus, reducing...
Boosting access to education and its facilities in PNG’s remote rural communities is an ongoing challenge. Roughly 85% of the population resides outside of urban centres, many in small villages and hard-to-reach areas. PNG’s notoriously rough terrain and underdeveloped transport networks mean that many communities do not have easy access to schools...
The potential of entrepreneurial activity to reduce graduate unemployment and drive Jordan’s economic growth has received much attention of late. Start-up companies have been struggling to get their ideas off the ground, but this could change with the emergence of new lending facilities in 2012. Meanwhile, increasing effort is being placed on...
The rapid development of Jordan’s education system is one of the Middle East’s success stories. Basic education is near-universal, following steady growth over the past decade, and much of the country’s youth are now enrolled in a rapidly expanding university system. In 2011 Jordan was ranked fourth in the region on the Education Index of the UNDP...
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