The government has made it clear that education is a priority, with more public resources going to the education system than any other sector. The 2013 budget allocates $28bn to education expenditure: $121m for teacher recruitment and up to $975m on facilities upgrades. The budget also includes $85m for developing technical secondary schools. Raising the country’s schools to international...
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With a long-established track record as the continent’s largest financial platform and one of the world’s biggest mining producers, South Africa has significant economic clout in the region.
Articles & Analysis | Pushing for even higher education: Opportunities emerge as graduate studies come into focus from The Report: Colombia 2013
ited programmes, while specialisations only have two.
In the World Economic Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Report 2012-13”, the quality of business management schools in Colombia ranked highly, making it to 74th place out of 144 countries.
Articles & Analysis | Learning the ropes: Policies aim to boost industry-oriented knowledge and produce well-trained professionals from The Report: Colombia 2013
Recognising that human capital is essential to its longterm economic development, Colombia is making strong efforts to position the nation as a leader in education within the region, and in doing so it is addressing major long-term issues that have segregated different regions and social classes. While elementary school and vocational training...
The education sector is growing in tandem with the economy, as expansion stimulates a need for highly skilled workers. Demand for higher education has increased significantly in the past decade. In 2012 the number of students enrolled in specialisation programmes surpassed 81,000, an increase of nearly 50% from 2002. Several reforms are currently under way aimed at improving access, funding and...
Outperforming the majority of its regional peers, Colombia has experienced steady economic growth in the past decade registering GDP growth averaging over 4%, a rate set to continue in 2013.