To capitalise on the potential of its young and education-hungry population, the Myanmar government is working to rebuild its public education system at every level. Passing the appropriate legislation as well as further opening the sector up to new international partnerships and foreign investors will likely be necessary to achieve this, as will continued investment in infrastructure and...
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Chapter | Education & Health from The Report: Myanmar 2018
A changing economic landscape is the driving force for reform in Thailand’s higher education system, with the Thailand 4.0 economic strategy prompting universities to adapt curricula to meet government policy and industrial demand.
Occupying a strategic position at the crossroads of India, China and Thailand, and now in its seventh year of sweeping economic liberalisation and political transition, Myanmar remains one of the fastest-growing economies in South-east Asia.
Although Bahrain has faced economic headwinds in recent years, the modest recovery of oil prices in 2017 bodes well for the future in addition to the non-oil sector driving growth, with activities unrelated to hydrocarbons extraction forecast to expand by 3.9% in 2018.
Articles & Analysis | Bahrain aims to improve educational outcomes from The Report: Bahrain 2018
The public education system of Bahrain is poised to mark its centenary in 2019, but the main focus in the country’s schools and universities is further in the future. New institutions are being built and opened in both the public and private sectors to serve young people from nursery age through to postgraduate study. According to...
Articles & Analysis | New educational facilities open across Bahrain from The Report: Bahrain 2018
New schools are springing up across Bahrain, funded by private investors, the government and neighbouring Gulf countries. The developments represent a response to an expanding population, demand for modern facilities suited to 21st-Century teaching methods and the growth of new master-planned communities. The Ministry of Education (MoE) is...