Economic update | Bahrain: Improving health
Articles & Analysis | Time for an upgrade: Reforms appear challenging, but necessary from The Report: Kuwait 2012
Following a pilot study, in March 2010 the Kuwaiti government considered extending school hours across the country. This led to furious denunciations of Moudhi Al Humoud, the former minister of education and higher education, claiming she risked destroying Kuwait’s education standards. Six months later the Kuwait Teachers Association followed up on...
Articles & Analysis | Sector shake-up: Restructuring of the system gets under way from The Report: Kuwait 2012
The Kuwaiti welfare state’s two sacrosanct pillars are health care and education. Since 1962, the state has been obliged by law to provide health care to all citizens under article 15 of the constitution. Free health care remains much prized by Kuwaitis and is now widely regarded as a civic privilege to be closely guarded.
Articles & Analysis | Many ways forward: Plans include public sector upgrades, engagement with private providers and expanded vocational training from The Report: Kuwait 2012
A complete overhaul is planned for Kuwait’s education sector to prepare for future economic challenges. The government has been under increasing pressure to meet the rising expectations of its citizens, who want a quality education and the tools they need to contend in a competitive regional and global environment. Educational reform is thus at the...