Noticias Asia

‘This is the most stressed city in India’: the dark side of coaching capital Kota

Publicado: 12 octubre 2023

India/October 12, 2023/By: Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Shaikh Azizur Rahman in Kota/Source: https://www.theguardian.com/ Suicides throw spotlight on gruelling culture of cramming for entrance exams and great burden placed on students. For the 300,000 students who flock to Kota every year, this hot, dusty city in the Indian state of Rajasthan is a pressure cooker of performance, where 18 […]

IOC strengthens cultural ties with India through film, photography and Olympic values education

Publicado: 29 septiembre 2023

India/September 29, 2023/Source: https://www.thenewsmarket.com/ Ahead of the 141st IOC Session to be held in India, the Olympic Museum brings a myriad of Olympic culture initiatives to Mumbai, Delhi, Odisha and Assam. From an Olympic film festival and a fine art photography exhibition to Olympic values educational programming with big results, here’s how art, culture and […]

Making headway into the higher education sector in India, the rise of Edtech business models

Publicado: 28 septiembre 2023

India/September 28, 2023/ By: HT Education Desk/Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Our present education system is in dire need of a revamp so that the challenges of employability of the students can be solved The education sector in India is bustling more than ever, thanks to the innovations in allied sectors. The tremendous expansion of opportunities in this […]

The 2023 Nanjing Peace Forum “Peace, Security, and Development: Youth in Action” was successfully held in Jiangsu Expo Garden

Publicado: 27 septiembre 2023

China/September 27, 2023/Source: https://www.unesco.org/ The Nanjing Peace Forum is an annual forum initiated jointly by UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for East Asia, National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO, the Information Office of Jiangsu Provincial People’s Government, and Nanjing Municipal People’s Government since 2020. The past forums have gathered young participants from […]

Education Ministry, AICTE & Microsoft partner to equip Indian students with skills

Publicado: 26 septiembre 2023

India/September 26, 2023/Source: https://morungexpress.com/ In an ongoing effort to empower students to be future-ready, the Ministry of Education, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Microsoft on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to equip students with skills and exposure to new technologies in the country. This collaboration is aimed at creating skilling […]

Nepal: Teachers strike over education reform shuts down schools

Publicado: 23 septiembre 2023

The protests have disrupted classes across 30,000 public schools in Kathmandu By Kelly Ng & Rama Parajuli A massive teachers’ strike in Nepal has entered its third day, disrupting classes for millions of students across all public schools. About 110,000 teachers are protesting an education reform bill in parliament. They are against proposals to give […]