Education

We need to invest more in higher education. Here’s why

By Erik Bloom on Monday, 23 April 2018

Donors should consider public subsidies for tertiary education to make it more accessible.
6 ways to deploy ICT for quality education

By Sungsup Ra, Lim Cher Ping on Tuesday, 17 April 2018

For developing Asia to realize the potential of ICT in education, it must become an integral part of the learning and teaching process.
To improve competitive edge, Indonesia needs better jobs

By Kiyoshi Taniguchi on Tuesday, 13 March 2018

The country needs to focus on improving education and skills training to improve job quality and quantity.
To make our kids smarter, let’s start feeding them properly

By Sunniya Durrani-Jamal on Wednesday, 31 January 2018

As governments grapple with the challenge of improving learning outcomes, one solution may lie in the mighty micronutrient.
5 ways to make textbooks relevant in a digital world

By Sungsup Ra, Shanti Jagannathan on Monday, 29 January 2018

Even as developing countries catch up on digital learning, the good old physical textbook should have a key role.
The paradox of over-education in Georgia

By Eric Livny, Davit Keshelava on Thursday, 13 July 2017

Georgia is not as abundant in human capital as the number of university degrees held by people suggests.
Trial and error with digital technology in Sri Lanka

By Ryotaro Hayashi on Friday, 21 April 2017

It’s an inevitable process to harness the power of the digital revolution in education programs.
Boosting competitiveness through skills development in Uzbekistan

By Cristina Martinez on Wednesday, 04 January 2017

More available skills at a low cost will help young Uzbeks make the most of their education.
Why we should invest in secondary education in Nepal

By Shanti Jagannathan on Tuesday, 08 November 2016

Human capital development is an important lever to support Nepal’s vision to graduate from the least developed country level by 2022.
5 ways to use ICT to address education challenges

By Sungsup Ra on Wednesday, 02 November 2016

ICT provides countries in Asia and the Pacific the opportunity to transform teaching, learning, and management practices in schools.
Blog poll: Asia needs more financial literacy to ensure future prosperity

By ADB Blog Team on Wednesday, 12 October 2016

For over a third of the respondents, expanding financial literacy is crucial in Asia, where many poor people don’t use basic financial services because they don’t understand them properly.
Why skills development? In Asia, a basic education is not enough anymore

By Sungsup Ra on Monday, 19 September 2016

In today’s global economic context, maintaining Asia’s economic growth requires transforming education systems and realigning the labor supply to match new employer needs.
Blog poll: The skills Asian youth need today

By Richeline Tan Mascarinas on Tuesday, 05 July 2016

Skills alignment should be a priority among governments and the private sector in the region to provide young people the skills employers need to give them jobs.
Let's listen to students to improve education in Lao PDR

By Julia Safarova on Wednesday, 23 March 2016

Students should not adapt to the way we teach, but rather share their aspirations to design programs tailored to their needs.
Using bibliometrics to measure usage, impact of publications

By Leo Magno on Friday, 12 February 2016

Apart from downloads, we measure the contribution to the general body of knowledge to assess a publication's impact.
Vocational training – crucial, but not everything

By Karina Veal on Monday, 01 February 2016

Completing a short training course doesn’t necessarily provide the ‘employability edge.’ What else is at play?
New technologies are revolutionizing education – or are they?

By Tania Rajadel on Monday, 25 January 2016

New technologies hold great potential to improve education in developing Asia and the Pacific. Here are a few guiding principles to help to ensure interventions are relevant.
How to integrate violence against women prevention, response in education

By Laurence Levaque on Wednesday, 09 December 2015

A quick reference for education specialists to address violence against women and girls in their efforts to ensure safe schools.
Reopening schools and rejuvenating hope in Nepal after the earthquake

By Shanti Jagannathan on Saturday, 30 May 2015

How is Nepal getting its education back on track after the deadly earthquake? The government has decided the best way forward is to deploy 15,000 transitional learning centers to re-start the education process immediately.
Why recalibrating technical and vocational education training matters for inclusive growth

By Hyun H. Son on Thursday, 16 April 2015

One key challenge that restricts the region’s further growth potential is how to not only overcome TVET exclusion, but also deepen the talent pool and facilitate its integration into the market.