Education

Repelling mosquitoes (and ignorance) with science and technology education

By Kirsty Newman on Monday, 27 May 2019

Teaching science, technology, engineering and math benefits students and society in a variety of ways.
University-industry collaboration at the heart of knowledge-based economic growth

By Brajesh Panth, Shanti Jagannathan on Tuesday, 02 April 2019

The Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China offer 4 lessons for developing countries to strengthen their higher education systems and innovation capacities.
Improve vocational training to boost IT jobs in Sri Lanka

By Ryotaro Hayashi on Monday, 25 February 2019

Sri Lanka is making progress on improving public TVET, but IT courses have yet to generate the needed employment opportunities.
3 ways Asia can inspire learning through skills, tech

By Brajesh Panth on Tuesday, 22 January 2019

Countries in the region can benefit tremendously from leveraging technology to inform education and job training.
New technology helping rebuild Nepal’s quake-hit schools better, and faster

By Naresh Giri on Thursday, 19 July 2018

Effective project implementation demands real-time monitoring of construction progress and quality in the field.
5 ways to make the most of Philippine education investments

By Lovelaine Basillote, Lakshman Nagraj Rao, Arturo Martinez on Monday, 25 June 2018

A new survey yields insights on the main factors that influence Filipinos’ education investment choices.
Education PPPs in Asia – some ideas from Scotland

By Martin Finnigan on Tuesday, 08 May 2018

The Scottish "hub” model has potential to be applied for education PPPs in ADB developing member countries.
Will new technologies destroy jobs in Asia? New ADB podcast

By Andrew Perrin, Erik Churchill on Wednesday, 02 May 2018

Over four episodes, our experts discuss the impact of automation on industries and jobs in the region
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.