Education
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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