EDUCATION
The UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
is comprised of three main divisions. The Asia-Pacific Programme of Education for All (APPEAL); the Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID); and the Education Policy and Reform (EPR) Unit. Our mission is to promote education as a fundamental right, to improve the quality of education, and to stimulate experimentation, innovation and policy dialogue.
Students struggle amid economic strife
15.02.10
Since the economic crisis hit in 2008, many students have reported hardships, including an inability to repay their student loans and deep concerns over their future after graduation.
A 50-country survey carried out by...read more >>
Consultation Meeting on The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific
14.01.10
22-23 October 2009, Bangkok, Thailand
The world has experienced many economic crises over the past 80 years, from the Wall Street crash and the Great Depression in the 1930s, the oil crisis in the 1970s, the stock market crash...read more >>
Tenth Session of the Regional Committee Meeting for the Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific
13.01.10
Manila, Philippines. May 6−8, 2009
Since 1975, UNESCO has initiated six regional conventions on mutual recognition of degrees, diplomas and studies in Latin America and the Caribbean (1975), in the Mediterranean States (1976),...read more >>
Final Meeting of the Regional Policy Research on Quality and Status of Female Teachers and their Impact on EFA in Asia ,18-19 February, 2010,Bangkok, Thailand
22.01.10
In December 2007, UNESCO and Ochanomizu University in Japan jointly organized a regional seminar on the theme of linking research and policy to promote gender equality in education under the framework of the Gender in Education...read more >>
International Conference on Language, Education and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) November 9-11, 2010 , Bangkok, Thailand
05.01.10
1st Announcement
The 1st International Conference on “Language, Education and the Millennium Development Goals” will be held November 9-11 in Bangkok, Thailand sponsored by a consortium of organizations from the Asia...read more >>
Interim Technical Meeting for the Regional Policy Research on Quality and Status of Female Teachers and their Impact on EFA in Asia 9-11 November, 2009 Bangkok, Thailand
14.12.09
UNESCO Bangkok, Ochanomizu University and the Korean Institute of Gender Equality Promotion and Education (KIGEPE), launched the regional policy research on the issue of quality and status of female teachers and their impact on...read more >>
UNESCO’s 2010 education report warns of a lost generation of children if education progress stalls
09.01.10
The 2010 Education for All Global Monitoring Report (EFA GMR) on reaching the marginalized in education will launch at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 19 January 2010 and will be followed by a policy event in...read more >>
E-9 countries strengthen collaboration to tackle illiteracy in rural areas
05.11.09
Eighty-five per cent of the world’s non-literate population resides in the E-9 countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria and Pakistan), the most populated developing nations that face the...read more >>
Brunei works on its first report on education assessment
22.09.09
Representatives from various departments and institutions in Brunei Darussalam came together for the first time to plan for the nation’s first education assessment report from 10-15 August 2009 in Bandar Seri Begawan. read more >>
New Booklet Series on Secondary Education System Review
20.10.09
A series of booklets on secondary education issues is coming soon!read more >>
A New Series of E-publications on MTEF Launched
14.10.09
Four Country Case Studies on Education Financial Planning in Asia: Implementing Medium-Term Expenditure Frameworks read more >>
Secondary School Surge
12.06.09
Expansion Poses Problems over Regional Access and Quality.
Private tutoring is a growth industry even in countries that can least afford it, according to a regional Secondary Education Policy Seminar, jointly organized by...read more >>
Calling All Young Scientists!
18.03.10
The Prosper.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Development is given annuallyto young scientists or researchers, based in the Asia-Pacific region, who have made signifi cantcontributions in the area of Sustainable...read more >>
International Expert meeting on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change in the context of Education for Sustainable Development
04.02.10
February 16-18, 2010 at UNESCO Office Bangkok
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) unit is convening a workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change in the ESD context with the overall goal to identify and...read more >>
Internship and Volunteer Opportunity
04.03.10
The HIV Coordination, Adolescent Reproductive and School Health Unit is currently looking for Interns or Volunteers to join our editorial desk for Purple Sky Network newsletter and website. Purple Sky Network (PSN) is a network...read more >>
ICT Training for HIV Professionals, Experts and Practitioners in Mongolia
11.02.10
This ICT training course aims to provide participants knowledge on how to retrieve HIV information from the Internet and to share information using availabe ICT tools. With the financial support from UNESCO, the course is...read more >>
Purple Sky Network Newsletter, January - April 2010 issue
04.02.10
This Purple Sky Network Newsletter aims for outreach workers and their friends working on male sexual health and HIV prevention in the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion. To view the January - April 2010 issue...read more >>
