News and Events
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22.03.12:
Trends of higher education in the Asia Pacific
The tertiary enrolment rate for the Asia-Pacific region increased steadily between 1970 and 2007, which places the region in the fourth position after North...
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07.12.11:
Changes in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific call for an International Conference of States in Tokyo
On 25-26 November 2011 the International Conference of States for the Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education was...
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06.12.11:
Academics and entrepreneurs meet in Indonesia to heighten creativity in education and entrepreneurship training
Asia Pacific’s leading academics, educators and entrepreneurs are examining ways to optimize creativity and entrepreneurship in education at a UNESCO-APEID...
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23.11.11:
Higher Education: China and Africa team up
Leaders of universities in China and Africa are meeting in UNESCO, Paris on 24-25 October, to promote university partnerships and establish an action plan for...
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25.10.11:
Degree of despair as cuts hit colleges - Financial crisis forces funding rethink
The worldwide financial crisis has exposed weaknesses in funding models for higher education in several Asia-Pacific countries.
The Education Research...
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21.10.11:
Making youth employable
Keeping pace with a changing world by strengthening ties with the labour market
Lay Cheng Tan and Erika French-Arnold, UNESCO Bangkok
Universities are seen...
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21.10.11:
The case of graduate employability in Malaysia
In 2007, a total of 168,880 students graduated from Malaysian universities. In 2008, 86,434 graduated with a bachelor’s degree. A large proportion of them...
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30.09.11:
Send an e-card to your teacher and celebrate teachers from Asia and the Pacific
Regional e-cards have been developed by UNESCO Bangkok in partnership with members of the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) in East Asia and...
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21.07.11:
Study reviews impact of the financial crisis on higher education in Asia Pacific
The financial crisis of 2008 had effects throughout the world. The potential damage to higher education is particularly dangerous, as “missed years” can ripple...
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13.07.11:
Recognition of higher education degrees across borders
The number of students studying outside their home countries had grown by an astounding 350 percent from 0.8 million in 1975 to 2.8 million in 2007. The...