Mongolia's efforts on the reform and future development of its education were dissected by international experts at a conference which ended here Tuesday. The two-day conference, attended by experts and scholars from the Education Research Institute of Mongolia, local universities, and countries including China, the United States, Japan and Thailand, focused on issues such as preschool education, parent participation inRead more

New regulations are likely to ban international agencies from providing education-exchange services in China, according to the Ministry of Education. A recently published draft regulation allows provincial-level educational authorities to approve or reject qualifications of intermediary agencies, bans foreign agencies entering the market and strengthens supervision of the agencies. The draft also requires agencies to build an emergency fund, supervisedRead more

Yang Changhai, principal of the Tongmu Primary School in central China's Hunan province, is careful to log the expenses his school incurs for its free lunch program. "Each item is recorded in detail. We are required to release the information online for public supervision," Yang said. Yang's school, located in a remote mountainous area, is one of the beneficiaries ofRead more

The UAE's Minister of Education Humaid Al-Qattami today urged double efforts and wider cooperation and join action between the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States (ABEGS) and ministries of education of the bloc's member state. "Education is the secret to the progress of nations and is now the primary concern or leaders and peoples alike," Al-Qattami said inRead more

The students of the sixth edition of the FIFA/CIES sport management programme in Senegal were awarded their diplomas in Dakar on 13 October. The event took place in the presence of many leading figures from the academic and sports world. The ceremony, chaired by Professor Saliou Ndiaye, UCAD Chancellor, was marked by emotion and remembrance. Abdul Aziz Ndiaye, a teacherRead more

Local governments and schools have been told to promote the health of students and physical education (PE) courses. A circular, published on Monday by the general office of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, requires measures to ensure that primary and middle school students spend one hour each day on schoolyard sports. Time devoted to PE courses and sports shouldRead more

Local governments and schools have been told to promote the health of students and physical education (PE) courses. A circular, published on Monday by the general office of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, requires measures to ensure that primary and middle school students spend one hour each day on schoolyard sports. Time devoted to PE courses and sports shouldRead more

World Innovation Summit for Education has announced 30 new outstanding young people to join the Learners’ Voice program during its four summit to be held in Doha next month. The 2012 WISE Learners were selected from hundreds of applications and nominations that were submitted in June from around the world. WISE Learners’ Voice brings the views of students to theRead more

Teachers graded homework at a Milan, Italy, shopping mall in a protest against budget cuts and longer work weeks, officials said. About 100 teachers gathered at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele shopping area Friday for the protest, during which they marked students' homework with red pens, Italy's ANSA news agency reported. The teachers were protesting a government decision to extend theirRead more

A kindergarten teacher in east China raised the hackles of Chinese netizens on Thursday after photos of her abusing children were posted online. One of the photos depicts the woman grabbing a boy's ears, with the child making a pained face. Another photo shows a child whose mouth was apparently taped shut by the teacher. The woman was later identifiedRead more