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Culture
Coffee, Education and Counter Culture
In 1995, Counter Culture Coffee started a rebellion against uniformity and conglomeration of coffee with brands such aa Starbucks, and has since pursued the specialty coffee for 20 years. On April 18, Counter Culture Coffee showed their value of individuality and freedom at the 20th anniversary party, held at Durham…
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South Asia
Ghosts haunt public sector education system in Pakistan
Pakistan is more familiar to the word ‘ghost’ than the other countries of the world. It’s not because we really have ghosts here, but since the word is more often used to identify non-existent or non-functional schools, and also the teachers absent from the duties, drawing salaries sitting at home,…
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Society
Austrailian university students protest against educational funding cut
University students and teaching staff attend the protest rally initiated by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) demanding restoration of the latest 2.38 billion U.S.dollars cut of the university fundings in Sydney, Australia, May 14, 2013. <Xinhua/Jin Linpeng>
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South Asia
“Both Indians and Koreans consider education as a passport to success”
Interview with Indian Ambassador Vishnu Prakash Ambassador Vishnu Prakash said as a career diplomat, South Korea was a post he was always waiting to be assigned, which he was granted in January 2012. The AsiaN interviewed Amb. Prakash in early February at the Indian Embassy in Seoul. Prakash first visited…
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South Asia
Malala Shot By Taliban For Promoting Women’s Education Thanks People Who Supported Her Through Video
In this Jan. 22 2013 photo released by Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham England Monday Feb. 4 2013, fifteen-year-old Malala Yousefzai reads get well cards. The Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban on Oct. 9 2012 has made her first video statement since she was nearly killed, released Monday, saying she…
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East Asia
Global Korea, global education
Dear Madam President-Elect, On behalf of the Korean Association of Private University Presidents (KPU), I offer sincere congratulations for your success in the presidential election. The nation, I believe, made the decision based on your respect for trust and promises, in addition to your political leadership and experience. As the…
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East Asia
‘Education poor’ on sharp rise
Middle-class parents pressed to cope with costly private tutoring Kim Ji-hye is 6. She attends a neighborhood preschool in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province. She has a busier schedule than her parents because her mother wants to keep her focused on learning. After finishing preschool at around 2 p.m., she rushes to…
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South East Asia
[Indonesia Report] Indonesian documentary film used in Australian high schools as education material
A documentary film titled “Linimassa”, describing a phenomenon of using social media and social networking in Indonesia has been presented as part of school curriculum in Western Australia, Beritasatu.com reported. Linimassa tell a story of a rickshaw driver in Yogyakarta who is internet literate. (See the Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43xXDNQV_QY) In one of the movie’s…
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East Asia
Designing good education system is a quest for all governments
Education system is an important part of a country’s development. How to provide a proper education system fitting to young generation needs is hard to design. Indonesian government recently drafted a new curriculum for primary school and has gotten various feed-backs from its people. Indonesian Ministry of Education drafted a reform on…
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West Asia
Maestro Baginska: Arabs asked to improve professional musical education for children at young age
The Maestro & Music Professor VALENTINA MARIA BAGINSKA I ask Arabs to improve professional musical education for children at a young age Q1. I am happy to interview one of the unique figures in the world of music. The Maestro & Music Professor Valentina Maria Baginska. Welcome Maestro VALENTINA. Maestro…
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