• West Asia

    Educational Structure of Iran at a Difficult Point

    The educational system in Iran was defined several years ago at three levels: primary school (5 years), guidance (3 years) and high school (4 years). But now, after several decades, it has again been divided into two parts: primary school (6 years) and high school (6 years); plus one year…

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  • Culture

    General Education System of Georgia: A Path towards More Westernization?

    Georgian education system is represented first of all by general education stages overall with 12 years of study – starting from the age of 6, when the majority of children enter an elementary school (primary, – carried out during 6 years, implemented in I-VI grades; basic, – conducted for 3…

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  • Education

    Education in the Philippines: Reaching one’s dreams

    The Philippine educational system is patterned after the American school system.  This is no surprise since it was the Americans who established the public  school system during the American colonial times here between 1896 to 1946.     Three levels describe our educational system – the primary, secondary and tertiary…

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  • East Asia

    Education in India

    For millennia, ancient India was one of the foremost seats of learning in the world with  famous universities like Taxila, Nalanda and Vikramshila, visited by scholars and monks from China, Tibet, Korea, among others. For example, the 7th century Chinese Buddhist monk, Hiuen Tsang, spent 15 months studying and learning…

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  • East Asia

    Education System of Uzbekistan

    Since 1991, from the first year of Independence, youth policy in general, and development of education system in particular has been of high importance of the state policy of Uzbekistan.     Till 2018, secondary education system of Uzbekistan was divided into two stages. The first stage includes nine years…

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  • Central Asia

    Kyrgyz Educational System

    Since gaining independence in 1991, the Kyrgyz Republic has been gradually changing its former  Soviet-style educational system, with the authorities  paying great attention to improving its effectiveness.  They keep an open mind to implementing  new and successful approaches of educational systems in other countries, both in primary and secondary schools,…

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  • East Asia

    Germany launches educational project on DMZ, Berlin Wall

    PAJU, Gyeonggi Province — Young South Koreans, according to recent surveys, have been less open than older generations to reunification of the Korean Peninsula. The situation is similar in Germany. Knowledge and interest in division and reunification of the country has been declining among the young who were born after…

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  • Education

    Things I Want in Lebanon: My Wish List

      Lebanon – land of the brave, the sort-of free, and the hummus. It is a great place to live because it never gets boring; there are always new and exciting places to try in this tiny but vibrant country. However, despite being an endless chain of restaurants, shopping centers,…

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  • East Asia

    Power of education

    Once a year the Ewha Alumnae Association of North America meets in a city where one of the regional chapters hosts an annual general meeting. This year it was the turn of the Toronto chapter in Canada. About 350 alumni from Canada and the United States attended this gathering. The…

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  • East Asia

    China-built school brings education to more children in PNG

    The singing of students vibrated on the campus of Butuka Secondary School in Port Moresby, capital city of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The school, newly renovated and expanded by Chinese constructors, has taken on a brand new and beautiful look. “I dreamt of moving to the new school as soon…

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