Many may not realise that knowledge is big business. In a world economy much driven by knowledge, the production, transmission, and the consumption of knowledge form an industry not much different fro…
Education
Higher Education is More Than Just About Securing Jobs
There has been disturbing development on the education front recently. First, we were informed of thousands of SPM leavers, almost 40%, have opted not to proceed to higher education. This came as a sh…
Infrastructure before Implementation: A road map to e-learning in Nepal
With the current Covid-19 crisis forcing everyone to be locked inside homes, it has halted almost every industry from aviation to hospitality and education. The degree of impact caused by the virus is…
More Help For Those With Dementia
KUALA LUMPUR: The Rukun Tetangga, with some 7, 000 members as well as senior citizens associations, will be roped in to assist people with dementia as well as their families, says Hannah Yeoh. The Dep…
Why Southeast Asia shouldn’t worry about ‘brain drain’
Southeast Asian countries, both sending and receiving, should dismiss this outdated notion and instead view skill mobility as a catalyst for economic growth. By putting in place suitable policies, cou…
IITs plan to invite students from Asean countries
The country’s premier engineering colleges – the IITs – could from December onwards have hundreds of students and researchers from Asean countries on their ranks as the Union HRD ministry is looking e…