News and Events
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23.06.16: Education Policy and Reform, UNESCO Bangkok, Education
The Asia-Pacific Region Moving towards Adequate, Effective and Equitable Financing in Schools
Given the global focus on financing as an implementation modality of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 and Education 2030 and the growing trend in introducing school finance policies, it is important to guide governments and schools in the Asia-Pacific region in order to allocate and utilize available resources efficiently and effectively to deliver quality education. This will require strong efforts in data collection and analysis, decision-making, capacity development, implementation and...
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23.06.16: Education Policy and Reform, News
Changing Perceptions on Skills and Competencies in Asia-Pacific
With Asian students routinely outperforming European and American students in International assessments such as PISA, a common perception of Asian education systems is the over-reliance on testing and academic achievement. However, not all of their time is focused on academics. Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region are incorporating holistic learning and transversal skills and competencies into their classrooms. Transversal competencies, sometimes referred to as non-cognitive skills or 21st...
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16.06.16: UNESCO Bangkok, Education, Education Policy and Reform, Quality of Education, NEQMAP, Infocus, News
NEQMAP Co-organizes Workshop on Citizen-led Assessment in India
The Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP) Secretariat at UNESCO Bangkok co-organized a workshop 4-7 June 2016 in Aurangabad, India with the Pratham Education Foundation. The Pratham Education Foundation hosted the “Introduction to ASER and Citizen-led Assessment (CLA)” workshop onsite at the Pratham Arora Centre for Education (PACE) in Aurangabad and invited members of NEQMAP as well as members of the Peoples Action for Learning (PAL) Network and other interested...
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16.06.16: UNESCO Bangkok, Education, Education Policy and Reform, Quality of Education, NEQMAP, Infocus, News
NEQMAP Capacity Development Workshop in Bhutan
The Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP) Secretariat at UNESCO Bangkok, in collaboration with the Bhutan Council for School Examinations and Assessment (BCSEA), a NEQMAP member institution, successfully organized a capacity development workshop from 25-27 April 2016 in Paro, Bhutan. The workshop, which focused on “Student Learning Assessment and International Monitoring of Student Performance”, was attended by representatives from the Ministry...
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16.06.16: UNESCO Bangkok, Education, Education Policy and Reform, Quality of Education, NEQMAP, Infocus, News, Learning Assessments
NEQMAP Holds Its First Webinar, in Collaboration with OECD
The Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP) Secretariat at UNESCO Bangkok organized its first webinar “How to ensure universal learning? Findings and experiences from Asia-Pacific” in collaboration with the OECD. The webinar was held on 13 May 2016, with approximately 90 participants registered from various countries. The webinar invited Dr. Alfonso Echazarra from the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills as a speaker and Dr. Hye-Won Lee from the Korea Institute...
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04.05.16: Quality of Education, Infocus, News
Student Learning Assessment and International Monitoring of Student Performance
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08.04.16: NEQMAP, Infocus
Capacity Development Workshop: PISA for Development
