ABOUT EPR
The mission of the Education Policy and Reform (EPR) Unit is to promote policies and strategies that will improve education systems in countries of the Asia-Pacific region. In so doing, EPR works enhance the sector-wide coherence of education policy design with an explicit focus on cross-cutting issues such as improving the quality and relevance of learning and reaching marginalized populations.
EPR remains charged with UNESCO’s regional coordination and support in sector-wide policy analysis, management and finance issues, while upholding the Organization’s focus on quality learning and relevance in education, including in the areas that constitute the crossroads of learning (secondary education) and the crossroads of life (skills development through formal TVET).
News and Events
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Student Learning Assessment and International Monitoring of Student Performance
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Capacity Development Workshop: PISA for Development
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'Happy Schools': UNESCO report offers first-ever framework on promoting learner well-being and happiness
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Integrating transversal competencies in lifelong learning systems
The 2016 ERI-Net Annual Meeting, Hosted by the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 22-24 February 2016
In partnership with the Tokyo Institute of Technology, UNESCO Bangkok organised the...
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School-Based Assessment Policies and Practices in the Asia Pacific
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Strengthening M&E; Systems for Education 2030
Over the last two decades of striving to achieve the Millennium Development and Education For All goals, there has been a strong recognition that robust data, monitoring, and accountability systems...
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MEXT/UNESCO Project Workshop on School Finance in Mekong Region
Kobe University and UNESCO Bangkok, with support from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan (MEXT), have been collaborating through a joint project to improve...
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Spotlight on Global Goals at Bangkok Prep’s International Day
Bangkok Preparatory and Secondary International School is located in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand, and on 10th November 2015 we held our annual International Day. This was a whole school event...
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NEQMAP Members and Partners Gather for the Annual Meeting
The Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP) Secretariat at UNESCO Bangkok organized its third annual meeting on 10-11 December 2015 in Bangkok, preceded by the Steering...
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Showcasing Best Practices and Strengthening Partnerships to Achieve SDG 4
The Asia-Pacific Meeting on Education 2030 (APMED2030) on 25-27 November 2015 brought together over 200 participants from 40 countries including education ministers and ministry...
