Asia & the Pacific

Improving the quality of education in the Pacific

September 28, 2022

Results from PILNA, the Pacific Island’s largest education assessment will help to inform improvements to literacy and numeracy in the region. To mark International Literacy Day, results from the fourth…

Exam skills won’t help you survive ‘Squid Game’

December 1, 2021

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

South Koreans: While boasting that she is street-smart and capable, the self-proclaimed silver-tongued Mi-nyeo says, “I’m totally smart. I just never studied.”The line stems from the widespread belief — not…

UNICEF-UNESCO joint webinar series on Learning Recovery Beyond COVID-19

November 17, 2021

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, Association news, Association_FP

As schools reopen across the Asia-Pacific region, UNESCO and UNICEF have joined hands to organize a series of webinars to inform, engage and provide tools for government and sector experts…

Education School or home? Location dilemma for ICSE, ISC semester exams

October 8, 2021

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

he choice offered by the ICSE council of whether a student will appear for the semester 1 exam from home or from school has posed a dilemma for examinees, parents and…

India’s Rajasthan shuts down or resticts internet for 25 million people to stop students cheating in REET exams

September 29, 2021

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

More than 25 million people across the Indian state of Rajasthan faced government-mandated internet shutdowns and restrictions on Sunday, in an effort to prevent cheating in a mass exam. Hundreds…

CBSE 12th Board Exams 2021 Live Updates

May 25, 2021

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

Will CBSE Cancel 12th Exams 2021? When would UP Board Exams be conducted? Maharashtra HSC, ISC Exams to be conducted or not? What are the new exam dates for JEE…

Education Bureau finds ‘inadequacies’ in development of history exams for Hong Kong

November 25, 2020

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

The report hinted at failings by the exams body, which had a quality control mechanism in place, but one that only functioned properly when all personnel carried out their duties…

Without English testing, study abroad cannot resume

June 19, 2020

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

Covid-19

On 26 May, for the fifth consecutive month, the Chinese National Education Examinations Authority and the British Council announced the cancellation of IELTS tests scheduled for June. Prospective international students…

Hong Kong exams body to develop alternative student grading system for crises

May 8, 2020

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

Covid-19

Exam authorities will carry out citywide research to develop an alternative student grading system in the event university entrance tests are cancelled because of future pandemics, Hong Kong’s education minister…

Coronavirus: India’s education minister aims to ‘save’ academic year

May 8, 2020

Peter Hermans

Asia & the Pacific, International news

Covid-19

Dr Nishank, head of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, confirmed that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), admissions exams for technology and…