Education
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Girls in Afghanistan return to school in Herat after Taliban takeover
Aug 18, 2021Girls wearing white hijabs and black tunics crammed into classrooms in the western Afghan city of Herat just days after the Taliban’s takeover. As the school opened its doors, the students scurried down corridors and chatted... -
ISD to host an online event to commemorate Int. Youth Day 2021
Aug 14, 2021International School Dhaka (ISD) is going to organize a webinar on the occasion of International Youth Day 2021 on August 14, 2021. The world is passing a challenging time, and the youngsters of the country are... -
ASME CUET Student Chapter announced the new executive committee for 2021-22
Aug 3, 2021The executive committee 2021-22 of the scientific organization named the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) at the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, which is a joint venture of the students and teachers has been... -
Workshop organized by Universal College Bangladesh on digital skills sees huge participation
Aug 2, 2021The free student development workshop titled ‘Digital Skills for a Great Career and Higher Education, organized by Universal College Bangladesh (UCB) held recently, was completed with flying colors with large participation from students and learners from... -
Learning together with Likee’s #Steps2learn
Jul 16, 2021Inspiring the spirit of sharing the light of knowledge among everyone, the unique new hashtag campaign – #Steps2learn – is now trending in the popular short-video platform Likee. Users can take part in the campaign and... -
1 in 3 countries not taking action to help students catch up on their learning post-COVID-19 school closures
Jul 14, 2021Around one in three countries where schools are or have been closed are not yet implementing remedial programmes post-COVID-19 school closures, according to a UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and OECD global “Survey on National Education Responses... -
Connecting schools has the potential to boost GDP by up to 20 percent in the least connected nations
Jul 12, 2021An Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report sponsored by Ericsson has found that nations with low broadband connectivity have the potential to realize an increase in GDP by up to 20 percent by connecting schools to the... -
UCB to offer free workshop with Monash College Australia on improving memory skills
Jul 7, 2021Universal College Bangladesh (UCB), the exclusive partner of Monash College Australia in Bangladesh, is delivering a free workshop this Friday July 09, 2021, ‘Improving Memory Skills: How to Remember Class Learning’. The workshop will be conducted... -
A ray of hope in marginalized gypsy communities
Jul 7, 2021There was a time when people did not have a specific home. Once, river Gypsies spent time in boats. The boat was their home. River gypsies used to wander from one place to another. Their only... -
The number of children facing education disruption in Yemen could rise to 6 million, UNICEF warns
Jul 5, 2021Six years on, Yemeni children’s education has become one of the greatest casualties of Yemen’s devastating and ongoing conflict, according to a new report published by UNICEF today. Just over 2 million school-age girls and boys...
