News about Education

Hard lives of China's 'left behind' children Deep in the Chinese countryside, the lives of Liang Yuxiu and her brother Zhaolu epitomise the cost of decades of breakneck economic growth.

24 July 2015

Turkish court annuls controversial Erdogan education law Turkey's constitutional court has annulled a controversial law closing private tutoring centres, many of which are run by the movement of US-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, the nemesis of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

14 July 2015

Malala turns 18, says world failing Syrian children Malala Yousafzai told world leaders they were failing Syria's children, as the Nobel Peace Prize winner spent her 18th birthday on the Syrian border.

13 July 2015

Major educational reforms to change everything: Sagadiev Vice Minister of Investments and Development Yerlan Sagadiev suggested an aggressive transfer to education in English at higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan.

07 July 2015

China 'Hogwarts' students embrace ancient tradition at graduation A Chinese university has earned comparisons with Harry Potter's Hogwarts due to its bizarre castle campus, but local traditions supplied the magic at a Confucian-style ceremony for its degree graduates.

17 June 2015

Michelle Obama champions $200 mn plan for girls' education US First Lady Michelle Obama announced plans for $200 million in programmes to promote girls' education worldwide.

17 June 2015

Another schooling year ends in Kazakhstan Solemn ceremony traditionally called Last Bell, which marks the end of the schooling year, was held in Kazakhstan’s schools on May 25.

11 June 2015

Love is... passing National Testing armed with wig and skirt A young man was caught at the Unified National Testing in Kazakhstan dressed up as his girlfriend.

05 June 2015

Kazakhstan to teach its high school and university students in English According to the new plan of reforms, Kazakhstan will be gradually introducing classes taught in English into high schools and universities.

29 May 2015

Kazakh students work on virtual reality education system Students in Kazakhstan are developing an education system based on virtual reality.

13 May 2015

'I eat fast food every day,' say 13% of Kazakhstani children The Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development has decided to take one of the biggest social problems - obesity among children - in Kazakhstan under a strict control.

01 April 2015

US eases visa applications for Kazakhstanis US makes visa procedures for Kazakhstanis easier as part of the two countries' strategic partnership.

26 March 2015

'Crisis' in girls education: Michelle Obama Michelle Obama spoke of a "crisis" gripping the world as she launched an initiative to help get girls into education, on the second day of her trip to Japan.

19 March 2015

US first lady arrives in Japan for first time Michelle Obama arrived in Japan on Wednesday afternoon on her first visit to the country, as part of a trip to highlight the importance of girls' education.

18 March 2015

Gmail available in Burmese, the email's 74th language Google said that Gmail is now available in Burmese, marking the 74th language for the popular email service.

26 February 2015

Top Muslim cleric urges education reform to curb extremism The head of Al-Azhar called for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism.

23 February 2015

Second grader in hijab erupts controversy in Kazakhstan A girl in southern Kazakhstan is prevented from attending school classes unless she takes off her headscarf.

29 January 2015

Transition to 12-year education postponed: Kazakhstan's Education Minister Transition to 12-year education will be postponed in Kazakhstan.

23 January 2015

Kazakh med schools gain popularity among foreign students The number of foreign students studying medicine in Kazakhstan is expected to reach 10 percent in the near future.

11 January 2015

Stressful times for students at Ukraine rebel universities Third-year economics student Inna Shmarai is kind of stressing out these days.

03 January 2015

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