Conflict plagues the lives of school-aged children in Cameroon. In conflict-free-zones going to school everyday is a regular, mundane activity. However, for school aged child living in Cameroon attending school is anything but a routine part of the day.
The US has prohibited flying activity of Saudi students at bases across the country from all flying activity in the aftermath of last week’s deadly shooting at Pensacola base.
The number of Chinese students opting to study abroad in top destinations like United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia has slowed significantly, as per the claims made in the new report.
Columbia University has launched the world’s only ever university-wide scholarship for refugees and asylum seekers. The Scholarship was initially, aimed at helping Syrian Refugees. However, the program has now been extended to cater up to 30 students annually. Six million dollars have been allocated to the initiative which would cover tuition, housing and living cost.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $50-million agreement with Kacific Broadband Satellites International Limited to expand connectivity in the Asia Pacific.
The venture is planned to cater remote areas of small island nations in the Pacific and larger island nations like Indonesia and the Philippines. According to the banks sources this is ADB’s first financing of the kind.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has released Rs 3.3888 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation of 345 schools in erstwhile Fata to provide quality education infrastructure to tribal students at their doorsteps.
The report for the PISA Test 2018 is in, and it seems the United States and the United Kingdom have all suffered a slight educational blow, as countries like China and Estonia take the top spots.
A scathing report by Human Rights Watch has revealed conscious attempts by the Bangladeshi regime to deny the right to education to almost half a million Rohingya refugee children.