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Faculty Member Nguyen Ba Hai at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technical Education
Higher Education

Engineering Education in Vietnam Through Private Sector Engagement

Until recently, Vietnam had an agricultural-based economy, with a higher education system catering to a small percentage of the population. Engineering soon emerged as a field which could play a key role in supporting further growth and development. 
May 1, 2019
Dr. Creencia and her team prepare to inspect the hatching baskets kept underwater.
Higher Education

Driving Economic Growth Through an Education and Industry Partnership

Workers with higher education and in-demand technical skills are more likely to thrive and contribute to their country’s journey to self-reliance and resilience. But economic growth doesn’t always go hand in hand with a skilled workforce.
April 29, 2019
Class two pupil at Ganjoni Primary School.
Information and Communication Technology
April 16, 2019

Adapting eBooks for Accessibility Across Open Publishing Platforms in Africa

Deaf children represent a majority of all children with disabilities in Kenya. These children are not only an underserved group of students, but also a distinct language minority that uses Kenyan Sign Language as their native language.
Students playing mobile games
Information and Communication Technology
March 13, 2019

Using Mobile ICT to Strengthen Education Systems

A country’s journey to self-reliance in education depends not only on teaching and learning, but it also relies on a commitment to effectively plan, finance, and deliver education and related services. This system-strengthening process is a key step in transforming schools and education systems, and Information and Communications Technology is playing a key part in it.
Bangladesh
Systems Strengthening
October 19, 2018

The Mother of All Evaluations: Learning from 69 Education-Sector Evaluations

Evaluating programs can help us learn from them and design better ones; recently the Office of Education took this spirit farther and evaluated its evaluations.
Bangladesh Primary Ed
Information and Communication Technology
September 5, 2018

Beyond Tablets

Cost-effective and appropriate uses of information and communications technology (ICT) can be essential components to supporting basic education.
A teacher uses tablet computers to teach young children.
Information and Communication Technology
August 22, 2018

10 Principles for Developing ICT In Education Programs

USAID is among the world’s largest bilateral supporters of information and communication technology (ICT) projects in education.

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