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22 November 2022
This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Harvard University’s Fernando Reimers, who examined the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on education and lessons for building education system resilience.
Reimers discussed educational innovations that emerged during the pandemic and how they can support…
Organizer: ADBI
9 November 2022
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from the new report Strengthening Active Labor Market Policies to Drive an Inclusive Recovery in Asia. The editors and a panel of contributors discussed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment among vulnerable groups in developing Asia and the…
Organizer: ADBI
3 November 2022
Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz, a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the John Bates Clark Medal, discussed the Role of Innovation in Human Capital Development for Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific with Chief Economist and ERCD DG Albert Park, SDCC DG…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
19 October 2022
Can Online Open Secondary Education Provide Alternative Learning Pathways for Expanding Access and Improving Quality?
INSIGHTS FROM REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE PHILIPPINES
The webinar highlighted and discussed how conducive online high school operation policies can actively help to adopt digital…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
11 to 12 October 2022
Quality education is critical for boosting human resources development, economic growth, and sustainable development, prompting many governments to invest heavily in education to promote their future competitiveness. Despite encouraging trends in public education investment and school completion in…
Organizer: ADBI
6 October 2022
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and LinkedIn collaborated on a joint report to gain a better understanding of the emerging landscape of jobs and skills in an increasingly digital workplace. The report leveraged real-time data from LinkedIn’s Economic Graph to present insights on the shaping of…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
21 July 2022
Closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial learning losses, which threaten to weigh down a generation of students for life.
What can be done to recover these losses?
A panel of experts explored different approaches to address this urgent challenge.
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department
28 to 30 June 2022
ADB, through Southeast Asia Human and Social Development Division (SEHS) and Sector Advisory Service Cluster-Education, collaborated with Microsoft to organize the K-12 Education Transformation Framework for a “New Normal” Summit for 21 DMC participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines,…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office
10 June 2022
Serendipity Knowledge Program is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’s development challenges. Serendib is one of Sri Lanka’s ancient names, and serendipity refers to a fortunate finding, which is a common occurrence throughout product invention and…
Organizer: South Asia Department
24 May 2022
COVID-19 pandemic-induced school closures have made technology use an integral component of education. However, significant knowledge gaps exist between policy makers, practitioners, and other stakeholders on how technology can reduce a teacher’s workload, provide differentiated teaching, support…
Organizer: ADBI