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Regional Higher Education Forum: Higher Education of the Future: Leading Digital and Green Transformations through Collaboration

10 to 12 May 2023
The importance of higher education in preparing the workforce and in producing knowledge continues to rise in a globalized, knowledge-based economy. The future of higher education is profoundly affected by two megatrends: (i) digital transformation (DT), which created the need for countries to…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Innovation Speakers’ Series: Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz to discuss development policy in a post-pandemic world

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

A Joint Webinar of Asian Development Bank and Korean Education Development Institute

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

ADB-Japan Funds Week: Towards a Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific

27 June to 1 July 2022
With the theme, Beyond the Pandemic: Forging Ahead with the Enhanced Japan Funds, the first ADB-Japan Funds Week was held from 27 June to 1 July 2022. This week-long online event was ADB’s way of showing appreciation to the Government of Japan for its continued generous support for Japan Funds in…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for Sustainable Tourism

17 March 2022
This session was part of the larger Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), ADB's preeminent development policy forum for the Southeast Asia region. ADB Youth for Asia (YfA), an initiative under the NGO and Civil Society Center, organized the "Youth in Action: Driving Solutions for…
Organizer: Southeast Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Investing in Education, Skills, and Research Collaborations for Climate Action

10 December 2021
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Education and training have a critical role to play in combating the negative effects of climate change. Climate-induced disasters adversely affect education systems, like floods and natural disasters, disrupting education. However, education and training can be major drivers for…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

9th International Skills Forum: Reimagining Education and Skills Development for a New Normal

23 to 27 August 2021
The International Skills Forum is ADB’s flagship event in education that is held every two years. In 2021, the 9th International Skills Forum highlighted approaches to: Improving learning for all at scale; Preparing learners with better employability and 21st-century skills; and Forging smart…
Organizer: Human and Social Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Shaping a Better Employment Landscape for People with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific

11 August 2021
The second webinar in the series 'Digital Technologies and Quality Jobs – Lessons Learnt and New Horizons' focused on the topic of disabilities and labor market inclusion. The virtual event, “Shaping a Better Employment Landscape for People with Disabilities in Asia-Pacific” was hosted in…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Human and Social Development Sector Office

Towards Safe Food, Nutritious Diets, and Resilient Food Systems

28 June 2021
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and with the participation of the World Vegetable Centre, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, private sector, and academia discussed concrete solutions and actions to…
Organizer: Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Meaningful  Youth  Engagement  for Inclusive  Recovery

5 May 2021
Plan International, AIESEC, and ADB’s Youth for Asia initiative discussed what meaningful youth engagement is all about, and how stakeholders can work with young people to promote an inclusive, resilient, and sustainable recovery from COVID-19. Bringing together theoretical and practical…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department