Mookiah Thiruchelvam Keywords ADB infrastructure engineer Read more about Mookiah Thiruchelvam He left his position in ADB in September 2021.
Improving Public Transportation in Tbilisi Read more about Improving Public Transportation in Tbilisi Learn how ADB and its partners are working to promote sustainable urban transport in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Srinivasan Janardanam Keywords ADB procurement finance Read more about Srinivasan Janardanam Srinivasan Janardanam is the Principal Financial Management Specialist in the Public Financial Management Division of ADB’s Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department. He is currently assigned in the South Asia Public Management, Financial Sector and Trade Division.
Cyn-Young Park Keywords economics ERCD ADB economics policy Read more about Cyn-Young Park Cyn-Young Park is the former director of the Regional Cooperation and Integration and Tr
Communicating Technical and Vocational Education and Training Read more about Communicating Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project experiences of Asian Development Bank (ADB) on communicating technical and vocational education and training (TVET) across different countries are shared in this report summarizing the highlights of the learning event on "Communicating TVET." As ADB’s TVET portfolio expands, the common communication-related themes on TVET promotion raised by education and TVET specialists during the activity are also included.
Communicating Technical and Vocational Education and Training Read more about Communicating Technical and Vocational Education and Training Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s technical vocational and education training (TVET) portfolio is increasing—from 18% of the total education portfolio (2009-2011) to 42% (2016-2018). As developing economies require more skilled workforce with technical training, there has been growing emphasis on expanding TVET across many Asian countries.
Pham Van Quan Keywords education skills forum international skills forum ADB k-12 new normal Read more about Pham Van Quan Dr. Pham Van Quan is currently a Rector of Hue Industrial College, Vietnam. He got a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at the University of Tokyo in 2009. From 2013 to 2019, he was Deputy Head of the Department of Training and Human Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade. Before that, he worked as a lecturer in the Environmental Engineering Department at Hanoi Architectural University, where he researched energy-saving techniques to mitigate climate change. Dr. Quan has written numerous papers on sustainability topics.
Stories from the Field (South Asia) Read more about Stories from the Field (South Asia) Staff from ADB Resident Missions shared their learnings and experiences on the implementation of projects in the field. They highlighted climate resilience measures in municipal infrastructure projects in Bangladesh, and practices toward successful implementation of water supply and sanitation projects in Nepal.
Ha Wei Keywords education skills forum international skills forum ADB k-12 new normal Read more about Ha Wei Professor Ha is the Associate Dean for Teaching, International Cooperation, and Executive Training and Associate Professor of Education Policy and Management (with tenure) at the Graduate School of Education, Peking University. He specializes in the impact evaluation of education policies in China. He has published three dozen of academic articles in renowned English and Chinese journals that have won national research awards. He received his BA in Politics and Economics and MA in Economics of Education from Peking University and his Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School.