Employment is changing, and one needs to have a niche in order to survive. Conventional challenges such as traditional university, academic profession, and untailored curriculum are now challenged. This presentation shares some cases of innovation in the education sector, and some ADB possibilities in promoting the same in higher education.

Edukasyon.ph is a social enterprise in the education technology sector, with a mission of democratizing access to higher education. Find out how this social enterprise is helping students make better-informed choices.

Creating value by introducing new ways of doing things, innovation has become a means of survival for both humans and organizations alike. Applying innovative strategies is a way to address the educational challenges in developing countries. Lessons can be learned from the Republic of Korea’s embedding of innovation in its educational system.

Starting operations in 2015, the Antipolo Institute of Technology (AITech) in the Philippines is an educational institution owned and managed by the City Government of Antipolo, and is the first to offer a baccalaureate course on construction management engineering and technology. AITech aims to contribute to nation building by developing a new breed of professionals who are able to blend knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values for construction engineering.

A survey among the staff of Chinese universities showed that about 80% of them agreed that the number of self-employed graduates has increased over the years. Results also revealed that 65% of entrepreneurship graduates who became self-employed were opportunity driven while 35% became so out of necessity. This presentation shares key recommendations to improve PRC's education policies.