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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) currently cause 60% of deaths worldwide and are set to become the number one cause of disability by 2030. They affect people in all parts of the world and include cancer, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes. A change in lifestyle can reduce the prevalence of NCDs and […]

This video is part of a project that my students undertook in my supervision. It peeps into the living condition of people from different strata of society in Pakistan, and deliberates as to what measures can be taken, by whom, to reduce poverty?

This video is part of a project that my students undertook in my supervision. It gathers viewpoints from different members of Pakistani society on the future of Higher Education in Pakistan and the response of the people in reaction to different issues arising in the education system.

  In the Lead Article, entitled “Work in the Developing World,” I stressed the need for policy, partnership and cooperation across the private, non-profit, and public sectors to create jobs. This applies especially to addressing youth unemployment in the developing world, where in the year 2005, Africa’s youth unemployment reached […]

At our 2012 Future Day in Berlin Germany, we asked participants to write down their ideas and solutions for the future on “Bierdeckel” or coasters. We’ve compiled these ideas into a gallery. Look through the ideas here and get inspired! (captions are available in the flickr gallery) If you have […]

Education in Argentina is reaching record high levels of public investment. Nonetheless, many families choose private schooling for their children. The relationship between the State and Teacher’s Unions is undergoing tensions which may delevop in the next few years.  Which public policies could strengthen public schooling?