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    Abstract: For the past three months a teachers’ strike has been taking place in Brazil. The movement has spread and reached 57 of the 59 federal universities.  According to the media, the reason for the strike has been a problem with teachers’ salaries: the government has established a […]

According to the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), only 46% of boys and 38% of girls attend secondary school in Nepal. The number of those pursuing education beyond secondary school level is even more dismal. The majority of young people are barely literate and ill equipped to compete in the rapidly changing economy. If […]

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 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 […]