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Linda Yeung
Institution recently set up in New Delhi has raised the bar on liberal arts studies in India, where, its vice-chancellor says, "many IT people suffer from tunnel vision".
Hong Kong's first secondary school takes on 'big history': the inter-disciplinary education approach
The first secondary school in Hong Kong takes on interdisciplinary education, enabling students to trace the history of mankind by looking at what science, geography, biology, archaeology and other disciplines have found, beginning from the Big Bang. It's an approach garnering widespread acclaim - and support from the likes of Bill Gates
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Having taught her autistic son, Louis, to read and write after professionals had failed, Yolanda Wong developed a programme to help other parents and named it after him.
A group of parents have taken their 12-year-old children out of mainstream education for a year to provide them with alternative, experiential learning
Tertiary students have to take ownership of their learning and dump the mindset of intensive coaching and drilling they were brought up in.
More than a decade after the government opened up mainstream schools to students with special educational needs through special funding, many parents of such children remain deeply frustrated with the lack of real choices available in those schools.
Parents and educators have to come to terms with the fact that today's young people are unlike those of previous generations in that they won't be reined in by mere rules.
An approach that exposes students to multiple disciplines, experiences and types of knowledge is needed more than ever. It could determine the success of start-ups.
Britain is the second most popular choice for students studying abroad after the US. The sheer size of the two markets means standards vary considerably. Careful research and a cautious approach will better ensure value for money.
Schools with abundant resources have groomed youngsters with a talent for science, some of whom have gone on to medical schools. But what about the rest?
To the relief of Secondary Six students, the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education examination has come to an end. The months and years of anxious anticipation for the high-stakes exam are finally over. What remains now is the release of results in early July, when each candidate will find out whether they have made it to university.
The term "career planning", or "life planning" is a buzzword these days, at least within the education sector. Teachers have been asked to help guide students in choosing a path of study leading to the career that is right for them. Most 16-year-olds don't have a concrete idea of what career they should aim for, yet they are being asked to choose elective courses in senior secondary school years. The responsibility has fallen on teachers to help them chart their future courses.
Nobel Peace laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai was barely of school age in 2001. when Kamal Ahmad came up with the idea of establishing a tertiary institution for women in Asia. More than a decade later, the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Chittagong, Bangladesh, has seen more than 100 graduates pass through its doors poised to make a difference in their developing societies. About 20 per cent have gone on to postgraduate studies.
A new study by Yale University in the US may have found a link between energy drinks and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in middle school children.
Letters have been written to this paper in response to the issue of university admissions, brought up by this column about a month ago
A group of cancer survivors have taken to song, celebrating Christmas with a choral performance at the Gold Coast Hotel in Tuen Mun.
Swimming classes at a top international school have been suspended since early last month because its physical education teachers failed to meet safety requirements.
