Month: May 2024

Education System in ASEAN

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Education serves as a powerful transformative force in the lives of ASEAN citizens. Inclusive and quality education is crucial for the sustainable development of the region. High-quality education leads to better health outcomes, increased social capital, peaceful and gender-equal societies, and improved job opportunities. It equips ASEAN’s human resources to be resilient, competitive, and prepared for an ever-changing future. Beyond being a driver of social and economic development, education has the potential to enhance ASEAN awareness and foster a regional identity.

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Access to Quality Education in ASEAN

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Students all over the world deserve to learn in a healthy and safe environment which enables them to learn with the utmost comfort. Things that improve the qualities of education such as, safe facilities for students alike, qualified teachers and professors, and the availability of global scholarships should be accessible to all students including people with disabilities and indigenous students as well. However, these qualities of education are not easy to be fulfilled by every institution.

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Unlocking The Secrets of Academic Writing

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Have you ever dreamt of being a professional researcher, an academic writer or publishing quality articles? With academic writing you will be able to achieve that dream! Writing that conveys thoughts, facts, and research to a more comprehensive academic audience is known as academic writing. Academic writing can be classified into two categories: expert academic writing, which is writing meant for publication in an academic journal or book, and student academic writing, which is used as a form of assessment at universities and in schools as preparation for university study. The same standards apply to both student and expert academic writing, which can be challenging for students to master. (Smith, 2022) Academic Writing is clear, concise, focused, structured and backed up by evidence.

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Health and Healthcare in ASEAN

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ASEAN countries’ geology contributes to its title as the most disaster-prone region amongst other countries in the world. Hence, disasters like earthquakes, floods, and environmental pollution could expose the people living in the Southeast Asian region to become more susceptible to diseases. With the rise of these disasters, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020, healthcare has become a global phenomenon that is constantly emphasized on ever since.

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Project Management

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Have you ever wondered, why does your organization project sometimes feel off? Are you able to achieve the deadline on time? Have you ever thought is your project impactful or achieve its main objective? If you feel that the last two questions are ‘no’, then you might need to do a project management maturity self-assessment test. The purpose of this article is to encourage you to equip yourself with Project Management Skill. How are we going to achieve that? Don’t worry, we will guide you throughout the article. (Project Management Academy, 2024)

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Gender Equality and Rights of Women in ASEAN

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Although decades have passed and significant improvements have been made for the rights of women, it is a fact that women all over the world are still facing discrimination. This also includes the women in ASEAN as well. Women in the Southeast Asia region who make up over half the population, continue to face challenges such as different kinds of violence as well as discrimination whether it is at a workplace, at home or in a community.

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A Deep Dive Into ASEAN-EU Relations

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In 2019, the EU ranked as ASEAN’s third-largest trading partner, following China and the United States, with a total trade volume of US$ 280.6 billion, constituting 10% of ASEAN’s total trade. Since 1998, ASEAN consistently maintained a trade surplus with the EU, peaking at US$ 54.6 billion in 2017. Additionally, the EU stood as the third-largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in ASEAN in 2019, with FDI inflows from the EU totaling US$ 16.2 billion, representing 10.1% of ASEAN’s total FDI.

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