Global Scans · Education · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Education will increasingly be online, just-in-time and competence-based. VR will become more mainstream in education technology. The vision of easily accessible learning will be enormously powerful and widespread in a few years. The global artificial intelligence market in the education sector will grow exponentially and post an impressive CAGR of over 39% by 2020.

• [New] As a whole, ethnic minorities are expected to make up the majority of the U.S. population by 2044, and the U.S. Department of Education reports that a majority of students enrolled in K-12 schools today are non-white. Educause Review
• [New] China and Africa will ramp up efforts to enhance cooperation in the education sector, partly by launching multiple programs. Bastillepost
• [New] Even small differences in a person's genetic propensity for education make them more likely to spend an extra year in education, which in the UK could mean earning a master's degree. University of York
• [New] In Bahrain, a school group has developed a custom AI system that administers diagnostic tests and recommends personalised learning opportunities, resulting in a 5% increase in student attainment over the past year. merimedia.net
• [New] On the vocational education cooperation plan, China has promised to provide 60,000 training opportunities to Africa, mainly for women and youths - in vocational education. IOL
• [New] The Scottish Government will lead a new, national approach to skills planning and bring forward a Post-School Education Reform Bill to make changes to the funding body landscape. SPICe Spotlight | Solas air SPICe
• [New] The growth of transnational education partnerships has created new opportunities for students to achieve a Stirling degree across the world; with thriving partnerships in Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and China. University of Stirling
• [New] China's support for educational initiatives, including 60,000 training opportunities, predominantly for women and youths, as well as establishing vocational centers, is not just a commitment to skill development but a broader investment in Africa's human capital. Mercury
• [New] In coming years, rapid advances in artificial intelligence, will play an increasingly large role in global health and development, with the potential to fundamentally alter the way people communicate, work, learn, and improve their overall health and well-being. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• [New] The US, leading in global ransomware incidents, faces an exceptionally high risk, especially in education and healthcare. Help Net Security
• [New] The Korean government has identified population groups with information vulnerability and provides digital education and easy-access smartphone education to enhance digital competency and reduce the digital divide. Nature
• [New] As GET Youth showed, the global rate of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) registered only a modest decrease from 21.3% in 2015 to 20.4% in 2024 and is projected to remain flat for the next two years. International Labour Organization
• [New] Abundance is changing the satellite operator business forever; willing participants or not, satellite operators must adapt diversification strategies, take on risk and learn lessons from Starlink and Kuiper. Analysys Mason
• [New] Using data on employment, education, and population through 2022, the size of the RN workforce was projected to increase by roughly 1.2 million FTEs to 4.56 million by 2035, close to prepandemic forecasts. PubMed Central (PMC)
• [New] With less than two weeks to the reopening of educational institutions, major retail shops across the UAE are competing to lure parents with tempting offers, including opportunities to win a year of school fees, scholarships, and more. Khaleej Times
• The Ministry of Education and Science has developed a program for the digitalization of higher education in Russia for the period 2024-2030. TAdviser.ru
• The KZN Department of Education is concerned about the growing trend of learners participating in dangerous TikTok challenges that result in injuries that could potentially harm their well-being. IOL
• According to the 2023 Future of Jobs Report by the World Economic Forum, nearly 50% of all employees will need reskilling by 2025, underscoring the growing importance of skills over formal education. cxotoday
• We are seeing $91 billion being spent on nuclear weapons every year by the nuclear-armed states that could be going into protecting the environment, better healthcare and education, and other things that are important to young people. The Astana Times
• The Government of Canada will continue to work with business and organizations to help them find the workers they need and ensure that Canadian workers have the opportunities they deserve, by providing support for training and education. Crown World Mobility
• Online education platforms are responding to the rising interest in entrepreneurship with flexible and accessible learning opportunities in business management, digital marketing, finance, and more, empowering women in the UAE with the skills needed to navigate the competitive business landscape. Gulf Business
• Generating decent work opportunities and investing in their education and skills are global challenges requiring a more coordinated multilateral system to better support national policies and programs. International Labour Organization
• The World Economic Forum emphasizes the tremendous potential of artificial intelligence in transforming education through partnerships with governments, civil society, the private sector, and other stakeholders. MDPI

Last updated: 11 September 2024