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Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 25, 2018 • 7 min read

Education The Balinese jungle school

By Amanda Kaufmann • Oct 25, 2018
Ten years ago, educators seeking to create the ideal learning environment opened a student-centred school in the jungle with no walls and no boundaries

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 22, 2018 • 3 min read
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Kirirom Institute of Technology Transforming lives by helping students realise their full potential

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 22, 2018
In a short span of time, Kirirom Institute of Technology has already transformed the lives of students and helped them forge a path for their future. With the hope of developing their graduates into global leaders, the institute guarantees 100% job placement – and, with its partnerships with Japanese companies, it provides overseas opportunities for graduates, so the school’s innovative curriculum is put into practice in the real world.

Life • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 15, 2018 • 4 min read

Sponsored Learning & Teaching Expo: keeping pace with the latest trends in educational development

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 15, 2018
As Asia’s Leading Education Expo, Learning & Teaching Expo (LTE) equips education professionals to keep pace with the global development of education. This year, LTE will take place again in Hong Kong from 12 to 14 December 2018, bringing together worldwide educators and school leaders to exchange ideas along latest educational trends and practices, as well as sourcing innovative and advanced educational resources from around the world.

Life • Oct 15, 2018 • 7 min read
Education

Silicon Kingdom

An ambitious Japanese entrepreneur is developing a master-planned community for 100,000 residents in a Cambodian forest three hours from the capital. Will his 20-year plan become Southeast Asia’s answer to Silicon Valley?
By Tom O'Connell • Oct 15, 2018

Life • Oct 11, 2018 • 8 min read
Ombak Potehi

Reviving Malaysia’s traditional puppetry

The Ombak Potehi group is giving traditional Hokkien puppet theatre a new lease on life
By Marco Ferrarese • Oct 11, 2018

Life • Oct 11, 2018 • 12 min read
Sustainable development

Vietnam’s good life

Vietnam performed the best of 151 countries in a study that assessed quality of life versus environmental sustainability
By Michael Tatarski • Oct 11, 2018

Life • Oct 10, 2018 • 3 min read
Octagon Studio

How virtual technology can take learning to a new level

Indonesia’s Octagon Studio is driving innovations in virtual education with apps that allow users to learn by exploring and interacting with immersive environments
By Tom O'Connell • Oct 10, 2018

Life • Oct 09, 2018 • 5 min read
Academy of Culinary Arts

Training a new generation of passionate Cambodian chefs

Southeast Asia Globe visits a Swiss-inspired culinary school in Cambodia’s capital that is training up young professionals to become tomorrow’s executive chefs and high-end restaurant managers.
By Tom O'Connell • Oct 09, 2018

Life • Oct 04, 2018 • 4 min read
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Asia-Pacific International Schools Conference

Asia-Pacific International Schools Conference (AISC), the annual event for international school leaders and educators in the Asia Pacific region, is back again in Hong Kong from 12 to 13 December 2018.
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 04, 2018

Life • Oct 04, 2018 • 7 min read
Learning to teach

A curriculum for Cambodia’s future

The Ministry of Education is launching its first bachelor’s degree programme in teaching next month. Karolina Rutkowska, capacity development adviser for VVOB Cambodia, talked with Southeast Asia Globe about the curriculum the NGO is developing to give future teachers the skills to overcome the Kingdom’s education hurdles and compete in 21st-century Asean
By Janelle Retka • Oct 04, 2018

Life • Oct 03, 2018 • 3 min read
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21st Century learning opportunities at AISPP

When it comes to preparing children for the challenges of living, learning and working in our increasingly interdependent 21st Century world, the new Australian International School, Phnom Penh (known as AISPP) is committed to introducing learners to the skills, opportunities and knowledge that they need to be happy, achieve…
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 03, 2018