This article is part of a series on innovative solutions to tackle the main challenges of Latin American education (part 7 of 7). While the world advances towards a knowledge-driven society, and thus a knowledge-driven economy, global value chains are becoming increasingly complex and the “internet of things“ and the sharing economy are blurring traditional forms of employment and […]

In a time when the value of higher education is being questioned due to a general increment in tuition costs, the infamous skills-gap, the flood of articles about successful college dropouts and the recent craze for startups, entrepreneurship is, without question, a hot topic. Why go to a four-year college when you can start your own business? But despite […]

Special Focus : Education for Peace and Development Entrepreneurship is not a hype nor is it a trend; it’s been around for thousands of years. But today, it’s definitely trendy to become an entrepreneur. While telling people that you’re an entrepreneur, lets people look at you with that special wide-eyed admiration, the path from your first entrepreneurial […]

It is a well known fact that the pivotal challenge in today’s Arab world is how to ensure an efficient education which will be able to provide students with varied technical and intellectual skills such as critical thinking, ability to synthesize, ICT competences, entrepreneurship and, at the same time, foster an innovative culture including modern […]