Noticias Oceanía

Australia: Schools call for overseas student return amid ‘existential challenges’

Publicado: 23 septiembre 2020

Australia/September 3, 2020/By Madeleine Heffernan and Adam Carey/Source: https://www.theage.com.au/ Dozens of principals representing some of Victoria’s most expensive private schools have written to the Andrews government to plead for the urgent return of international students, warning of cutbacks and closures if the ban on them isn’t lifted soon. In their letter, the principals of 36 schools say the […]

Australia: This is a moment for universities to shine. Instead they’re in crisis

Publicado: 20 septiembre 2020

Autralia/September 20, 2020/By: Matt Wade/ Source: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/ Well before the coronavirus outbreak it was apparent Australia’s under-25s were in danger of becoming the first generation in many decades to have lower living standards than their parents’ generation. Years of wage stagnation, high rates of under-employment and high housing costs mean living standards have improved far […]

La UNESCO advierte que el déficit de financiación para alcanzar el ODS4 en los países más pobres podría aumentar a 200.000 millones anuales a causa de Covid-19 si no tomamos medidas urgentes

Publicado: 14 septiembre 2020

UNESCO/ 14 de septiembre 2020/Fuente: https://es.unesco.org Durante la reunión de los ministros de Finanzas en las Naciones Unidas el 8 de septiembre para debatir sobre la financiación para el desarrollo en la era de la COVID-19: los dirigentes deben dar prioridad a la inversión en educación para los países de ingresos bajos y medio bajos. […]

La UNESCO recuerda que leer es la base del desarrollo mientras la COVID-19 aumenta las desigualdades

Publicado: 13 septiembre 2020

UNESCO/13 de septiembre 2020/Fuente: https://es.unesco.org/ 773 millones de adultos y jóvenes en todo el mundo carecen de competencias básicas de lectoescritura. Con motivo del Día Internacional de la Alfabetización, que se celebra anualmente el 8 de septiembre, la UNESCO organiza una Conferencia Internacional virtual sobre la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la alfabetización en el marco de la crisis de la […]

New Zealand: ‘Impact Education Programme’ empowers RSE workers with post-Covid business skills

Publicado: 6 septiembre 2020

New Zealand/September 06, 2020/By: Sophie Trigger/Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/ A programme tailored to ni-Vanuatu women on the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme is giving them the skills to adapt their businesses to a post-Covid world. Entrepreneurial Women with Purpose, an organisation designed to empower women through education, has designed a programme based on the needs, skills and […]

Australia: St Gertrude’s Catholic Primary School in Smithfield closed after student contracts COVID-19

Publicado: 3 septiembre 2020

Australia/ 03 September 2020/ Source/ https://7news.com.au/ By Emily Olle Another Sydney school has been shut down after a student tested positive for COVID-19. The case was at St Gertrude’s Catholic Primary School, in Smithfield, NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant revealed on Friday. The school will be closed for deep cleaning and all staff and students […]