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 E-Mail With rapid educational expansion in many developing countries, much progress has been made in terms of access to education. According to a new IIASA-led study, being in school is however not the same as learning and this expansion in quantity may come at the expense of quality, with the possible negative implications of the current COVID-19 pandemic on schooling possibly exacerbating the situation. Given that skills are one of the key drivers of socioeconomic development, a global and consistent analysis of human capital - broadly defined as the skills acquired through formal educat...

The County of Huron’s annual Supporting Local Economic Development (SLED) program opened on Feb. 8. The program provides an opportunity for municipalities and registered non-profits to receive funding for projects, which target key regional economic development priorities. This includes COVID-19 recovery, workforce attraction, agriculture, and tourism or investment attraction. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. County of Huron SLED Fund opens for 2021 applications Back to video Successful projects will be provided up to $10,000 through the SLED f...

China’s private companies come into play in Sino-African economic cooperation King Deer Group, a private Chinese company specializing in cashmere manufacturing, has been doing business in Africa for the past 24 years. Its Madagascar factory remained unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic and continued to support people’s livelihood during this challenging period. “Thanks to maritime transport, the supply of spun yarn exported from China has not been interrupted. Our products are still being exported to Europe and North America”, said Zheng Haosheng, the group’s president. King Deer is ...

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) launched a Collegiate Recovery Community for its students last fall, and will expand its efforts into the spring 2021 semester and beyond. The recovery community, Students for Recovery at BCC, is a shared space for students to give and gain peer support, celebrate recovery, pursue their college goals, and find success. BCC's Collegiate Recovery Community, a collaboration between the Personal Counseling Center and Student Engagement, has been made possible through the support of a BCC Foundation donor. This donor previously helped fund...

Donor Relations/Grants Management Job in Afghanistan, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from NAC; closing on 07 Feb 2021