Higher Education
Countries in Asia and the Pacific are realizing that their economies cannot compete in a globalized world without a growing cadre of people with advanced degrees.
Higher education contributes significantly to the technological capacity and overall competitiveness of developing member countries (DMCs). As such, the region's fast-growing economies are exerting pressure on higher education. There is an increasing trend for DMCs to establish world class universities and "centers of excellence." Higher education is now experiencing both the "push" of large numbers of secondary education graduates, and the "pull" of labor markets demanding more workers with particular skills.
As these developments appear more frequently on the higher education landscape across the region, it will be important to ensure that access to higher education becomes more inclusive so that no sector of society is neglected in the development of human capital.
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Bangladesh: Computer and Software Engineering Tertiary Education in 2018 – Tracer Study
This tracer study tracks the employability of 1,216 computer and software engineering graduates from 9 universities in Bangladesh. -
Education and Skills Development under the CAREC Program: A Scoping Study
This report examines how CAREC member countries can collaborate on education and skills development in the region toward 2030. -
Reforming Mongolia's Higher Education Sector
Mongolia is reforming its higher education sector, improving the quality and relevance of the courses on offer in its Universities, which is driving up graduate employment rate. -
Improving Education, Skills, and Employment in Tourism: Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor
This report measures the skills gap among tourism industry workers and the resulting opportunity costs along the Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor in Central Asia. -
Innovations in Knowledge and Learning: Postsecondary Education Reform to Support Employment and Inclusive Growth
As demand for postsecondary education increases and more nontraditional service providers emerge, education service delivery also needs to evolve. -
Firing Up Regional Brain Networks: The Promise of Brain Circulation in the ASEAN Economic Community
ASEAN is on the threshold of substantially expanding the regional mobility of the highly skilled, but member states must address a number of challenges. -
Open Windows, Closed Doors: Mutual Recognition Arrangements on Professional Services in the ASEAN Region
ASEAN members have made it easier for professionals to have qualifications recognized across the region, but with varying levels of openness to foreign professionals. -
Strengthening Knowledge-Based Economic and Social Development: IT-BPM Industry Knowledge Hub Project Completion Report
Consultants' reports describe activities by a consultant or group of consultants related to preparing a technical assistance project. This document dated September 2016 is provided for the ADB project 46234-001 in the Philippines. -
Strengthening Knowledge-Based Economic and Social Development: Terminal Report - University of the Philippines Open University
Consultants' reports describe activities by a consultant or group of consultants related to preparing a technical assistance project. This document dated September 2016 is provided for the ADB project 46234-001 in the Philippines. -
Bangladesh: Looking Beyond Garments - Employment Diagnostic Study
This study highlights the role played by growing female workforce in the positive economic turnaround in Bangladesh. It is now essential to shift workers to more highly productive sectors through structural transformations.