Month: June 2019

International education and development of citizenship and social responsibility

June 19, 2019

The benefits of education lie not only in economic betterment for the individual. It is also in developing students’ capacity to be informed and enable positive change in their societies. In that way, education can contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The same can be argued for international education. Those who are lucky … More International education and development of citizenship and social responsibility

The purpose of education

June 5, 2019

There are different views about the purpose of education. Here are three approaches. The first one is a pure economic one where education is seen as important in terms of developing knowledge, skills and improving work productivity. The benefits of education are considered in terms of increased productivity through jobs and remuneration. People choose education … More The purpose of education