AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoResearch & Innovation: Malaysia’s Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia launched six initiatives to connect researchers with industry, support mentorship and move discoveries toward commercial use. Education Funding: Australia pledged about K385 million to the Global Partnership for Education, backing education systems and learning outcomes across partner countries, including Papua New Guinea and the Pacific. STEM Learning: A new international “Cosmos” project will teach school students and teachers engineering, satellite data and spacecraft design, with its first courses planned for 2027 and a student-built satellite launch targeted for 2029. Teaching & Access: A research review argues science classes should teach how knowledge is developed and assessed, while a Community College Research Center report highlights missed dual-enrollment opportunities for students in career and technical education. AI in Higher Education: Harvard Business School and Imperial College London are using AI replicas of professors for student practice, raising questions about consent, ownership and control of academics’ digital identities. Curriculum Development: Zambian authors are helping create locally grounded textbooks for a new competency-based curriculum, as schools face shortages of learning materials.
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