Lecture "The right to learn: Problems of education in the present Myanmar/Burma" will be held on Saturday, December 21st. | The Sophia University Institute of Asian Cultures (SIAC)

2019.11.28

The lecture will review the state of education in Myanmar/ Burma over the past decade and a half as the country has been undergoing a profound, albeit still incomplete transformation. It will start by introducing education of government, private, monastic and ethnic schools. Drawing on a decade and a half of fieldwork across the country, the lecture will discuss both the problems in this sector as well as the reforms that promise solutions. The education reforms are particularly important, as over the past seven decades, education has served as a litmus test for judging the level of openness of any Myanmar government. The talk therefore situates the state of Myanmar,s education sector today within the context of the wider reforms and the peace process that started in 2012.

organizer	Institute of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies Sophia University
date and time	December 21st, 2019 (Sat.) 15:30-17:00
title	The right to learn: Problems of education in the present Myanmar/Burma
speaker	Professor Marie Lall University College London(UCL), Institute of Education (Education, South Asian Studies)
venue	Sophia University, Yotsuya Campus Building no.2, 4F Room 408 https://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/info/access/map/map_yotsuya.html#yotsuya_direction
Language	English
admission	Free admittance. No reservation required. All who are interested are welcome to attend.

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