2019•01•29     Bonn     SciDevNet

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In December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 24 January as the International Day of Education. On this occasion, for the first time ever, SciDevNet has published an op-ed by UNU-EHS expert and professor Zeinab El Maadawi on e-learning and education in the digital age. Only theory and technical skills are taught in higher education, and left soft skills to be learned in the professional realm; she argues that this must be changed in the digital age, that the two worlds need to meet.

To read the full op-ed, click here.