As of the end of 2022, intellectual property (IP) insurance provided more than CNY110bn ($16bn) of risk protection for more than 46,000 patents, trademarks, geographical indications, and integrated circuit layout designs of more than 28,000 companies. IP insurance was sold in 22 provinces across China as of the end of 2022. These […]
Kyobo Life Insurance, one of Korea’s leading life insurers, said Wednesday that it will convert itself into a financial holding company before the end of next year in a bid to expand its business portfolio into other financial sectors. The company seeks to seize new business opportunities as the country’s low birth rates and aging […]
Education empowers and transforms women. It allows them to break the cycle of exclusion that keeps them at home and disengaged from decision-making. As founder of BRAC, our 2019 laureate Sir Fazle Hasan Abed was widely recognized as a champion of girls’ education and women’s empowerment. BRAC’s work shows that when women have access to opportunities and resources—such […]
After speaking at Education Commission Asia (ECA)’s High Touch High Tech conference last July, our Director of Partnerships, Dr Christopher Thomas, has been invited to join the organization as one of their six new global commissioners. Joining ECA’s current commissioners, including Ms Baela Jamil and Dr Elizabeth M. King—members of our Advisory and Judging Committees—Dr Thomas will serve as an advisor […]
The Yidan Prize laureates are at the center of our mission—to create a better world through education. And our strong community of education changemakers is about to grow as we welcome the 2022 laureates on 29 September. They’re joining our global learning community—a community that brings together thought leaders across disciplines and geographies. As we […]
Eric Hanushek, has shown that long-term growth in gross domestic product (GDP) is largely determined by how educated its workforce is — the ‘knowledge capital’ of the country — rather than its natural resources or population size. Crucially, Hanushek proves that such economic growth through education is determined by quality over quantity. More hours spent […]
