Indonesia Islamic Boarding School Enrollment Statistics

Indonesia Islamic Boarding School Enrollment Statistics

The Ministry of Religious Affairs is currently updating national religious education data through a by-name-by-address mechanism, having verified 4.634 million students across Islamic boarding schools and informal institutions. This ongoing data collection effort aims to eliminate duplicates and build an accurate, integrated database for future government programs and targeted educational policies. Did You Know? Based … Read more

Indonesian students show high environmental agency in PISA 2025 results

Volume I of the PISA 2025 results for 15-year-olds reveals that Indonesian students rank among the highest globally in environmental agency and commitment despite scoring below the OECD average in environmental-science proficiency, according to data outlined by Adides Gidson Simanjuntak, an Environmental Systems and Societies teacher at Beacon Academy in Jakarta. The assessment measures student … Read more

Australia’s Migration Cuts vs. Canada: A Comparison

One Nation holds 39 per cent voter support on immigration, matching the combined totals of Labor, the Coalition, and the Greens, according to late August polling from RedBridge. The finding coincides with the release of the party’s migration policy, which targets a reduction of more than 760,000 across temporary visa holders and net overseas migration. … Read more

Kansas Researchers Secure NIH Grant to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

The National Institutes of Health awarded the University of Kansas a $5.8 million grant to fund Phase 3 of its Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease center, supporting regional research targeting antibiotic resistance and emerging pathogens. Established in 2016 as a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence, the KU center bridges infectious disease biology with chemical approaches … Read more

Maldives Achieves UN Target for Reducing Premature Chronic Disease Deaths

The Maldives has become the only country in the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region to meet the United Nations target for reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases, achieving the milestone four years ahead of the 2030 deadline, according to the WHO. Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular conditions, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and diabetes account … Read more

ITS Students Win Two Awards at ABU Robocon 2026 in Hong Kong

The Richie robot team from the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) Surabaya won the Best Idea Award and the ROHM Award at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Robocon 2026 competition held in Hong Kong, according to a written release from team leader Muhammad Najmi Ihsan. ITS Richie Team Mechanics at ABU Robocon 2026 The … Read more

Supreme Court Asks CBSE to Exempt Class 6 Students from 3-Language Policy

The Supreme Court on Thursday, September 17, 2026, reiterated that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) should consider granting a one-time relaxation to Class 6 students from a newly introduced third-language requirement, observing according to the court that the policy ought not to be introduced as a surprise to children and their families during … Read more

Irish Times: Leaving Cert Experts Ignored, Review Groups Warn

Ireland’s senior-cycle school curriculum overhaul faces mounting friction as subject experts across maths, English, science, and construction studies report that the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) is ignoring professional feedback and operating within rigid, predetermined parameters. The multi-year redevelopment impacts 17 Leaving Certificate subjects, with revised courses in business, biology, chemistry, physics, Arabic, … Read more

Israeli Arab Rights Group Accuses Universities of Post-Oct. 7 Discrimination

According to a report published on Monday by Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Israeli universities have implemented discriminatory disciplinary policies against Arab students since the start of the war on October 7, 2023. The report, titled “Apartheid in Israeli Academia: Arab Students After October 7, 2023,” alleges that higher education … Read more

#EmergencyIndonesia: Why Bandung Students Are Protesting

Over one hundred students from several universities in Bandung staged the #Indonesia Gawat Darurat (#EmergencyIndonesia) protest on Friday afternoon, September 11, 2026, gathering in the middle of the Dago-Cikapayang intersection under the Pasteur-Surapati (Paspati) overpass to demand sweeping government reforms and improved disaster management. Student Protesters Rally in Bandung Over Multi-Dimensional National Crises The demonstration … Read more