Global Design: A Geek's Guide to Transport Museums
The Straits Times | February 2026 | Link | Archive
Tourism authorities around the world are often keen to promote national museums of history, art or culture. I love those too – but the beauty of transport network design, the intricacies of rail maps or the aesthetic pleasure of metro branding? In those we get not just history, art and culture, but also a glimpse of the invisible design that underpins society.
How to become a better teacher during the pandemic Как стать хорошим учителем во время пандемии
When schools switched to distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tatiana Matokhina, a teacher from Kyrgyzstan, realised that she would have to make serious changes to her teaching style.
“I thought the online format was not for me - I like to teach in person,” says Tatiana. But with live training now impossible, she took to the internet to find help upgrading her online teaching skills.
Improving online learning with UNESCO Улучшение онлайн-обучения с ЮНЕСКО
The move to online learning in 2020 proved a massive challenge for teachers, students, pupils and parents worldwide, and teachers in Kyrgyzstan’s vocational lyceums were no exception.
Nargiz Temirkulova has been working in education for nine years and is currently a lecturer training apprentices in systems administration at Vocational Lyceum No. 3 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. “Frankly speaking, nobody taught us anything about methods of teaching online lessons or the peculiarities of remote learning,” she says.
A bright future for sustainable education in Kyrgyzstan Светлое будущее для устойчивого образования в Кыргызской Республике
But for Zarina, there was even more positive feedback to come. In a competition for ‘best practice in implementing ESD,’ judged by a panel of Kyrgyz education experts, Zarina took one of the top places and won a new laptop, along with a certificate and a box of “I promote ESD2030” badges for her and all her pupils.
A UNESCO conference attended by the Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, Nadira Dzhusupbekova, heard that the training had been a huge success and a wider rollout was recommended. The future of the project looks bright, thanks to pioneers like Zarina.
Summarising the Sub-Regional Consultation for CONFINTEA VII in Central Asia and Iran
CONFINTEA, the International Conference on Adult Education, has taken place every 12 to 13 years since the 1940s, most recently in 2009 in Belém, Brazil. CONFINTEA VII will be the first since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the most significant event for the international ALE community in the lead-up to 2030, the target year of the United Nations’ sustainable development agenda.
This Sub-Regional Consultation was held in advance of a larger Regional Conference later in 2021 and allowed Member States to begin preparing a report on the key challenges and opportunities in ALE in their respective countries, as well as recommendations for renewed policies and action, taking into account unique needs, experiences and visions across the sub-region.
