Education International Asia-Pacific Region

887.6 M learners in Asia-Pacific rely on well‑trained & supported teachers yet the region still needs 16.6 M to achieve #SDG4 by 2030. This week, UNESCO & @eduint brought together 100+ policymakers, educators, and teachers to further elevate, support & invest in teachers.

Day 2 of the Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Teacher. #InvestInTeachers #SupportTeachers #GoPublic #FundEducation #EIAP @eduint @iam_singhanand

🎤 Opening the Asia-Pacific Forum on Teachers, EIAP Regional Director Anand Singh set the tone with powerful remarks on elevating, supporting & investing in the teaching profession. 🌏📚 #InvestInTeachers #SupportTeachers #GoPublic #FundEducation @eduintAP @iam_singhanand

🌏✨ Meet our SPEAKERS! The Asia-Pacific Forum on Teachers is happening in Bangkok, 31 Mar – 2 Apr 2026, organized by UNESCO & EI Asia-Pacific. Together, we’ll elevate, support & invest in the teaching profession. #InvestInTeachers #SupportTeachers #GoPublic #FundEducation

International Women’s Day | 8 March Women educators sustain education systems worldwide — teaching, leading, and defending the right to quality public education. There can be no quality education without gender equality. #InternationalWomensDay

The AEU has today launched Australia’s first national inquiry into public school infrastructure. Chaired by Sharan Burrow AC, the inquiry will examine the current state of public school infrastructure, assess future needs and recommend long-term funding and policy reforms.

"More power to the people!"✊ Gene Rodriguez @eilerinc & Bidur Karki of @GEFONT addressed #APFSD2024, presenting crucial recommendations from workers and trade unions to governments across the region: 🟠Decent, climate-friendly jobs with #LivingWages 🟠#JustTransition programs, as adopted in #COP28 🟠 #LabourRights, #SocialDialogue in climate policies 🟠Price control for basic goods & #inflation 🟠#OHS & #SocialProtection 🟠#RatifyC190 🟠Address informality, particularly of #Women, #Youth and #PlatformWorkers 🟠Respect freedom of association & collective bargaining #peace #democracy #SustainableDevelopment #SDG #SDGs @itucasiapacific @AP_RCEM @UNESCAP @UNESCAP_Pacific @ILOAsiaPacific @equaltimes

@eduint Campaign Director Angelo Gavrielatos attended AEU Federal Conference to provide an update on the global Go Public Fund Education campaign, and emphasise the importance of building union power in order to influence government investment. #AEUFC2026

AEU Federal President @CHaythorpeAEU has opened the 42nd Annual Federal Conference, reflecting on the work of our union over the past year in early childhood, schools and TAFE. #AEUFC2026

David Edwards, General Secretary of @eduint, used his address to AEU Federal Conference to remind attendees of the role of education unions as defenders of rights, democracy, community, climate, equality, and truth - both in our home countries and globally. #AEUFC2026

Thank you, Kaori Nakamura-Osaka, for your strong commitment to advancing decent work for teachers. We greatly value the ILO’s continued partnership in strengthening social dialogue and supporting concrete action to address the challenges facing teachers and education systems.

📚 Free, quality education is the most powerful tool to prevent child labour. School first. Education protects childhoods. #EndChildLabour @ilo @ILO_Childlabour @Alliance8_7 @SinTrabinfantil

We’ve assessed the junta's sham elections against international electoral frameworks & good practices and found, unsurprisingly, that they would in no way be free, fair or inclusive. Read our detailed analysis here: specialadvisorycouncil.org/wp-content/upl… #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Myanmar

✊📚 Go Public. Fund Education. @PBPGRI_OFFICIAL, Indonesia is calling for stronger public investment in education and the teaching profession. #GoPublic! #FundEducation ei-ie.org/en/item/31873:… @simrinsingh @unescojakarta @ilo

AI can promote inclusion only when designed with and for students with disabilities. Unions call for standards ensuring equitable, accessible tools in classrooms. #HumanCentredAI #GoPublic

AI can strengthen union organising—if we control it. We push for ethical use of AI in unions and resist surveillance tools that undermine solidarity. @fenprof @cteracta @SnteNacional #HumanCentredAI #GoPublic

✔️ The teacher-student relationship is at the 💙 of education and part of our common intangible heritage. ✔️ Technology must adapt to education. ✔️ Teachers must lead the way. A fantastic conversation with our partners on #AI in education. #HumanCentredAI #GoPublic

No algorithm can replace the connection between teacher and student. The heart of education will always be human. #HumanCentredAI #GoPublic

At EI’s Global Conference on AI, @wayneholmes of University College London challenges myths about AI and education. What does a human-centred approach look like? #GoPublic #HumanCentredAI

🗨️ AI reforms aren’t linear—they’re contested and political. - @Kyungmee_Lee of @SeoulNatlUni unpacks the realities behind billion-dollar EdTech projects and their impact on classrooms. #HumanCentredAI #GoPublic