Our Scans · (ZY.4.09) Education · Weekly Summary

• [New] Governments across MEA are investing heavily in education as part of long-term economic diversification strategies, including programs like Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and the UAE's focus on knowledge-based development. Custom Market Insights
• Across the Occupied Palestinian Territory, civilians continued to face heightened protection risks, repeated displacement, damage to civilian infrastructure, and disruptions to essential services, including health care, education and water supply. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitar
• The demand for substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors is projected to grow by 18% from 2022 to 2032, which significantly elevates the value of advanced education. Research.com
• AI literacy is an increasingly important aspect of MOE's broader EdTech Masterplan 2030, which lays out plans to tap education technology to complement teaching. ST
• Providing malaria chemoprevention to school-aged children in some of Africa's highest-burden countries could generate billions of dollars in societal benefits while improving both health and education outcomes. smo
• Spain has a major opportunity in the intersection of videogames, education, training, XR, health, culture and public services. Carlos J. Ochoa Fernandez
• Japan: Japan is expected to witness 20.5% CAGR through 2036 driven by modernization of education delivery and technology integration across learning environments. FactMr
• More students can deepen their study of mother tongue languages from 2027 as the Ministry of Education expands the Language Elective Programme at both the secondary and junior college levels. ST
• The Ministry of Education will expand Tamil and Chinese language elective programmes and the Malay, giving more students opportunities to deepen their learning of mother tongue languages. CNA
• With industrialization and public education advancing, and with strong economic potential, the Philippines stood among Asia's most progressive countries. BTI 2026
• As technology continues to advance, tech companies have pounced upon the opportunity to bring education systems around the world up to speed with the ever-more connected digital world and the proliferation of new tools like generative AI. Time
• The US Department of Education plans to transfer many responsibilities of its Office of Special Education and OCR to the Department of Health and Human Services and DOJ, respectively, as part of the Trump administration's move to close the Education Department. Access Information News
• The growing global population has underscored the connection between demographic trends, climate change and sustainable development, making investment in education, health care and economic opportunities increasingly important, particularly for women and young people. KT
• AI-native tech education platform Scaler has launched a new Forward Deployed Engineer Specialization and plans to train 10,000 engineers in the role over 2027, betting on surging demand for professionals who can bridge AI models with enterprise deployment. Yourstory
• Rural education levels lag behind urban areas, with fewer opportunities for vocational training in technology-related fields. Market Data Forecast
• Lower education and SES and greater social and economic exclusion disproportionately affect Indigenous communities, and speaking an Indigenous language increases opportunities for ethnic discrimination. / Spain PubMed Central (PMC)

Last updated: 04 September 2026