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UNESCO-Shenzhen Funds-in-Trust project for higher education: building staff capacity for ICT-driven innovation in Cambodia and Sri Lanka
The rapid growth of digital economies throughout the Asia-Pacific region continues to challenge traditional higher education systems as institutions struggle to remain relevant by developing flexible lifelong learning strategies. There is a key need to cultivate a holistic approach to the use of technology to ensure equitable access to quality higher education throughout the region.
From 2016-2019, UNESCO Bangkok with generous support from the Shenzhen Funds-in-Trust (SFIT) and the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHEI) implemented an initiative on ICT-driven innovation in Cambodia and Sri Lanka. Two flagship universities were engaged in the pilot project – Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
