Author Dianne Jade Calay (Master in Social Sciences) Waseda University Keywords: Summer classes, summer break, holiday, break Key findings Based on the RuleWatcher database, the Philippines mainly uses summer classes for remediation, Thailand emphasizes preparation for higher education, and Vietnam provides career guidance and cultural activities. Overview Policies are expected to be evidence-based, cost-effective, and practical, leaving policymakers little room for mistakes

Author Samia Littly Jahavely Fernandez Güimac Researcher at the National University Toribio Rodriguez de Mendoza (Peru) PhD Student in Applied Chemistry and Life Sciences at Toyohashi University of Technology (Japan) Introduction Since I was a child, I've heard phrases like "science is for men" or "women should study easy careers". While studying Environmental Engineering, I observed that less than one-third of my classmates were women, and barely 50% of them managed to compl