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Small language models (SLMs): A cheaper, greener route into AI

When properly trained and optimized with relevant datasets, SLMs become powerful tools from which higher education institutions can derive significant benefits.

Education technology and AI
Designing a future-fit world for women and girls in Asia-Pacific

We stand at a historic crossroads demanding a bending of age-old traditions towards a future where women and girls can fully engage in the digital space.

Asian woman and tech concept
TVET infuses a much-needed dose of relevance into education

Addressing existing gaps in TVET and skills development is crucial for better alignment with evolving industries and future job creation.

vocational students learning how to repair a car
Seeds of change: Embracing climate change education for young learners in Asia-Pacific

Young children in Asia-Pacific are among the most vulnerable to climate change.

young girls planting a tree together
Photographic reminiscences

The Royal Photographic Glass Plate Negatives and Original Prints Collection provides fascinating insights into historically significant personalities, places and events.

Glass plate negative of Phra Thinang Aisawan Thiphya-art, Bang Pa-in Palace
UNESCO announces winners of 2023 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation

12 projects from China, India, and Nepal have been acknowledged by the Awards jury in this year’s cycle.

banner_2023_heritage awards winners
UNESCO-backed initiative launches webinar series on sustainable tourism in ASEAN waterside cities

Webinars to address achieving sustainable tourism with intangible cultural heritage in the region’s Creative City Network

promotional visual for Achieving Sustainable Tourism with Intangible Cultural Heritage and Creative City Network in Waterway Cities of ASEAN
Thailand’s forgotten palace

The hidden heritage gem of Phra Racha Wang Derm in Bangkok’s Thonburi district stands testament to well over two centuries of evolving relevance.

Thai-style tiered roof, Throne Hall

About UNESCO Bangkok

The UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (in short, UNESCO Bangkok) implements the six areas of UNESCO programmes—education, natural sciences, ocean sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communication and information—in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. National activities are implemented by National Offices in Phnom Penh and Ha Noi and an Antenna Office in Yangon.