César Cernuda: Investing in the next generation

The gaping opportunity divide in Asia means the very best performing education systems in the world are sitting next to the very worst. It seems the divide isn’t as wide as it is deep. This is reflected in the results of the most recent Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The assessment measures the academic performance of students and compares these results by national average.

Teams from Asia Pacific dominate 2014 Worldwide Imagine Cup

Microsoft Corp. announced the winners of the Microsoft Imagine Cup today, the company’s premier competition for student technologists, developers and aspiring entrepreneurs from across the globe and a cornerstone of the Microsoft YouthSpark initiative. Teams from Asia Pacific brought home a record haul of four wins, with Team Eyenaemia of Australia crowned as the overall Imagine Cup World Champion.

Announcing the finalists of Imagine Cup 2014

Imagine Cup student teams built projects that are fun, fascinating, surprising, and even life-changing. And now Microsoft will fly 35 top teams to Seattle at the end of July for the 2014 World Finals.

Thailand selects Office 365 for every student nationwide

Thailand selects Office 365 for every student nationwide

Microsoft Thailand and Office of the Basic Education Commission sign five-year agreement to address nation’s top priority — creating a skilled workforce by improving education.

Making 70 million lives better with technology

Find out how Microsoft’s CSR programmes and today’s cutting edge technologies are helping local communities in Thailand discover opportunities that would help them become innovators that the country needs.

Vote now for Asia’s Change-makers! Voting closes on April 22!

Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge for Change is a global contest that encourages young people who are passionate about social causes to submit their ideas for how they can spark social good in their communities, college campuses or throughout the world, using the new Windows and Office. Five grand prize winners will receive a volunteer travel experience in the Amazon, $2,500 cash to kick-start their projects and a Microsoft technology bundle including Windows Phone 8, Xbox One and Surface 2 (or equivalent device).