Ashwin Mahesh is an Urbanist, Scientist, Journalist, Politician and a Social Technologist. Watch him discuss the state of education from primary to vocational, its impact on cities and the economy. Insights into what is possible and how institutions and government education regulators are struggling to cope with the demands of the marketplace for jobs.

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Timecodes

00:00 - Introduction & context

01:09 - What is the city betting on?

07:55 - Industry knowledge co-location

10:12 - The Education system

19:00 - Who teaches?

22:30 - Institutional hegemony

26:35 - Education Regulation

31:34 - Rethinking Learning 

34:20 - Vocational learning & employers

43:34 - Cost & quality

46:09 - Geography & Knowledge

52:14 - Way forward

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Profile of Ashwin Mahesh - https://www.ashwinmahesh.in 

Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) report - https://asercentre.org

Can cities fix the jobs shortage? | OoruLabs Talking Heads podcast Episode 33 with Sridhar Krishna of Takshashila -  https://youtu.be/ClbTKxI4BaA 

Sheepskin effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepskin_effect 

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