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What Singapore Knows That the West Refuses to Learn - with Montserrat Gomendio, Former Chancellor/Rectora, Universidad Nebrija

Montserrat Gomendio, Former Chancellor/Rectora · Universidad Nebrija

Aug 10, 2026 46 min
What Singapore Knows That the West Refuses to Learn - with Montserrat Gomendio, Former Chancellor/Rectora, Universidad Nebrija

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  • 01

    How can the gap between the highest & lowest performing countries equal 7 full years of schooling for the same 15 year old?

  • 02

    Why does a former Spanish Secretary of State say Western education systems are not failing, they are just stuck?

  • 03

    What happens when a country hands out more university degrees than ever, but the skills behind them match a secondary school student elsewhere?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Montserrat Gomendio, Former Chancellor/Rectora, Universidad Nebrija

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  • How can the gap between the highest & lowest performing countries equal 7 full years of schooling for the same 15 year old?
  • Why does a former Spanish Secretary of State say Western education systems are not failing, they are just stuck?
  • What happens when a country hands out more university degrees than ever, but the skills behind them match a secondary school student elsewhere?

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