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Mae Chu Chang
Dr. Mae Chu Chang has returned to the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank as the Lead General Educator and is now stationed in the World Bank Office Jakarta. Prior to coming to the East Asia and Pacific Region, she was the Lead General Educator for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region of the World Bank. She has served the MENA region since 1995 and has worked intensively in countries such as Iran, Egypt, Yemen, Jordan to help the governments develop comprehensive education reform strategies. In Jordan, she helped the government introduce the largest education reform for knowledge economy program in the MENA region. In Egypt, she led a sectoral dialogue which resulted in a comprehensive development framework for the education and training sector from the early childhood to the tertiary education stage. These government strategies are supported by Bank’s technical advice and financial support through projects and programs in partnership with other donors. She was also part of the Country Team for the West Bank and Gaza which won a Presidential Award for Excellence in the World Bank.
Prior to joining the MENA region, she served in South Asia for six years and won a Human Development Award for Excellence for her work on girl’s education in Pakistan. Before South Asia, she worked in education in a diverse set of countries in East Asia, including China, Malaysia, Thailand and Laos. Prior to joining the World Bank in 1983, Dr. Chang held various positions in the U.S. Department of Education including: Coordinator of International Affairs (established programs with OECD and MOUs with Korea and China), Team Leader for bilingual education (directed a program of research on bilingual issues through a national competitive grants program.) from 1979-1983. She also undertook various advisory and consulting assignments to Boston school districts, OECD, Government of Taiwan, and United States Information Agency.
Dr. Chang holds a Doctoral Degree in Education and M.A. in Psycholinguistics from Boston University, U.S.A. She graduated with a B.A. from Melbourne University, Australia.
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