UK keen to deepen research, education ties with India
In what is pitched as the largest delegation of university leaders to India, senior representatives from 20 UK Universities are engaging with Indian stakeholders to understand the vision and priority…
Migrant kids offered chance at education on converted bus
TIJUANA, Mexico – The children crammed into the bus and sat in two neat lines, poring over notebooks at desks where once there had been passenger seats. From the overhead…
Private higher education college goes into administration
Students on unfinished courses will have to find alternative places to : Alamy Stock Photo One of the biggest private providers of higher education in England has gone into administration,…
Why is Education Being Corporatized?
In the southern Indian state of Telangana at least 23 teenagers have killed themselves since the scores of their school-leaving exam results, processed by a private software firm, Globarena Technology,…
Deadline to submit suggestions on draft of New Education Policy is extended till July 31
Union HRD Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', while replying to the starred question in Rajya Sabha said that the deadline to submit suggestions on draft of New Education Policy is…
How higher education is being redefined in India, thanks to the leaders in the sector
Choosing the right university is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. With an enrollment of over 15,000 students across disciplines and more than 100 Undergraduate and…
Why Kerala school teachers are against Khader panel report on education reforms
Kerala government’s latest reforms in the field of education has now earned them the ire of a large group of higher secondary school teachers. In June, a cabinet meeting chaired…
Education reforms: Towards real learning in schools
The government has released a draft of the much-awaited New Education Policy (NEP) for comments. This policy, like many before it, provides a macro overview of a host of things…
EDUCAUSE Reports that Higher Education Says AI, IOT & Social Media Having Limited Impact. What?
I’m still stunned by the results of EDUCAUSE’s survey about the relative importance of technologies and technology-enabled processes. “This is the fifth year that EDUCAUSE has tracked the influence of major…
West Virginia Higher Education: Many Colleges But Little Learning Or Income
West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia, USA. (Getty) A legendary former four term governor of Ohio, James Rhodes, once bragged that he was placing a state university within…