Chennai-based Vel Tech Dr. RR and Dr. SR Technical University (VTU) has become the first in the country to adopt worldwide Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate (CDIO) initiative. More...
6 mai 2016
6 mai 2016
Online admission in degree colleges opposed
Controversies continue to plague higher education in Telangana with the latest addition to the long list being the opposition to the online counselling proposed for degree college admissions citing it as irrational and a decision taken in haste. More...
6 mai 2016
Going Global conference members hear that rankings hinder university collaboration
By Study International Staff. University leaders, heads of state and policy makers are among the 800 representatives meeting in Cape Town’s International Convention Centre between May 3 and 5. Media FHE, the agency covering the conference on behalf of the British Council, notes that the influence higher education can have over each individual nation, along with the ways in which global university partnerships can help to meet national and local priorities, are all key themes of the 2016 programme. More...
6 mai 2016
Choose South Korea: A Unique Study Destination for International Students
In March, the South Korean Ministry of Justice reported international student enrolment figures hitting a record high, with more than 100,000 foreign students registered at South Korean universities at the start of the year – a 14 percent increase on figures from last year. If you’re wondering about what makes South Korea such an appealing study destination for foreign students, read on. More...
6 mai 2016
Dons warn varsities on using mercenaries for accreditation
Two academics on Wednesday warned Nigerian universities to desist from engaging `academic’ mercenaries during accreditation of their programmes. Read more...6 mai 2016
Indigenous group pitches reconciliation plan
An experiment that has won favour in Australia is gathering steam in Ottawa as the federal government scrambles to live up to its promise to help despairing Aboriginal Peoples.Members of a Canadian team called the "Indigenous Leadership Initiative" are proposing a national "guardians program" that would allow people in indigenous communities to monitor the land, preserve wildlife and maintain their culture. Read more...
6 mai 2016
How Big Oil seeps into Canadian academia
By . A recent conversation left a high-profile Canadian university official concerned that the oil company might not be so nice if the school went ahead with divestment - a policy to eliminate its investments in fossil fuel companies. Read more...6 mai 2016
Ontario high school graduation rates at a historic high
By Laura Kane. Ontario's high school graduation rates are at historically high levels, but many students are still taking five years to complete the four-year curriculum. Read more...6 mai 2016
B.C. introduces law to require universities to have sexual misconduct policies
By Laura Kane. Kenya Rogers, director of external relations at the University of Victoria's student society, is photographed on campus in Victoria, B.C., Friday, March 4, 2016.British Columbia has introduced legislation requiring universities to have sexual misconduct policies in the wake of allegations that schools are failing survivors of campus violence. Read more...6 mai 2016
Jobs, programs will disappear as Alberta Innovates gets more 'efficient,' minister says
By . Jobs and programs are worth sacrificing to end confusion and trim bureaucracy at the government agency that funds Alberta health researchers and gets entrepreneurs’ ideas to market, says Deron Bilous, minister of economic development and trade.Describing the consolidation of four Alberta Innovates corporations as a “very tough decision” prompted by low oil prices, Bilous would not reveal how many jobs are on the line or how much funding will now be available to researchers and inventors. Read more...
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