Education
India destination for US varsity residency programme
A Southern California based doctoral research university is launching its third global residency programme next month in India and has plans to add two more
Sharjah varsity holds graduation ceremony
The University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Saturday held a graduation ceremony where 460 students were awarded degrees. The students were from
AMU students’ union election results declared
Syed Sharique Ahmad, a BA (final year) student, has been elected president of the Aligarh Muslim University Students Union (AMUSU), an official said Sunday. Abdul
Every child deserves education, says Kajol
Bollywood actress Kajol, a mother of two, says education is the prime need of the society, and that every child must be educated to bring
Conference on sociology from Sunday
Leading sociologists from across the globe will participate in a four-day conference starting Sunday in the capital to discuss crisis and challenges of social transformation,
New hope for Mahatma Gandhi’s schools in Bihar
There is new hope for an important but forgotten part of Gandhian heritage. After decades of neglect, the 391 Buniyadi Vidyalayas (basic schools) that were
Domestic violence hits productivity at workplace
Domestic violence may directly hit productivity at the workplace, with one in five victims experiencing continued harassment from their partners. It takes the form of
China’s top business school approaches village students
As part of an initiative to ensure that deserving students from rural areas also have access to higher education, China’s top business school will select
IGNOU’s online course in optics
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Wednesday announced admissions for its six-month online certificate course in ‘Dispensing Optics’ in a bid to develop manpower
Common admission test for B-schools now
In a step that may reduce hassles for management course aspirants, a single common admission test for management courses will be held for the first
4 mn British children don’t own a book: Study
One in three children in Britain – about four million – does not own a book, a study has said. Seven years ago, the number
Abu Dhabi varsity hosts Spelling Bee
The Abu Dhabi University has hosted its 2nd annual Spelling Bee competition, the organisers said Sunday. Seventeen schools from across the UAE participated. The competition
British primary schools to ban calculator use
Primary schools in Britain will ban the use of calculators by 11-year-old students in a bid to prevent the kids from becoming maths dunces, according
Number of Chinese studying in Spain rises
The number of Chinese students studying in Spain has increased from 500 in 2003 to more than 5,500 this year, according to figures provided Thursday
