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Bold plan to reshape higher education in Australia
Australia’s 38 public universities face an upheaval on a scale they have not experienced in 20 years under bold new government plans.
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Development ensured through increased infrastructure in private universities
The rapid increase in infrastructure and other facilities in private universities and colleges would ensure a congenial environment for teaching and learning.
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Students on tech’s value
Students say technology such as the Promethean ActiveSlate makes learning fun.
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Alumni creates fund for enhancing IIM-Ahmedabad brand
IIM-A will now get support not just from its fraternity but even from corporates and high-networth individuals to help it maintain its brand image in both domestic and international market.
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Rupee falls turning foreign degree into a distant dream
For those students looking to pursue a degree in the US this fall, the depreciation of the rupee could not have been more ill-timed.
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VCs appointed for 15 varsities
The government on Saturday appointed Vice-Chancellors for 15 Central Universities. Earlier, Parliament approved the Central Universities Bill, 2009, which envisages the setting up of new universities and upgrading three State universities.
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Universities break fundraising records in US
Council for Aid to Education released a report saying that American universities and colleges raised a record-breaking amount in gifted contributions last year
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Modern school Kids ‘bored out of brains’
Expert say global economic downturn will make it more difficult to make the changes required in education.
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IIM-A placements with i-banks
IIM-Ahmedabad, which started its placement season last week, saw i-banks leaving the turf to top consultancy firms, indicating a clear change in the pecking order in troubled times.
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Government grants INR 250 crore to Maulana Azad Education Foundation
An amount of INR 250 crores has been provided by the Government of India to the Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF).
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Tech-Cultural festival at IP University
InfoXpression 2009′, the ninth annual techno-cultural festival of the University School of Information Technology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, commenced yesterday.
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Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University MoU with US varsity
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) Kakinada and the Central Michigan University (CMU), USA.