Corporate Updates
Education team by Micro P creates
A specialised education team was created by distributor Micro-Pin order to respond to increasing demand for new technology within schools and other learning environments.
News
Policy Matters
Idea of Common Entrance Test for new Central Varsities appreciated
Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Kapil Sibal while taking a meeting of the Vice Chancellors of new central universities in Delhi mentioned that the new central universities should consider carrying out common entrance test.
News
Offshore campuses by IIT, IIM: Suggested guidelines by Planning Commission
The Planning Commission has suggested to frame guidelines to allow Indian universities and other government run institutions to set up their offshore campuses.
K-12
Rivers State Govt supports Naval schools with ICT programme in Nigeria
Model Primary and Secondary Schools run by the Nigerian Navy in the state are to receive Rivers State Government’s support over extension of its Information Communication Technology (ICT) programme.
News
Funding advice for online learning
As online learning continues to gain momentum across the country, education experts are warning that policies surrounding this popular learning option are shaky at best.
News
Mobile users can now access Portal by University of Illinois
An option can be viewed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s website, that is normally not expected to be seen on a higher education institutions website.
Higher Education
New courses for the Differently-abled at DU
The Delhi University-NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) resource centre will soon conduct a new certificate course in news reading, anchoring and voiceover for the differently-abled students.
Corporate Updates
25 Years of Telecom Education celebration by LIDO
Celebrating its 25th anniversary the LIDO Organization Inc., is the provider of telecommunication education, training, consulting and advisory services.
K-12
267 MCD Primary Schools to see English Medium sections
For inculcating a competitive edge in students from economically backward sections, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is starting English medium sections in 267in its primary schools.
K-12
Kuntanase schools to receive 10 computers from EVCO
The Entire Village Computers Organisation Inc. on Monday donated 10 computers and a printer to the Kuntanase Roman Catholic Primary and Junior High Schools, respectively.
Higher Education
High Court asked dental college not to change admission rule
The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court asked the Goa government not to change the process of admissions to the Goa Dental College the state’s only state-run dental institute.
Policy Matters
PSDP allocated PKR 8551.269 for Education
Under Public Sector Development Programme 2009-10, the government has allocated PKR 8551.269 million for execution of 76 ongoing and 26 news projects under.