Corporate Updates
Intel continues to bridge the digital divide in Egypt
Developed and owned by Intel, and localized by ESI, the award-winning skoool
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K-12
New headteacher appointed for Bidford Primary School
A new but familiar face is leading the way at Bidford Primary School as a new headteacher was appointed at the start of the term.
Policy Matters
Jakande Advocates More Schools, Teachers
Former governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande has said the country could attain the Education for All (EFA) goals by 2015, if government would construct more schools, train and employ more teachers and make education...
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DU best lectures to be put on web
DU’s Institute of Life Long Learning (ILLL), DU’s year-old venture to promote e-learning, is planning to video record the lectures of the best teachers in the university for different courses and put them online for all...
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New e-learning center in QC, Philippines
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has opened its seventh e-learning center in Loyola Heights under its eSkwela project.
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ngNOG to build digital capacity in Nigeria
University of Lagos and the Nigeria ICT Forum targeted at building capacity and exchanging technical knowledge by way of workshop and meetings, said ngNOG.
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Dept of Education moves to sustain Internet program
To enhance the skills of high school students in Information and Communication Technology, Department of Education Secretary Jesli Lapus recently took the challenge of sustaining the Internet connection under the ‘Gearing Up Internet Literacy and Access...
Higher Education
BPO jobs targeted by Pune Varsity
The University of Pune is planning to churn out 50,000 business process outsourcing (BPO) professionals every year through a
Higher Education
IIT Madras gets Google grant
The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), which recently introduced engineering courses on Google and YouTube, is set to get up to INR 50 lakh as an academic grant from Google to fund its National Programme on...
Higher Education
Mixed Reactions to AICTE permission for running evening classes
The All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) may have given a reprieve to existing and new engineering institutions by allowing them, among other things, permission to run evening engineering and polytechnic colleges. However, there are...
Corporate Updates
HCL & Ramakrishna Mission to open Career Development Centre
HCL Infosystems Limited, India