Higher Education
Varsity for people of Indian origin next year
India will get its first university for Persons of Indian Origin to be set up by the Manipal Academy of Higher Education Trust (Mahet) in Bangalore.
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Higher Education
SAARC university takes off in India
The ambitious proposal of setting up a common university for eight SAARC countries has taken off with the dedication of land for the institute by India
Corporate Updates
Educomp to raise over Rs 2,130 cr
Educomp Solutions plans to raise US$500 million through the issue of securities, including American Depository Receipts, Global Depository Receipts, Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds and Qualified Institutional Placements.
Corporate Updates
Educomp forms JVs with Raffles
Delhi-based Educomp Solutions has formed two 50:50 joint ventures (JVs) with Raffles Education, a private education group in the Asia-Pacific region. While the India joint venture is for professional education, the China JV is for K-12...
K-12
97.2% of Maharashtra students clear 10th CBSE
15554 students from 179 schools appeared for the CBSE exam in Maharashtra, out of which 15231 passed, the pass percentage being 97.92 per cent.
K-12
Hyderabad scores 100 % results in CBSE
No student from the city failed in CBSE Class X examinations-2008 this year. With the CBSE Board releasing Chennai region results on Tuesday, 18 students from Andhra Pradesh failed in 2008 examinations.
K-12
CBSE: Karnataka stands fifth in AISSE
Students from Karnataka were placed fifth in the All India Secondary School Examination (AISSE) Class X-2008 results with an overall pass percentage of 98.41
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Mobifusion and McGraw-Hill to develop Mobile Content
Mobifusion has announced a partnership with McGraw-Hill Education (MHE) in India to develop mobile learning products adapted from its best-selling titles.
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UNESCO supported children
The first phase of a project launched in 2007 by Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica and UNESCO on train children in media literacy has now been completed. The project involves 910 students in 10 schools.
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Promoting ICT teaching and learning in Ghana
The Northern Regional Director of Education, Ghana, John Kwesi Hobenu has asked the government to resort to the use of advanced logistical and resource materials, to teach or train the country
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FAO launches e-learning for Codex food standards
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has launched an e-learning course ‘Enhancing participation in Codex activities’ for professionals dealing with food control and food standards setting.
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IGNOU launches project to train anganwadi workers
The Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU) has launched a special pilot project to train 1000 anganwadi workers to address the malnutrition issue.