Higher Education
Higher Education
Indian Government announces scholarship schemes for higher education
In oder to encourage students who want to pursue higher education especially in the field of sciences, the Central Government of India announced scholarship schemes worth over INR 30 billion.
Higher Education
AIIMS collaborates with TCIL for pan Africa e-network
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences here has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Telecommunication Consultant of India Limited, which is implementing tele-medicine network and the pan-African e-network being implemented by the Centre.
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Panel of 20 V-Cs to formulate plan for UGC
Twenty vice-chancellors (V-Cs) from across the country have been chosen to be part of a committee that will formulate a plan for University Grant Commission (UGC) in the 11th Five-Year plan.
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‘Education gap can be bridged by IT
Speaking at the 20th Annual Management Education Convention of Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) in collaboration with Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Dr Vijay Govindarajan, professor at Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth-US) and...
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IIT alumni to get into social networking
Students associated with entrepreneurship cells in colleges hold “passive ” job portfolios, that of organising seminars and competitions . But, for the first time this year, the e-cell of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay is supporting...
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Let education revolution be our mission: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the Eleventh Five-Year Plan was basically a knowledge investment plan and his government
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HEC launches advanced Pakistan Education and Research Network
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has launched the advanced Pakistan Education and Research Network (PERN) which has been connected to other global Research and Education Networks (RENs) which include the Internet2 of USA, Asia-Pacific Advanced Network...
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Indonesia profits from Taiwan e-Learning scheme
The Government of Taiwan has sponsored the six e-Learning centres located in three Indonesian cities, Bandung, Jakarta and Yogyakarta. These centres have trained around 3500 people and businesses.
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IGNOU to set up national centre for IT-enabled education
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is planning to set up a nodal centre here to facilitate collaboration in research among colleges, universities, and R&D establishments across the country.
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UDcast delivers e-Learning network to universities in Oceania
UDcast, a global provider of enterprise network optimization and mobile television solutions, announced that it has delivered a network acceleration system to the universities in Papua New Guinea.
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UGC committee recommends additional 735 universities
To increase the enrolment rate in higher education, a UGC committee has suggested starting an additional 735 universities in the country during the 11th Plan ending 2012.