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Students can now take DU’s popular courses online
Delhi University is all set to become more tech savvy from next academic year. In its recent decision, it is to supplement classroom teaching with e-learning tools.
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Central versities facing teachers
Around 20% teaching posts were lying vacant in central universities as on October 31, 2007. To meet this shortfall, the government has enhanced the age of superannuation of teachers from 62 to 65 years.
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Supreme Court reinstates Venugopal as AIIMS Director
The Supreme Court has struck down the AIIMS Amendment Act and reinstated eminent cardiac surgeon Dr P Venugopal as the institute
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AMU to help link madrassas to mainstream education
In an attempt to open up mainstream higher education in India to madrassa students, the Aligarh Muslim University has decided to accredit several Islamic seminaries across the country.
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Apollo, government tie-up for certificate course in clinical research
A growing demand for clinical trial professionals has led to an increasing number of institutions offering academic programmes in the same. Delhi, at present, has over 15 hospitals, medical colleges and institutions conducting clinical trials.
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USAID announces US$1 million grant to improve education in Africa
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide US$ 1 million to fund 20 partnership-planning grants of US$ 50,000 to plan long-term collaborations between African and U.S. institutions of higher education.
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British vice-chancellors seek more ties with India
Vice-chancellors of five British Universities have, during their two-day India visit, identified several important areas for collaboration between the higher education systems of the two countries.
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John Hopkins univ goes mobile on uPortal
Johns Hopkins University has chosen Unicon to develop and deploy the school’s new mobility theme based on uPortal, the open source enterprise portal for higher education.
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UK-China partnerships and collaborations in higher education
Both China and Hong Kong SAR offer an expanding and highly competitive market opportunity for overseas higher education institutions, a recent report, UK-China-Hong Kong Transnational Education Project, commissioned by the British Council notes.
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Three new IITs to come up at makeshift sites
For the 3.2 lakh students who just took the IIT joint entrance exam across the country, here’s something to cheer about. There will be three more IITs – in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan – taking...
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IITs to hike fees soon, says Arjun Singh
India’s premier technical institutions, the IITs, could hike their fees soon, Union HRD Minister Arjun Singh told Parliament. He said the Standing Committee of IIT Council has recommended increase in its tution fee for graduate and...
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DU not to take admission test for English, this year
There is good news for all the students who plan to take admission in English (Honour’s) programme in Delhi University this year. The university, in a recent ruling, has decided not to conduct any entrance tests...