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Teachers demand Internet access in classroom in UK
A study by NTL:Telewest Business has found almost half of British teachers would like to use the Internet more than they currently do in lessons.
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IGNOU presents six FM radio stations
On 10th February 2010, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) announced launch of six new FM radio stations on education.
Higher Education
Tuition fees of US$2bn spent by Indians last year
Over US$2 billion worth of foreign exchange went out of the country as remittance towards tuition fees and other expenses by Indian students in 2008-09.
Higher Education
Varsities seek Cooperative Support Program for Open Source LMS
Four universities have joined Unicon’s Cooperative Support Program for the open source Sakai collaboration and course management platform, the uPortal enterprise portal framework, and Centralized Authentication Service (CAS) single-sign-on platform.
Higher Education
US accreditation to B School in Punjab
Aryans Business School (ABS) located in Nepra village of in Punjab has become the first B-school in the region to get membership of US-based accreditation body .
Corporate Updates
NMIMS and Pearson Vue get it right first time with launch of computer based testing
Pearson VUE, the global leader in administering CBT and the partner selected by NMIMS to take the NMAT on-line, credits the smooth candidate experience to its proven time-tested global processes.
K-12
Fee to correspond to the facilities provided
Minister for School Education Dokka Manikya Varaprasad explained that the government was formulating an action plan where in the fee in private schools would be fixed on the basis of infrastructural facilities.
Policy Matters
Private players to plan for govt model schools
The Centre plans to hand over the management reins of 2,500 planned public-private partnership ‘model’ schools to the private parties involved, allowing them to set their fees in a project aimed at aiding India
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IGNOU and IBM partner to revamp ICT Education in India
IGNOU, The Advanced Center for Informatics and Innovative Learning (ACIIL) and IBM India have signed an MoU that will reinvent and reform IT education in the country.
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Registration to be made for Indian students going Abroad
In future, the Indian authorities are to register all the Indian students going abroad for higher education, parliament was told Wednesday.
Higher Education
INR 12.5 to IIM-C student for 2 month internship
A student from the IIM C earned the highest summer internship stipend paid to an IIM student ever, exceeding the highest paid stipend to an IIM student last year for a summer internship by over 50%.
Corporate Updates
Better quality Education seeks PPP
The education industry is looking at an increased public-private partnership (PPP) in educational and training initiatives for matching skill-set demands of the industry with the available talent.