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India wins at SIFE World Cup
The SIFE India team from the Alpha Arts & Science College, Chennai, won the second place in the prestigious SIFE World Cup 2009.
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IIT and Sun Microsystems alliance for skill training in Africa
Sun Microsystems has announced a partnership with Asia
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IGNOU launches mobile services
News and information relating to IGNOU for its students will now be SMS away.The first level of mobile services will start in next 15 days with info about its courses such as exam dates, updating personal...
Higher Education
University faces faculty crunch as 50% seats vacant
A survey by the University Grants Commission
K-12
e-school project in Africa enters phase-II
e-school project in Africa by the New Partnership for African Development,(NEPAD) launched early this year enters second phase taking lead in bringing the capacity building initiative near to secondary and primary schools across the nation.
Policy Matters
Education divide widens across states
PHD chambers analysis reports a 2% drop in cumulative expenditure of states on educational services. The analysis reveals difference between low spenders and high spenders are four times and the gap is widening rapidly, overtime.
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Mobile Teacher Project launched in Bahrain
The Government of Bahrain has launched a mobile teacher project to assist blind students at public schools. Under the project, teachers of the Saudi-Bahraini Institute for the Blind regularly visit blind students to look into their...
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Program could turn Arkansas’ school buses into classrooms
A pilot program that has transformed school buses into mobile virtual classrooms in one Arkansas school district is worth expanding across the state. The Aspirnaut Initiative, launched in April 2007 in the Sheridan School District, equips...
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Portuguese Government partners Microsoft to launch Magellan Learning Suite
The government of Portugal has partnered with Microsoft Corp to accelerate technology adoption in education with the international launch of the Microsoft Magellan Learning Suite.
Higher Education
e-University to be launched in Bahrain
Bahrain is launching an electronic university, which will offer online courses to students from all over the Middle East and Asia. The Education Ministry of Bahrain has signed an agreement with the Malaysia-based, non-profit organisation to...
Higher Education
ADB supports Cambodia to boost technical, vocational education
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping Cambodia to improve its technical and vocational education training (TVET) system and make the country more skilled and educated workforce.
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Walden University develops mobile platform for its students
When it comes time to implement new technology solutions, universities either shop around to find the vendors, programs and/or equipment to meet their needs, or they build the technology themselves.