Policy Matters
Market driven school system in Britain, a possibility
The Conservative-Liberal government has started processing fast tracking of an Academies Bill through Parliament.
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Policy Matters
Saskatchewan, Canada scouting for Indian educational ties
Exploration of Indian varsities for research collaborations in several fields including sustainable development and nuclear energy research is underway by Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
News
Elearning Centre to Limpopo
An eLearning programme is to help in introducing technology for both teachers and learners, mentioned DiData’s Andile Ngcaba.
Corporate Updates
Interactyx expands eLearning Software
Recently, an announcement was made of partnership between Interactyx Limited and Udutu Online Learning Systems Inc. in order to combine two award winning services into one great social eLearning software offering.
K-12
Chandigarh Class 11 admissions to go digital
Now students from various government schools, seeking admission into Class XI, can now submit their forms at the five schools selected by the education department, UT.
News
IGNOU Water harvesting programme to start soon
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is to soon start a certificate programme in water harvesting from this academic session to train people in techniques of water harvesting.
News
65 is the new Retirement age for nursing teachers
Recently, the Indian Union Cabinet increased the retirement age of nursing teachers with postgraduate qualification to 65 from the current age of 60 years, in order to prevent an ‘exodus’ and help retain trained staff.
News
Highest allocation of Tk 17,959 crore to Education
For the fiscal year, education sector has received the highest allocation of Taka 17,959 crore in the proposed budget.
Higher Education
Honing communcation skills of doctors to be
Orientation course in English will be offered to hone the communicative skills of would-be-doctors, particularly from the rural areas, by the premier Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) at Lucknow.
Higher Education
High Number of DU admission forms sold
This year the Delhi University (DU) sold around 200,000 application forms for admissions to its undergraduate courses.
Corporate Updates
Everonn and QAI partner
The largest VSAT eductaion network company, Everonn Education, recently announced its partnership with QAI Global Institute, a global workforce development leader, to offer certificate programmes for students in India.
Policy Matters
Funds to implement RTE sought by Orissa
INR 13, 671 crores have been sought by Orissa from the central government to implement the right to education (RTE) act in the state, a minister reported recently.