K-12
Nursery admissions get jittery
The recent directives from the Directorate of Education (DoE) to schools to bank upon the parent’s educational qualification criteria while awarding points to a child, disappointed many parents.
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K-12
ASEAN launches NewsMaker project
School children in ASEAN will soon get the opportunity to share their rich and diverse cultures with their peers in other ASEAN countries with the launch of the ASEAN NewsMaker Project.
News
Celebrations at Next Generation Learning Awards
The Science Museum played host to leading figures in technology for learning from the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector, who gathered for the first ever Next Generation Learning Awards.
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IGNOU the Worlds Largest University says UNESCO
UNESCO, recently, mentioned in a posting on its website that the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is the world’s largest university with its student base extending to three million.
Higher Education
TOEFL India Scholar Programme
The upcoming deadline for the TOEFL India Scholar Programme is 31st March 2010. Sponsored by Educational Testing Service (ETS), the programme recognizes outstanding students in India, who will begin their postgraduate studies in the U.K., U.S.,...
Higher Education
USD239.390 million to South Asian University by India
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved payment of India’s contribution of US $ 239.930 million to the South Asian University.
K-12
Class VI onwards students to move on IT track
The school education department has introduced an information and communication technology component in the curriculum for middle and high school students.
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Pan-African eLearning Network to convene in Senegal in 2009
eLearning Africa 2009 cooperates with Senegalese State IT Agency in the organisation of the 2009 event in Dakar. eLearning Africa continues to expand its network over the Continent.
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MTN Ghana partners with UNDP for ICT centres
Multi-Telecommunication Network in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is to set up ten ICT Learning Centres across the country.
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NBT Director says Internet is a knowledge tool but not a replacement for books
Promoting the concept of book reading, Nuzhat Hassan, Director, National Book Trust, mentioned her desire for biennial New Delhi World Book Fair to become a self sustaining project so that the system of giving a portion...
Higher Education
Sikkim Manipal University directorate of distance education Announces admissions
SMU-DE, one of the largest providers of Distance Education in India, has announced the opening of admissions to their February 2010 session.
Policy Matters
INR 2000 increase for Higher Education
Government has proposed to hike the overall plan budget for higher education for the next fiscal by INR 2,000 crore.