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BU to ink pact with foreign varsitiesBU to ink pact with foreign varsities The Bharathiar University (BU) will shortly sign a pact with three foreign universities to pursuse research in nanotechnology to find a cost-effective medicine for Parkinsons disease - a chip that will warn 30 minutes in advance about the oncoming heart attack and another chip to help the blind in education. The purpose is to get the rare things at a low price that will benefit the common man. The pact is to uplift the society, said Bharathiar University Vice-Chancellor Prof G Thiruvasagam, during a press conference here on Wednesday. The BU would sign the pact with the University of Arkansas, the National University of Singapore and the University of South Australia on January 8, 2007. More : newindpress.com
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India issues regulations for entry of foreign varsities Foreign universities setting up technical institutes in India would be governed by regulations prescribed by the by AICTE, the government said Monday. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has issued regulations for entry and operation of foreign universities or institutions imparting technical education in India, Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari informed the Rajya Sabha. She said the norms and fees for admissions in such institutes were prescribed by the AICTE. More : guidetocareereducation.com
Monitoring of foreign varsities must: Academic The University Grant Commission (UGC) plans to assist the Government to monitor the operations of foreign universities as there is no such mechanism for this in the country, A K Dogra, Joint Secretary, UGC, has said. Dogra, who was here with other expert committee members to inspect DKM College for Women and Auxilium College for Women for according autonomy status, told this websites newspaper that the UGC would offer ideas to the Government in working out a monitoring system. As it was a complex issue, it also needed inputs from other educational bodies like the National
Zero Period US university presidents, frustrated by government inaction to curb global warming, are signing a pact to cut campus carbon emissions to zero. So far, 146 schools have joined the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, which follows initiatives taken by mayors of more than 400 US cities and the governors of several states.We recognise that the scientific consensus is that global warming is real and is largely caused by humans, the presidents said., adding, We further recognise the need to reduce the global emission of greenhouse gases by 80% by mid-century at the latest to avert the worst
Foreign universities and institutions entering the field of technical education in India will now be governed by a fresh set of norms. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) last week drew up regulations meant to enforce accountability and prevent the entry of non-accredited varsities into the country. These rules will replace the norms issued by the apex body for technical education in April 2003. Under the new system, foreign varsities and institutions will be treated on par with Indian technical institutions and shall be governed by all the rules, regulations, norms and guidelines of AICTE issued from time
IIM-B, Stanford Ink pact on student exchange The Indian Institute of Management here on FRiday became the first Indian business school to have a student exchange programme with Stanford Graduate School of business in the US. With the inking of a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions, IIM-B has become the first postgraduate institution in India to partner with standard business school in an academic programme within its MBA curriculum, the institute`s director Prakash Apte told a press conference. The programme will start in the next academic year with 16 graduate business students of each institution. More : zeenews.com
Kharagpur (West Bengal), July 25 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur (IIT-K) will soon collaborate with 15 foreign universities for academic and research activities, the director of the institute said here Friday. “We are all set to have collaborations at different levels with as many as 15 foreign universities and institutes, including Cambridge University, University of South Wales, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Zurich and Dresden University of Germany soon,” Damodar Acharya said at the 54th Annual Convocation of IIT-K. Among the other varsities in the line-up are University of British Columbia, City University of Hong Kong, Virginia Commonwealth University
IBM to strengthen ties with varsities IBM India is planning to strengthen the Indian IT ecosystem by partnering educational institutions and introducing business partner initiatives. The company imparted training to over 80,000 students in over 745 colleges in India in 2006 on open standards-based technologies. It launched the reinventing education programme in partnership with the governments of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. It will continue to enhance its partnership with state governments on various e-governance initiatives and strengthen the science curriculum with Indian universities, according to Shanker Annaswamy, regional general manager, IBM India/South Asia. More : business-standard.com
Opportunities galore at US varsities Education knows no barriers - at least in in USA. Even those coming from not so well-off families get equal opputurnities in pursuing higher education , similar to their counterparts. This is one of the basic reasons, which surges USA ahead of India and other countries on the global map. Several such stark differences bewteen Indian and American education policies were highlighted by Adnan A Siddiqi, counsellor for cultural affairs at the US embassy, during a programme organised by Shia Degree college here on Tuesday. Education in America is open-to-all. Anyone interested can enroll himself/herself for
Foreign Univ Bill 06 gets GoM okay A group of ministers met Wednesday to consider the Regulation of Foreign University Entry and Operation (Maintenance of Quality and Prevention of Commercialisation) Bill, 2006, and cleared it. It will now have to be presented for Cabinet approval. Probably, it will also need to be cleared by the United Progressive Alliances coordination committee with its Left allies, who have already declared their opposition to foreign investment in the education sector. The bill would pave the way for foreign universities to enter India. They would have to enter India as deemed-to-be universities. As things stand
Tech courses by deemed varsities come under court radar Taking serious note over the offering of degrees in technical courses by the off-campus centres of deemed universities operating in the state, the High Court in Jammu has issued a notice to the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the government asking them to clarify their position as to whether the institutions have been authorized by the governing bodies to start these courses and are well equipped to offer such education. The division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice, Justice BA Khan and Justice JP Singh while raising question mark over
G6 for foreign education Six educational institutes from the country and international study advisors have announced the formation of an exclusive strategic alliance called G6 to provide quality services in the field of foreign education and coaching for Indian students. These institutions include Planet Education, VIEC, Global Reach, Oceanic, Kangaroo Studies and Dilinger. The G6 body will now jointly work across their offices in the country to build synergies as a team in the business of quality foreign education.
Knowledge Commission against inviting foreign universities The move to invite foreign universities to offer education in India today came under attack from Vice Chairman of National Knowledge Commission P M Bhargava who said it would lead to commercialisation of higher education. This move is to commoditise education. Education is not at all a commodity, Bhargava said at the seminar on Education Commission: Revisiting the Commissions Premises, Vision and Impact on Policy Formulation, organised by National University National University of Education Planning and Administration here. I strongly oppose the move of Commerce Ministry to invite the foreign universities into the country,
Source THE HINDU Date 2005-07-22 Information HYDERABAD: Moving away from traditional choices, foreign students coming to Osmania University are opting for courses like pharmacy and law, which mostly have been the prerogative of local students. However, courses in computer sciences continue to attract the maximum number of foreign students, whose numbers are growing on campus. It is an interesting trend. Pharmacy, which was never a choice for even Indian students is getting a lot of enquiries apart from the five-year law course, says the University Foreign Relations Office (UFRO) Director, T.L.N. Swamy. Perhaps promising careers in pharmacy and
Management institutes send their students abroad as summer interns to lure firms for placements. The strategies of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are fast being adopted by other Indian B-schools that have been periodically sending their management students to foreign destinations for internships in a bid to get the maximum number of MNCs to come to their campuses, besides using the alumni network to promote their institution on foreign land. Moreover, in cases where MNCs dont come to them for recruitment, the B-schools themselves invite them to campuses for placements. More : business-standard.com
Moving away from traditional choices, foreign students coming to Osmania University are opting for courses like pharmacy and law, which mostly have been the prerogative of local students. However, courses in computer sciences continue to attract the maximum number of foreign students, whose numbers are growing on campus. It is an interesting trend. Pharmacy, which was never a choice for even Indian students is getting a lot of enquiries apart from the five-year law course, says the University Foreign Relations Office (UFRO) Director, T.L.N. Swamy. Perhaps promising careers in pharmacy and legal fields are encouraging students to move away from
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