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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Report by India Education bureau, Melbourne: The University of Melbourne’s Vice-Principal of Advancement Sue Cunningham has been recognised for her career achievements.
Ms Cunningham has been awarded the 2012 CASE Europe Distinguished Service Award.
The award recognises Ms Cunningham’s service to cultural a...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Paris: UNESCO launched a new version of OpenEMIS, a generic and open source Education Management information System (EMIS) software package issued without conditions or restrictions for use by countries. Able to run offline on desktop computers or on the web and on mobile devises, OpenEMIS facilitates the collection, processing, analysis and supports the dissemination of da...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Paris: The Italian Government grants US$ 1.2 million to support the Educational Radio and Television ERTV of the Ministry of Education of Afghanistan.
Following the agreement signed between H.E. Luciano Pezzotti, Ambassador of Italy to Afghanistan, Ms. Yukiko Matsuyoshi, UNESCO Chief of Education and H.E. Mohammad Farooq Wardak, Minister of Education on 1...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Oxford: An Oxford University study shows how mobile technology in Africa has dramatically increased the amount of money that water companies actually receive from the customers they bill. According to World Bank data, water companies across Africa have been losing around US $500million a year due to ineffective billing and petty corruption. A new Oxford study shows how the amount paid ...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Report by IED bureau, Boston: Harvard Business School professor emeritus John P. Kotter has won the 2012 McKinsey Award from the Harvard Business Review and the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Established in 1959, the annual awards recognize the best articles published each year in the magazine.
Kotter took first-place honors for his No...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Report by IED bureau, Yale: The Yale Corporation, the governing board of the University, has chosen Margaret H. Marshall as its next Senior Fellow, beginning July 1.
Marshall’s appointment marks many firsts. She was the first woman to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, and will be the first woman Yale Senior Fello...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
By Leslie Powell: A diplomat who serves as Egypt's representative to the Syrian opposition, a Dutch documentary filmmaker, a managing editor with The Economist Group in London, and an advocate for transparency in the Nigerian oil sector are among those selected as Yale's World Fellows this year.
The Yale World Fellows Program is the University&rsq...
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Stanford: A new study finds that when low-income, high-achieving students get targeted information about their full range of college-going opportunities, they apply to selective colleges in larger numbers, attend and graduate.
Stanford economics Professor Caroline Hoxby is co-author of the paper 'Expanding College Opportunities for ...
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Stanford: In a new series of videos, Stanford faculty share their experiences in developing online coursework and their thoughts on where online learning may be headed.
Stanford faculty members are playing a leading role in exploring online education – and a number of them are now sharing experiences about their activities and what they are learning...
Sunday, March 31, 2013
By Dorie Baker: Tom Bodkin, chief creative officer of The New York Times, will visit Yale as a Poynter Fellow in Journalism on Tuesday, April 2.
Bodkin will give a free and public presentation, titled “Designing the News,” at 3:30 p.m. in Rm. 204 in the Sculpture Building, 34 Edgewood Ave.
Bodkin will talk about how the...
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HRD Ministry approved setting up of Block Institutes of Teachers Education in 196 districts
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Report by India Education bureau, New Delhi: The HRD Ministry has approved setting up of Block Institutes of Teachers Education in 196 districts during the current Five Year Plan. These institutes will be opened in SC/ST/Minority concentr ..
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NIELIT, Srinagar will contribute to the growth of J&K, Dr. Killi Kruparani
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Report by India Education bureau, New Delhi: Union Minister, Dr. Killi Kruparani, has inaugurated the Lecture Blocks and Research & Development Lab of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) at Srinagar. ..
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We Must Assimilate Tagore's Belief That 'Wealth Is Not A Precondition Of Wisdom', Says President
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Report by India Education bureau, Shimla: The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Tagore Centre for the study of culture and civilization and delivered the first Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Lecture at Indian Institu ..
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Union Cabinet approved classifying Malayalam as a 'Classical Language'
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Report by India Education bureau, New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved classifying Malayalam as a ‘Classical Language’ subject to the outcome of Writ Petition No. 18810 of 2008 (R. Gandhi Vs UOI & Ors) in the ..
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President promulgates Ordinance amending the Indian Medical Council Act 1956
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New Delhi: The President of India promulgated an Ordinance on 21st May 21013 amending the Indian Medical Council Act 1956. The Government had to promulgate the Ordinance as the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill 2013 which was introd ..
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