Volume V, Issue XXVII, August 17, 2010, Weekly eNewsletter

   FEATURED INTERVIEW
Networking for Knowledge, Interview with Sam Pitroda
The key architect of India's telecommunication revolution, in an interaction with Ravi Gupta and Pravin Prashant, Sam Pitroda talks about his vision for the Indian education sector...

 FEATURED STORY
Changing IT trends in Andhra Pradesh

Jawahar Knowledge Centre has helped over 200 engineering colleges in the tier II and III towns of the state increase their employment rate of graduates from 8% to 28%...
K 12 NEWS
New asteroid discovery by Delhi School boys
A new asteroid has been identified by two Delhi students as part of a unique astronomy project connected to the US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)...
In last five years, preschool fee has increased by 120
percent

Through a survey, it has been discovered that between 2005 to 2010, the branded pre-schools across the country have managed to hike the fee structure to 120 percent...
HIGHER EDUCATION
IIT Bombay and US University partner for student exchange
programme

Brown University from the United States and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay are planning to sign an agreement to start a student exchange programme in October 2010 ...
All Medical Colleges to have Single entrance exam
It was recently conveyed to the Supreme Court on Friday, that the Medical Council of India (MCI) has taken a decision to introduce one common entrance test for all medical courses in India has been accepted by the Union Ministry and would be introduced from the next year, that is, 2011...
CORPORATE NEWS
MoU signed between NIT Rourkela and Vedanta Aluminium
Ltd

For research purposes, the National Institute of Technology - Rourkela (NITR) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vedanta Aluminium Limited (VAL), recently...
Teachers from deprived schools receive training by
DreamOval, Zain Ghana

A laudable educational initiative has been introduced by Zain Ghana, as it drives to improve the general standard of education in the country particularly in the area of information technology...

UPCOMING EVENTS


Open Education Conference
Barcelona, Spain
2 to 4 November 2010

AFRICACAMPUS 2010
Dakar, Senegal
29 to 30 November 2010

European Conference for Academic Disciplines
Gottenheim near Freiburg, Germany
28 November to 3 December 2010

IADIS International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society 2010
Perth, Australia
29 November to 1 December 2010


ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN
Berlin, Germany
1 to 3 December 2010

CITEM - Conference on International Trade, Education and Marketing
Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
7 to 10 December 2010

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