| Volume V, Issue XXXXXXVIII, August 24, 2011, Weekly eNewsletter |
 FEATURED INTERVIEW
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 " Higher Education Drives and is Driven by
Globalisation"
Prof K S Rangappa, the Vice Chancellor of Karnataka State Open
University has three decades of research and teaching experience... |
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FEATURED STORY
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 Create Employment Generators Rather than
Employment Seekers
Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, Former President of India and an eminent
scientist shared his vision for reforming...
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TOP NEWS
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IGNOU to partner with US Community Colleges
IGNOU started the community college initiative consisting of modular level education, hands–on training and work integrated...
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K–12
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Educomp and Sri Kanchi Kamalkoti Peetam announce
tie up
Educomp Solutions through its subsidiary Educomp Infrastructure & School Management has entered into a joint venture ...
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HIGHER EDUCATION
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Singapore Management University and TCS announce
iCity Lab
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and the Singapore Management University (SMU) announced the establishment...
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Indian Universities come under United Nation Programme
UNAI gives active support to 10 universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, literacy, sustainability and conflict resolution...
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EDNERU Ties up with Aircel in Shillong
An EDNERU institute, namely the IGNOU Institute for Vocational Education & Training (IIVET), Shillong has tied up with Aircel Ltd...
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POLICY
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CBSE to start schools’ accreditation
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to accredit the affiliated schools...
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Enabling mobility of faculty and non-faculty personnel to the newly established CEIs
The Cabinet approved mobility of faculty and non faculty personnel to newly established Central Educational Institutions (CEIs)...
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CORPORATE UPDATES
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NIIT Tech acquires Spanish firm Proyecta Sistemas
NIIT Technologies acquired Spainish software services firm Proyecta Sistemas de Informacion SA for for USD 7 million...
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Everonn Plans Rs 150 cr Capex
Everonn Education Limited, has plans of investing close to Rs 150 crore in the present fiscal...
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Core Projects renamed as Core Education
Core Projects , one of the leading global education solution providers will now be rechristened as Core Education and Technologies Ltd...
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PARTNERSHIPS
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GC–British Council Sign MoU under Second Phase
of UKIERI
Prof Ved Prakash Chairman of University Grants Commission(UGC) and Rob Lynes Director...
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TECHNOLOGY
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Pearson Schools launches VSAT EduriteONE Program
of UKIERI
Pearson Schools announced the launch of EduriteONE; a VSAT based Engineering and Medical Prep Program to be...
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Sterlite Technologies to enhance connectivity in Higher Education
Sterlite has announced that it has been chosen by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to enhance its network...
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