| Volume V, Issue XVI, May 24, 2010, Weekly Newsletter |
 FEATURED STORY
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digitalLEARNING Education Investment Summit,
April 23, 2010, New Delhi ::
Exploring the Investment Space in Education
The Education Investment Summit 2010, held on April 23, 2010, at The Claridges, New Delhi, brought together India's top-notch educational entrepreneurs, CEOs, private equity funders, venture capitalists, bankers, advisors and educational consultants to explore opportunities in private equity, venture capital and institutional investments in various streams of education sector... |
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FEATURED INTERVIEW
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Technology in Education Taking
Literacy Forward, Interview with Dr Shayama Chona
“We would need technology because we do not have enough teachers. We are not talking about education at this moment, we are talking about access to quality education and equal opportunities ”...
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TOP NEWS
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Virtual IITs with IT education at a click
It was recently reported that IIT directors are contemplating to set up a virtual university, in order to spread accross IT education to more students...
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K- 12
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Govt schools run by Pvt to reserve 25 lac seats for poor
In order to develop and enhance a more inclusive educational society in India, the government has opted to permit corporates, non-profit companies and societies to establish 2,500 schools all over the country...
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Sibal talks about innovative ICT scheme in school education
Recently, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal made an announcement to introduce an innovative scheme to spread elementary education using Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools...
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HIGHER EDUCATION
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Himachal varsity to offer more seats for girls
It was reported that decision has been takenfor creating more seats for girls at the Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) and reserve it for single girl child in M.Phil courses...
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eAdmissions at Orissa, with college going high tech
With the colleges in Orissa all set to go high-tech with the introduction of an online e-admission system at the Plus-III level in around 53 colleges by the Department of Higher Education in the state, admissions are to go online...
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CORPORATE NEWS
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EDUCOMP forays into Management Education
Educomp Raffles Higher Education Limited, India's leading education provider today announced its foray into the realm of Management Education by announcing its Dual Masters program in PGPM and M. Com...
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Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 launched in India,
allows multiple students to share one PC
IT adoption in the Indian education sector continues to be hampered by issues of accessibility, affordability, and relevance: today students in less than 8 % of government schools have access to computers...
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