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Training for 200 ICT teachers at Awka, Nigeria

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A flagship programme has been launched by Governor Peter Obi for the training of the two hundred ICT teachers recently recruited by the state government.

The programme is to be covered during three weeks and is to take place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Library, Awka is in collaboration with Microsoft and New Horizon Computer Learning Centre. The training programme is part of measures taken by the state government to equip teachers properly for effective training of students in various schools and Microsoft academies.

Governor Obi mentioned that the initiative was in line with the vision and determination of his administration to empower the people properly to fight extreme hunger and poverty as ICT remained the capital and engine that would drive the future world.

He added that the recruitment of 200 teachers is supportive to the economic development and promotion of the Universal Basic Education of the Millennium Development Goals, in addition to the training that the teachers provide to students.

Philippines to witness laptop per child programme pilot

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A pilot project has been introduced by the Philippines Education Department and non-for-profit organisation Education Kindling (eKindling) to bring laptops to children on one of The Philippines' remote islands. The aim of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) programme is to help close the digital divide in schools on the island of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro. In coordination with the National Computer Centre (NCC), eKindling has deployed 100 XO Laptops to the island's two public schools – 95 for students, four for teachers and one for technical staff. Educators, students and administrators have been trained on how to repair the laptops with a local team established to provide added training and educational support.

OLPC Philippines' Susan Abaya, the former NCC head, also mentioned that the project would introduce the wonders of technology to pupils in Lubang's schools. The programme is the first of its kind in the Philippines and South East Asia and only the seventh in the world. The OLPC program was started in 2002 by Nicholas Negroponte of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. OLPC's mission is to provide a means for learning, self-expression, and exploration to the nearly two billion children in the developing world with little or no access to education. OLPC partners with the East African Community to deliver 30 million laptops in the region by 2015. It has also announced a partnership with a UN agency to deliver 500,000 laptops in the Middle East. XO laptops are about the size of a small textbook and have built-in wireless functionality and screens which allow children to read outdoors. They are designed and built especially for children living in some of the most remote communities.

PG certificate in entrepreneurship management By XLRI

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Admissions are now open at the XLRI School of Business and Human Resources for its Post Graduate Programme for Certificate in Entrepreneurship Management (PGP-CEM) for the academic session 2011-2012. The eligibility criteria indicates that the to apply for the programme the candidates should at least be graduates from any recognized university. They should be computer literate and have interest in entrepreneurship – social or commercial. There is no age bar for applying to the course.

Candidates have to submit the application form both online and through hardcopy, along with one recent passport size photograph pasted on the application form. The last date for the sale and submission of the application form is January 17, 2011.

Privatisation of Higher Education suggested Govt of India

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Indian central government has suggested that increased private participation in the higher education in India is being seen as a viable financial model. Centre has recommended raising fees in higher education institutions and allowing schools to function as profit-making bodies with a regulatory mechanism in place. The Mid

All India study on Higher Education by UGC and HRD Ministry

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The data collected on higher education is being collated by the University Grants Commission, which is to help in framing academic policies for the future. At the same time, the Union human resource ministry has also constituted a task force to conduct an all India survey on higher education. It will submit its report to the ministry in two months. UGC has sought details from all universities and colleges in the country asking for details of the examination results in recent years, number of foreign students enrolled in their institutions and figures relating to the doctorate degrees and MPhil degrees awarded to research scholars during 2008-09 in different subjects of study. The apex body has issued a proforma to all universities and colleges. In the meantime, the UGC is also updating its directory of professors.

The mandate for the task force includes exploring the mechanism of conducting an all-India survey on higher education, identifying the implementation agency to conduct the survey, preparing the modalities to conduct the survey and subsequently monitoring its implementation. After compiling the data and analysing it, the task force would give its recommendations to the ministry. The task force will have total 13 members on its panel. It will include additional secretary of the ministry, UGC secretary, AICTE member secretary and the vice-chancellor of the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) among others.

Srinagar to have open satellite campus by Maulana Azad

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A new satellite campus in Srinagar and two women's polytechnic colleges in Jammu and Kashmir, by the Maulana Azad National Urdu University will open shortly reported officials from the latter.  University vice chancellor Professor Muhammad Mian mentioned that the varsity would offer post-graduate courses in commerce, political science, and Islamic studies.

In a recent controversy, the state government had placed the Maulana Azad National Urdu University in the list of non-recognised universities. Nearly 50% candidates who qualified the main exams for the state-level combined civil services this year have made it with Urdu as an optional subject in the main exams.

IIBS Internship Placements Scale New Heights

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International Institute of Business Studies(IIBS), one of the fastest growing B-School in India, has announced that it has achieved 100% Internship Placement for the 2009-11 batch of students within a very short span of 28 days, reinforcing the strong academic culture of the Institute. The 100% Placement is for both the 2 years full time MBA(the Specialisations offered being Marketing, Finance, HR & IT) and the 2 years full time PGPBM (the Specialisations offered being Retail, Banking and Insurance, Hospitality Management & International Business) courses offered by IIBS across all its 3 campuses at  Bangalore, Kolkata & Noida. The total number of students who participated in the internship placement process was 439 and the number of companies in which students got placed was 89. The top companies where students got internship placements include Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, UB Group, IDBI Bank, Citibank, Oracle, Reliance Fresh, Pantaloon, Hindustan Times & Pepsico.

Announcing the same, Dr.Jay Prakash, Chairman of IIBS, said 'This is a phenomenal achievement by the IIBS students. Once again the success of IIBS students in the Internship Placement process reinforces the credentials of the IIBS teaching and grooming methodology. It also highlights the holistic approach of the IIBS Placement process. I personally congratulate all the students, who took part in the Internship Placement process this year. On behalf of IIBS I would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our Corporate partners, who participated in this year's Internship Placement process.' 'An Internship Program for 8 weeks in an organization of repute is an integral part of the course curriculum. It gives the students a suitable platform to showcase their talent at the corporate level and for the companies it can act as an initial step to tap a right candidate as per their requirements,' added Dr Jay Prakash.

ViewSonic Launches Worlds Slimmest, Multi-touch View Pad

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ViewSonic, the worldwide leader in visual display products from the USA, today launched the ViewPad 7 and ViewPad 10

HP collaborated with MITA, University of Malta and MCAST

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digitalLEARNING Network
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HP, the Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA), the University of Malta, and the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) have collaborated with one another by signing a Memoranda of Understanding to come-up with two educational centres in Malta within 2011. The objective of this partnership is to facilitate students studying ICT with access to the latest information technologies and knowledge databases.  The University of Malta has been selected to join the 'HP International Institute of Technology' (HP IIT) programme. Within the framework of the HP IIT programme, the University will be provided with the newest HP technologies (both hardware and software) for the creation of a new research and education centre.

HP experts and university professors will together work and develop new educational courses for students in the field of ICT as well as organise related research projects. Furthermore, Maltese undergraduate and postgraduate students will have the opportunity to undertake international internships at HP and HP Labs, as well as to participate in exchange programmes with other universities participating in the IIT programme. The traditional or the'Classic' curricula will be enriched with new educational material and laboratory studies, and students will be exposed to cutting edge topics by researchers from HP Labs, who will be invited to deliver lectures at the university as part of the programme. The centres will support the university and college in bringing real-time knowledge about newest technologies to students and provide them with access to latest information and practical preparation for continuing their career in the IT field.

NV excused from RTE

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The Navodaya Vidyalayas will be exempted from the Right to Education Act. With this excuse the 444 Navodaya Vidyalas are excused from the implications of RTE provisions like no-screening and giving 25% reservation to children from economically weaker section will not be applicable, across country. These schools will be treated as specified category schools. The HRD ministry had earlier sought the opinion of former Chief Justice of India A S Anand, who said Navodaya Vidyalayas are special category schools. Later, even the Attorney General also gave a similar opinion. The law ministry while agreeing with AG's opinion had said instead of issuing notification that Navodaya Vidyalayas are separate category, the RTE Act should be amended.

The rational behind exempting the Navodya Vidyalaya from the the RTE Act is that first of all they begin from class VI and not class I. Secondly, these schools have 75% of seat reservation for rural children. Seats are also reserved for children from SC and ST communities in proportion to their population in the district, but not less than the national average. One-third of the seats are for girl students and 3% of the seats are for disabled children. Till class IX there is no fee, and from IX to XII, Rs 200 is charged per month. Navodaya Vidyalaya has argued that since these schools already cater primarily to poor rural children, there is no reason for it to give 25% reservation.

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