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Karnataka mulls Education Development Board

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Karnataka government is examining a proposal to establish an Education Development Board of India for the benefit of students of higher education and promote the sector.     

Higher Education Minister Aravind Limbavali said his ministry is toying with this idea, and is also mulling establishing a revolving fund in the context of higher education.     

'I will meet the Chief Minister (B S Yeddyurappa) and discuss these issues', Limbavali told reporters.     

He disagreed with the view expressed by the JDS that the Common Entrance Test (CET) for professional courses is benefitting students of urban areas more than that of the rural ones.     

The Minister said he had a meeting with CET officials and it's clear that students of rural areas have been faring better than than of their urban counterparts.     

Limbavali also said having been in the Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the BJP, and its National Secretary, he understands the problems faced by students.     

Thrust would be given to qualitative education, and teachers' refresher training, among others, by the government which would address issues such as bringing down drop-out rates and enable more people to have access to higher education.

    
 

IBR to start global MBA course in India

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The IBR Institute of International Business Relations, a business school at Steinbeis University in Germany, would start its global MBA programme in India from this September.

IBR's global MBA has been accredited by the German, Swiss and Austrian industries.

Announcing the commencement of the institute's India operations in Hyderabad on June 7, Andreas Kelling, founder director of IBR Institute of International Business Relations, said the programme seeks to create tangible benefits for participants and their companies from their very first day.

'Students become business consultants to their own companies. They analyse their companies and business environments in depth in order to produce management reports with precise suggestions for improvements. As a matter of fact, education is not considered to be an expense, but an activity creating income for the companies involved,' he said. 

Oxford nominates new vice-chancellor

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Oxford University has nominated the Provost of Yale University, Professor Andrew Hamilton, as its next vice-chancellor. Provided the university dons approve the appointment, Hamilton will replace the current vice-chancellor, Dr John Hood, who retires next year after his five-year appointment ends.

English-born Hamilton has been Provost of Yale since 2004 and combines that role as second-in-command to the president with teaching and research duties as professor chemistry and professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistry.

He is one of the few academics to be appointed to head Oxford who did not graduate from the university and is only the second – after Hood who came from New Zealand – to be recruited from outside. Hamilton was born in Surrey and has degrees from the universities of Exeter, British Columbia and Cambridge.

His appointment follows Oxford’s announcement last month of a massive fundraising campaign of

Intel launches Skoool.com in Ghana

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As part of its visit to Ghana for the second E-learning conference and in line with its Intel World Ahead Program, Intel announced its collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports (MOESS) and the Ministry of Communication (MOC) for the Ghanaian launch of its localised digital education content platform, skoool.com.gh.
 
The interactive teaching platform fits within the action points taken at the recent e-Learning conference in Ghana and provides advanced learning and teaching technologies to students and educators alike. The launch was celebrated with a ceremony and a demo presentation at the Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Accra.
 
'The knowledge economy is a reality. We now have the opportunity to create and cultivate knowledge and the capability to advance social and economic well-being in Ghana,' said Will Swope, Vice President and General Manager of the Corporate Affairs Group at Intel Corporation. 'For forty years now, Intel has been committed to helping students around the world gain access to the right tools to succeed in the knowledge economy. We work with local governments to make this happen and we are honoured that the Ghanaian authorities have chosen us as a partner in their continuous effort to bridge the digital divide and ensure future success for the country and its people.'

The skoool.com.gh offers a programme that is specifically tailored for  the new Ghana Education Service Curriculum, and can greatly benefit all junior and senior high schools in the country by providing local content and international teaching standards. The learning resources of skoool technology are similar in each country it operates in  but are populated with local content.
 
The main features are: multimedia learning objects (LearnSteps), interactive simulations (LearnSims), an award-winning maths toolkit, exam centre study notes, exam guides for maths and integrated science as well as study and revision tips.

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Varsity for disabled in UP soon

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The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to set up a university for persons with disabilities in Lucknow.

The decison was taken at a state cabinet meeting under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mayawati. The cabinet said that the University would be named after eminent social worker Shakuntala Mishra, who devoted her entire life to the service of disabled persons.

The cabinet also decided that the construction work of boundary wall of the University would be done by the Disabled Welfare Department and the works of power and water supply and roads including safety measures by concerned departments from their own budgets.

It may be recalled that the Shakuntala Mishra Memorial Service Trust was selected by a high level committee headed by the state Chief Secretary on May 8, 2008 to oversee the construction of the university.

NMIMS to open five B-Schools

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The Narsee Monjee Institute of Management studies (NMIMS) will soon start five new business schools at its Vile Parle campus in Mumbai.

Initially, the institute will offer Degree course in a number of subjects, along with courses in management studies. All the five schools will include faculties like commerce, science, technology and engineering, pharmacy and architecture management. The campus will also have a school for distance learning in management.

Admissions to the schools have already started, with classes scheduled to begin in July next month.

B P Seth, Vice President of Shri Vile Parle Kelvani Mandal (SVKM), the manager of the institute, said, 'The new concept is the first of its kind in India. With the present day scenario, management is a key aspect in every field. So, we aim to give our students a degree equipped with management skills, in subjects like pharmacy, engineering, architecture or science. Moreover, students passing out from our University will be placed highly in renowned firms'.

He also mentioned that all the courses offered at these B-schools will be effective for five years along with the already existing two-year management programs of the management institute.

Chancellor of NMIMS Ambrish Patel said, 'Such integrated courses help students save one whole year in their developing career. For example, if a student wants to pursue engineering and thereafter management, he will have to spend six years; but with NMIMS, he will finish both in five years. We are also planning to enhance our existing infrastructure including classrooms and hi-tech computer laboratories.'

The institute will also launch a Doctoral Programme in Management in the upcoming academic session in collaboration with the Xavier's Institute of Management Institute and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore and T A Pai Management Institute, Manipal.

An MBA in Global Business, MBA in Retail Management and MBA in Service Management would also be offered in the coming academic session.

UK universities offer lectures via iTunes

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An academic service offering downloadable lectures via iTunes is to be made available to students at University College London, the Open University and Trinity College Dublin.

The move follows similar initiatives in the US where Harvard, Yale, Stanford, UC Berkeley and MIT are already making educational content available via 'iTunes U', a free section of the online music store.

European universities are joining their US counterparts in offering video and audio recordings of lectures from leading academics to students for use on iPods or computers.

'Our students will be able to revisit material presented to them in lectures, so they can learn anywhere and anytime,' said Professor Peter Mobbs, of UCL.

UCL is promising downloads about neuroscience, the university's 'lunch time lectures' and a round-up of the latest news.

The Open University, meanwhile, will offer content relating to current courses through 300 audio and video files.

'Our aim is to partner our distance learning expertise with the power of the internet to provide mobile, flexible and personalised learning whatever your educational level, personal circumstances or technological abilities,' said Open University vice-chancellor Brenda Gourley.

Lectures from scientist Robert Winston, author Anita Desai, politician Alex Salmond and journalist Seymour Hersh are also in the iTunes pipeline from Trinity College Dublin.

CBSE declares pre-medical results

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CBSE declared the results of the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Examination 2008 on June 7. According to CBSE, 22,014 candidates cleared the exam out of 1,61,230, who had appeared for it.

The examination was conducted in two stages and the final was held on May 5 this year.

Based on the marks scored by the candidates in the final examination, 1776 candidates, out of which 1389 are general, 268 SC and 119 ST, have been placed on the merit list and 1642 candidates are on the wait list.

The first round of counselling would begin from June 13 for which the successful candidates will have to appear personally or through video conferencing at CBSE centres in New Delhi, Kolkata and Puducherry.

However, the students, who did not give any option of counselling venue, will have to appear at the New Delhi centre only.

Over 2,000 students to receive Erasmus Mundus scholarship

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More than 2,000 students and 450 teaching staff from outside the European Union (EU) have been selected to receive an Erasmus Mundus scholarship for the academic year 2008/09, the European Commission said.

These scholarships will allow them to study in Europe for one or two years and obtain a Master's degree from one of the 103 top-quality Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses offered by consortia of European higher education institutions.

This latest selection completes the first phase (2004-2008) of Erasmus Mundus, the EU's program with the aim of enhancing the quality of EU higher education through continuous worldwide dialogue and cooperation with third countries. In total, more than 6,000 students will have received an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to obtain a degree in Europe over the five-year period.

Over the same period (2004-2008), more than 1,000 teaching staff from third countries have been given an Erasmus Mundus scholarship to actively contribute to masters courses in teaching or research activities.

The second phase of Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013) is expected to start with a planned total budget of Euros 950 million. Its main new features are the inclusion of joint doctoral programs, increased scholarships for EU students and an intensified structural cooperation with third-country higher education institutions.

Tele-Education in Africa by IGNOU

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In yet another step towards spreading education to far-flung areas, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will offer Tele-Education services to all the 53 countries of the African Union (AU).

The announcement was made by Prof V N Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor of the varsity.

The Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) and IGNOU have already inked an agreement to set up a satellite and Optic Fibre based 'Pan-African e-Network'. The network connects India with 53 member countries of the African Union.

Once in place, the setup will enable IGNOU to offer electronic content in wide ranging educational domains for all the 53 African countries, including Post Graduation, Graduation and Diploma, Certificate level programmes in the fields of Science, Engineering, Arts, Business Administration, Healthcare, Nurses' Training and Teachers' training.

Further, IGNOU will also organize lectures and create e-content in collaborating with TCIL and Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

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