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IGNOU announces international PhD program admissions

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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced admissions to the international PhD program in various disciplines.

The program is available in disciplines including Education, English, Hindi, Physics, Economics, Library Information Science, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology and Tourism Studies, Commerce and Management, Mathematics, Social Work, Women Social Studies, Rural Development, Child Development and Distance Education. The main aim of the program is to train professionals and teachers for developing skills and competencies related to the systematic investigation of various issues and problems in the area of their study. The prospectus with details of the program will be available on the IGNOU website www.ignou.ac.in.

IM-B students recorded highest number of Pre-Placements

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Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (India) in the year 2007, has recorded 70 Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs) for a batch of 250 students.

The offers, the highest across all IIMs in India, come at a time when final campus placement, is still six months away this year. PPOs are offers for final placement made to the students based on their performance during the summer internship at a firm after the first year of MBA course. Consultancy firms and investment banks form a major chunk of the recruiters. Firms like McKinsey & Co, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Co, A T Kearney and Triology have given PPOs to all summer interns they hired from IIM-B campus in 2006.

Vodafone supplies 5000 laptops for e-School programmes in Portgual

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Vodafone Portugal will soon supply the first 5000 laptops for the e-School programmes in the country.

In the first phase, Vodafone has selected the Satellite L40 Notebook that has just been launched by Toshiba, and which incorporates the latest Intel chip that offers advantages in terms of performance and energy consumption. The laptop includes the latest version of the Windows Vista operating system and Microsoft Office or equivalent. The first subscribers to this Vodafone offer will also receive a practical carrier case for their laptop. Vodafone has assumed a pioneering role in promoting and developing broadband services in Portugal, contributing significantly to the development of the Information Society.

 

Microsoft Corporation to help train 10,000 teachers

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The Microsoft Corporation, India is willing to upgrade the Information Technology and computer related sector in Sri Lanka. Under this programme, Microsoft will train around 10, 000 school teachers.

Apart from providing training programme, Microsoft will also launch the E-Village programme of the Ministry of Education and assist the Teachers Computer Training Scholarship Programme to provide funds and technical assistance to establish a Software Development and Research Institute in Sri Lanka. The firm is already assisting Sri Lanka's education sector through its partners in learning and unlimited potential, grant Programmes for improvement of Information Technology Education, Content Development and Research activities for teacher training.

UK and China sign e-learning deal

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An online educational initiative between the UK and China has been launched, with plans to provide “e-learning” for 20 million Chinese students. The deal, which is a partnership between the UK group and the Chinese media company

10,000 vocational schools needed to meet manpower deficit in India

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10,000 new vocational schools are required to fulfill India's skill deficit

A proper system has to be in place to get skilled jobs fill up the middle level of the economy. For this curriculum development and creating a policy and staff framework is necessary and efforts are needed to make vocational education drive industry. It is also necessary to meet skilled manpower requirement through cooperation with international institutes and organizations and to mobilize teachers' training as an integrated part of the skill development process and maintain consistent quality standards.

S&T Ministry designs software for science education in Nigeria

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digitalLEARNING Network
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The Ministry of Science and Technology of Nigeria has designed an ICT programme, which packages science curricula in software for school children.

The government is planning to expand the scope of its computer for all Nigerian programme by subsidizing the cost of computer for making it affordable to all Nigerians. The Edo state government has appealed the Ministry to support the state's pilot scheme for the setting up of computer laboratories in designated secondary schools in the state. The scheme aims to raise awareness of the next generation of leaders through the acquisition of requisite information technology. The Ministry is also procuring laboratory equipment from Science Equipment Development Institute in Minna for secondary schools and tertiary institutions in the state. The Chief Information Officer of the Ministry, Abdulganiyu Aminu stated that the young children are well-placed to grasp the computer technology bit faster than the adults.

‘XO’ of the One Laptop Per Child programme set to enter the market

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One Laptop Per Child is set to announce that it will sell “XO” laptops, custom-built for the developing world, in North America. However, buyers have to purchase two computers — one for themselves and one for a child in the developing world, for a combined cost of $399.

The One Laptop per Child Program seeks to distribute affordable laptops to millions of schoolchildren in the developing world. The original aim was to sell them in bulk to governments and foundations for $100 each to give to schoolchildren, but the price goal has proved tough as costs have risen. It isn't clear how strong demand for the product will be present in the U.S., where leading laptop manufacturers continue to lower prices on more fully featured devices. The requirement to purchase two might be a barrier to some buyers.

Kenyan Government expands access to education at all levels

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The Kenyan Government has taken bold steps to expand access to education at all levels in the country. The Government is providing free primary education and support to vulnerable groups such as learners with special needs and regions that have lagged behind in education.

These initiatives have increased primary school enrollment by over 2 million in the last four years. Kenya is now spending 220 per cent higher on education in the last 4 years. Secondary school sub-sector enrollment has increased from 778,000 to 1,030,000, while enrollment at university level has grown from 80,000 to 112,200 over the last four years. The Government has fully liberalized the telecommunications sector and has approved major telecommunications projects aimed at bolstering the potential in this sector to improve connectivity and the implementation of the Rural Access Project to extend connectivity to the rural areas.

Mindanao (Philippines) school executives awaiting cyber education

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The teachers from Minando schools of Philippines are waiting for the implementation of the Cyber Education Project (CEP) of the Department of Education to improve the quality of education, especially in remote areas.

City Schools Division superintendent Estrella Lariosa stated that school has already started to venture into ICT through the Project Alert without the help of Cyber-Education. But CEP will really help in addressing the problem of the lack of education facilities in the country. Schools are already launching the e-Library project. The regional information officer of the DepEd in Caraga . Bhutan, Isidro Biol stated that cyber education would be the best alternative to the perennial shortage of books and classrooms in the poverty-stricken region. 

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