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Cambridge University to help India plan to improve primary education

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A comprehensive plan will be developed jointly by the University of Cambridge and Indian government to improve the standards of primary education in India.
The University of Cambridge will help frame programmes that will help in enhance the quality of faculty, learning modes and assessments.
The Cambridge-India partnership will help create a strong base for Indian education system, as recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The Cambridge University is currently engaged in 270 projects with Indian science institutions, plans are on way for collaborations in Humanities and Arts too.

Infosys Foundation commits Rs30 cr corpus for Chennai Mathematical Institute

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Infosys Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of India’s second largest IT exporter Infosys has constituted a corpus of Rs 30 crore for Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI).
The corpus will be used to enhance faculty compensation and support fellowship requirements for research students. Further, the grant from the foundation will enable the mathematical institute to invite distinguished mathematicians from across the world to mentor students and boost the quality of research.
Founded in 1989, CMI has an impressive track record in the field of mathematics and computer science. Its programmes are rated among the top in India.
As part of its efforts to support research and increase public awareness of mathematics as an intellectual discipline, Infosys has undertaken various other initiatives. These are aimed at building a strong talent pool of mathematicians and prepare them for exciting career opportunities in research and data analytics.

MHRD asks central univ to go digital

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HRD minister Smriti Irani has asked vice chancellors of central universities (CU) to encourage digital initiatives to facilitate higher education.
This includes free online courses to citizens under the Digital India initiative of SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds). This is set out to be carried through the MOOCs platform created by IIT Mumbai.
The direction came at the end of the two day meeting in Chandigarh chaired by Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani.
In other measure conceptualised at the two day meet, the Campus Connect Program has been launched to ensure Wi-fi-enabled higher educational institutions. All CUs have been asked to ensure that their campuses and constituent colleges become fully wi-fi enabled as soon as possible.
Additionally, the central universities have been asked to display on their website, within a period of one month, all relevant information such as profile of teachers, calendar of activity of university, academic calendar, names of members of all statutory bodies alongwith their tenure, research output, information on budget, vacancy, tenure of Registrar, Finance  Officer etc.
The universities have also been asked to actively participate in National E-Library project.
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IGNOU VC returns safely

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Prof Mohd Aslam, vice-chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), who was trapped in the Kashmir floods for six days, is back in Delhi.
Prof Aslam, his wife and daughter reached Delhi safely on Saturday.
Prof Aslam and his family had gone to Kashmir to attend a wedding ceremony.

IGNOU Vice Chancellor Missing in Kashmir

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There is no trace of Mohammed Aslam, vice-chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) who went to Kashmir and his wife to attend a wedding ceremony.

“There is still no news of him at this point,” an official in the office of the vice chancellor told digital Learning. The office of the Registrar too has no news of his whereabouts or well-being. According to university officials, the last they spoke to him was on September 7.

Aslam and his wife had left for Kashmir for a marriage ceremony and were expected to be back on Sunday morning. The university administration has since been in touch with the state government officials and the defence personnel posted there.

TalentSprint eyes Education Foray

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TalentSprint, the IT skill development firm, is planning to launch a new vertical for training teachers.

 

In this regard, it has submitted a proposal to the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for an initial financial assistance of Rs 10 crore.

 

The new vertical would begin with training of 1000 teachers for CBSE stream in the first phase. The firm has already tied up with some schools in top cities for absorption of the candidates.
So far, the firm has been offering bridge courses for engineering graduates and those who seek jobs in banking, financial services and insurance industry.
The entry of TalentSprint into education vertical is significant as there is a huge demand for quality teachers in the country.

India Least Expensive Destination for University Education

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India has emerged as the least expensive foreign destination for university undergraduate students among 15 countries in a global survey conducted by banking giant HSBC.

 

The survey titled ‘The Value of Education: Springboard for success’ has found that at $42,093 per annum, Australia is the most expensive destination for foreign education globally, followed by Singapore at $39,229 and USA at $36,564.

 

In India, the average cost, including university fees and the cost of living, of an undergraduate foreign student is $5,642. Out of this amount, $581 constitutes university fees.

 

However, only 5 per cent of the total respondents put India in their top three preferred destinations.

 

According to the survey, Indian parents believe that USA provides the best education. USA was followed by UK (54 per cent)and Australia (47 per cent) in terms of the quality of education.

 

The report, which surveyed over 4,500 parents in 15 countries and territories, examines parents’ attitudes and behaviour towards children’s education around the world.

HRD ministry to draw new vision for higher education

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Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani will chair two-day brainstorming session in a Chandigarh retreat with Vice-Chancellors of 39 Central Universities on September 12 and 13, 2014, to discuss the new higher education vision plan. She has already had interactions with directors of IITs and IIMs in Goa last month.
Irani will take stock of university functions and then prepare a plan for greater synergy between school education and higher education. The A M Pathan Committee report, which had come up with a single legislation to govern all central universities, will be one of the key issues to be discussed. Currently, each central university is governed by its own Act passed by Parliament. The ministry will also impress VCs about the need to get accreditation from National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
High on priority list is the Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM) programme, which is to be launched on September 25. Under SWAYAM scheme professors of IITs, IIMs and Central Universities will offer online courses for free.  However, a small fee will be charged from those who would be certificated for completion of the course.

Online platform for Farm Education

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Agriculture education is going online in India. Top agricultural research institutions have come together to start the National Virtual Academy for Indian Agriculture to promote massive open online courses for agriculture professionals.
The portal was formally launched at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) here. The institute is leading the initiative with other partners. This is part of the new global education consortium, One Agriculture – One Science (http://www.oneagriculture.org). The Massive Open Online Class (MOOCs) will be offered through the online platform built on an open source software ‘Open edX’.

LearnSocial: A new e education venture

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In an attempt to explore opportunities in the global marketplace for instructor-led online learning, founder of free sms service Way2SMS, Raju Vanpala, has floated the e education venture ‘LearnSocial’. Using the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) platform, LearnSocial offers live courses in topics such as technology, languages, business management and robotics and comprises a team of 50 people.
According to media reports LearnSocial has tied up with 200 industry experts to teach the online courses and is offering 11 courses on the platform and will add another 10 courses soon.
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