Idein Ventures hires co-founder of India’s first car rental company as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Mumbai: Idein Ventures, a seed-stage VC fund with offices in the United Arab Emirates, Mumbai, and Hyderabad, has recruited David Back, co-founded of the first company in India to offer ‘self-drive’ car rentals Zoomcar, to advise the UAE-India Venture Capital Fund and its portfolio companies. David will provide advice to Idein and to its portfolio […]
Read More →Australia outpaces UK, stands second in number of Indian students
Mumbai: India is key player in the international education market as India sends one the highest number of students to the global universities. Which countries are leading destinations for Indian students? USA is the most preferred destination for Indian students as around 48% of international students of India are pursuing higher studies in USA, revealed […]
Read More →QS Best Student Cities 2017 will be released on 15 February 2017
Mumbai: Which cities are the most preferred destinations for international students? QS Quacquarelli Symonds, compilers of the QS World University Ranking, has announced that it will release the QS Best Student Cities 2017 rankings on 15 February 2017. The ranking will be based on a host of criteria such as higher education options, student community, […]
Read More →IIT BHU, IIT Kharagpur, IIM Bangalore among 10 finalist teams from India advance to regional final of Hult Prize 2017
New Delhi: The Hult Prize India national finals 2017 has been announced. These 10 finalist teams will go on to represent India at the Hult Prize 2017 regional finals in Boston, Dubai, London, Shanghai and San Francisco, where they will battle with the global finals and get a chance to win US$ 1 million as […]
Read More →Singapore emerges as champion at the Edition of Young Chef Olympiad 2017 held in India
New Delhi: Tham Jiajun Mathew from Sunrice Global Chef Academy, Singapore bagged the third edition of Young Chef Olympiad 2017 (YCO 2017), the largest culinary competition in the world. The competition, which saw participation from over 45 countries, was held in three rounds across Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune and Kolkata from 28 January 2017 to 2 […]
Read More →FLAME University collaborates with Babson College to build and grow entrepreneurship education
Mumbai: FLAME University, the pioneer of interdisciplinary education in India, partners with Babson College, Massachusetts, United States to build and grow commitment in providing world-class entrepreneurship education. Babson College, a private business school in the United States, is a global authority in entrepreneurship education. It has consistently appeared on the U.S. News & World Report […]
Read More →Now Six FTII PG Diploma courses will be treated as Master’s Degree
New Delhi: In a significant achievement for Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has granted permission for equating six PG Diploma Programmes of the Institute with Master’s Degree. The Masters equivalence will help a lot to students of FTII who can now leverage this attribute for higher […]
Read More →Foreign Educational Institutions are not allowed to offer Dual Degree
New Delhi: Currently, there is no law which allows the entry and operation of foreign educational providers to set up their campuses and offer dual degree in India. However, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified the UGC (Promotion and Maintenance of Standards of Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Educational Institutions) Regulations 2016, which […]
Read More →India spends below 1% of GDP on Research and Development Vs 2.7% in US, 2.1% in China
New Delhi: Research and Development (R &D) is a key recipe for scientific development and economic progress. However, India spends very less on R&D activities. As per the global studies on research investment, 2014, India spends 0.85% of GDP on research as against United States-2.74%, China-2.10%, Japan-3.58%, Germany 2.84% and South Korea-4.29%. The Government has […]
Read More →Top thirty Universities in the world with strong international outlook: Times Higher Education
London/Mumbai: The global education market is seeing many changes. Universities with international outlook, with strong connections with students and faculty from all over the planet and collaboration on research with leading scholars and departments, remain forefront in global education landscape. Times Higher Education today published the 2017 list of the 150 most international universities in […]
Read More →EPGP programmes of four B-Schools in India feature in the top 100 of FT Global MBA Ranking 2017
London/Bengaluru: The one-year fulltime Executive Post Graduate Programmes in Management (EPGP) of four Business Schools in India have featured in the top 100 in the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2017 released on Monday (30 January 2017). Indian Business School (ISB), Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and IIM Calcutta emerged as the […]
Read More →Dr G N Rao, founder of L V Prasad Eye Institute, inducted to Ophthalmology Hall of Fame
Hyderabad: Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Founder and Chair, L V Prasad Eye Institute, has been selected as one of two inductees for the prestigious 2017 Ophthalmology Hall of Fame instituted by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS). He will be honoured at the induction ceremony in Los Angeles on 6 May 2017 […]
Read More →IIMs to be declared as Institutions of National Importance as Cabinet approves IIM Bill 2017
New Delhi: In a major development that will have great impact on the higher education, especially business and management education, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi has today approved the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bill, 2017, under which the IIM would be declared as Institutions of National Importance. Hence, now […]
Read More →Quotas and Technology are the only ways to fix gender gap in workplace: World Economic Forum Meet 2017
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland: What are the solutions for gender gap in the corporate world? Quotas and technology appear to be the most powerful tools to address the issue. “In the last few years, progress has slowed down,” said Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), at the 47th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. IMF Chief […]
Read More →Global Business School Oxford offers scholarship of £4,500 for the Full MBA Programme
Oxford, England: Global Business School Oxford (GBS Oxford) has announced that it will offer a number of scholarships and bursaries to successful applicants who are accepted for the next MBA intake, which begins from 1 February 2017. This unique MBA blended learning programme, which enables students from all over the world to pursue their studies […]
Read More →Simon Fraser University and IIT Bombay sign agreement for international student exchange program
Mumbai: Simon Fraser University(SFU), Canada and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have scaled up their partnership areas as both inked a Student Mobility Agreement yesterday (19 Jan 2017) in Mumbai. The signing of this agreement is based on a Memorandum of Understanding between SFU’s Faculty of Applied Sciences and IIT Bombay and […]
Read More →Artificial Intelligence must be designed to augment human capability instead of replacing them
Davos, Switzerland: We are at the Fourth Industrial Revolution. To cope with emerging challenges, development of artificial intelligence (AI) must be guided by one overarching principle – technology must augment, not replace, human capability and opportunity. Experts speaking at an interactive session on artificial intelligence at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting agreed that technology […]
Read More →Top Business Schools in the World: QS Global 250 Business Schools Rankings 2017
Exclusive by Rudra Narayan Sahoo, London: Pursuing Master in Business Administration (MBA) in premier business schools is a dream for international students those plan to advance their career in business leadership. To resolve students’ puzzle and dilemma in selecting B-Schools across the major regions of the world, the global higher education analysts QS Quacquarelli Symonds […]
Read More →NIIT launches its Biggest Big Data Talent Training base at Guiyang City in China
New Delhi: NIIT, a global leader in skills and talent development, launched its biggest Big Data talent training base at Guiyang City in China to conduct IT and Big Data training for university graduates, working professionals and government employees in Guizhou province. The centre will also help the government professionals to upskill themselves in digital […]
Read More →Prime Minister inaugurates Nobel Prize Series Exhibition at Science City in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad: The Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi inaugurated the Nobel Prize Series Exhibition at Science City in Ahmedabad today (09 Jan 2017). This exhibition and this Series, held for the first time In India by Noble Media, will become a strong link between Noble Laureates and students, science-teachers and scientists of India. The Prime Minister […]
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