13th World Robot Olympiad commences in India today, 463 teams from 51 countries in the Robotics race
Noida: More than 463 teams with 2000 students from 51 countries have gathered to showcase innovative solutions using robotics technology at the 13th World Robot Olympiad. The mega event is jointly organized by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) under the aegis of Ministry of Culture and India STEM Foundation (ISF), commenced at India Expo […]
Read More →Top 20 universities in UK for employability
London/Mumbai: The UK is one of the top destinations for Indian students aspiring to study abroad. Historically, the UK has remained as a one leading higher education market for Indian students. Indian sends second largest students to the UK for higher study, after USA. QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts, has on 23 November […]
Read More →More than 20% rise in student intake capacity of IITs, which will touch one lakh by 2020
New Delhi: The great Indian IIT dream will be realised by more students in the coming years, at least by 2020. This is good news for students aspiring to study in any IITs. Now the government is gearing to hike the student intake capacity by more than 20% by 2020. The current student strength in […]
Read More →USA dominates, UK, China & Australia stand out in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2016-17
London: USA based Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) grab the rank first and second, respectively in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings, a new ranking designed to improve the quality of analyses about the links between university practices and graduate employability. China’s Tsinghua University takes third place while Australia’s The University of Sydney […]
Read More →Two-thirds of all parents don’t know what are job roles of their children
Calif I Mumbai: LinkedIn Corporation, the world’s largest professional network on the Internet, released recently a new global study that examines the relationship between professionals and their parents and found several trends indicating a generational gap at work, including a lack of understanding about their children’s jobs and a lack of communication about how proud […]
Read More →In international twinning programmes, only Indian institutes will award degree and no place of joint degrees
New Delhi: In case of twinning programmes arranged with foreign universities/institutes, only the Indian Educational Institutions (IEIs) will award the degree while joint degrees are not allowed as per the new the UGC (Promotion and Maintenance of Standards of Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2016. This information was given by the […]
Read More →TCS signs MoU with Sydney-based University of New South Wales on machine learning, data analytics and cloud computing
Sydney | Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), India’s largest IT exporter, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) the Australia-based University of New South Wales (UNSW)to pursue technology research collaboration. The agreement will enable the university and TCS to work together in areas of common interest such as machine learning, virtual […]
Read More →Top five destinations for students in India for overseas study
London/Mumbai: The Universities in the USA and UK remain the top destinations for international students in India. Germany, Canada and Australia are other leading destinations for students in India. These are revealed by the annual QS World Grad School Tour Applicant Survey report-2016. The report, which examines the motivations and priorities of the world’s prospective […]
Read More →OP Jindal University signs MoU with Israel based Hebrew University of Jerusalem and College of Law and Business
New Delhi: O. P. Jindal Global University (JGU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the College of Law and Business (CLB), and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJ) of Israel. The agreement aims to create a framework for global collaboration in areas of academics, research, faculty and student exchange programs for the partnering institutions. […]
Read More →World Startup Expo, supported by Nasscom 10,000 Startups, on 21 – 23 Nov 2016 in Bangalore
Bengaluru: World Startup Expo (WSE) has announced the support of the leading industry association, Nasscom’s startup-based initiative – 10,000 startups program, for its upcoming event in Bengaluru. The event is taking place on 21 – 23 November 2016 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC). World Startup Expo (WSE) is a unique three-day platform for […]
Read More →India is moderately placed at 22nd globally in English Skills, scores above global average
By Priti Prajna Sahoo, Zurich/Mumbai: Adults in India have moderate proficiency in English Skills while India is placed globally at 22nd place among 72 non-native English speaking countries. Adults in the Netherlands are the best non-native English speakers in the world, followed by those in Denmark and Sweden, according to the EF English Proficiency Index […]
Read More →Manipal University inks pact with University of Wollongong, Australia
Bangalore: Manipal University and University of Wollongong Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for students and faculty exchange, working in various areas ranging from engineering, humanities and sciences, medicine, and business, aside from other disciplines. The signatories of the Memorandum of Understanding were, Dr. H. Vinod Bhat, Vice Chancellor, Manipal University and Professor Paul […]
Read More →Students from India see sharpest rise of 25% in 2016 in USA Universities, representing 16% of foreign students in USA
Exclusive by Rudra Narayan Sahoo, New York/Mumbai: India, the second leading place of origin for students coming to the United States, registered the sharpest rise 25% among leading places of origin of students in 2015-16. In the 2015/16 academic year, 165,918 students from India were studying in the United States (up 24.9% from the previous […]
Read More →NSDA signs MoU with British Council to collaborate for joint research in Future Skills
New Delhi: National Skill Development Agency and The British Council signed an MoU today at NSDA’s office to collaborate for undertaking joint research projects in the area of skill development. Under this partnership, The British Council and the National Skill Research Division (NSRD), a research division under the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) will work […]
Read More →ALCORSearchPath to open 250 new units in India and Southeast Asia by 2017
Chicago, Singapore and Hong Kong: ALCORSearchPath, a US-based talent acquisition professional services firm, announced a series of initiatives to introduce the offering to the India and Southeast Asia markets. They have an aggressive goal to identify and launch up to 250 new units throughout the region by 2017 to tap into the $300 billion HR […]
Read More →Education, according to Sree Sree Thakur Anukulchandra !
By Surya Prakash Mohapatra, Bangalore: These days when we talk about education, many associate it with employability, getting students job ready, skill development etc. Many others associate it with emerging technology, new age tools and methods being used to impart teaching in schools, colleges and universities. Essentially, most of the discussions on this topic revolve […]
Read More →Special Story: Key trends in USA Top Universities and Indian International student perspective
By SkillOutlook Research Team, Mumbai: For international student community, the US universities and higher learning institutes are dream destinations. The US, UK, France, Canada, Australia and Germany are currently the most popular destinations for international students while the US is the most dominant market in the world for enrolling foreign students. India had approximately 4-4.5 […]
Read More →Education is the only commodity which multiples when one spends: FICCI Higher Education Summit
New Delhi: By 2025 India will be the largest Higher Education Market, said Mr N.Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh while delivering the key note address at the 12th FICCI Higher Education Summit & Exhibition 2016. Mr Naidu also said that India will supply Human Resource to meet the growing global needs. The highly […]
Read More →A2OZ a video competition for students to compete for a study trip to Australia invites applications
Mumbai: Students from schools across India will have the opportunity to win a study trip to a leading Australian university by participating in the A2OZ India Schools Video Competition 2016. Organized by The Australian Trade and Investment Commission, Australian Government and Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE), part of The University of Cambridge, the competition is open […]
Read More →British Prime Minister visits Stonehill Government School in Bangalore
Bangalore: The British Prime Minister Theresa May, who is India now to strengthen bilateral trade, visited the Stonehill Government School, the school which was adopted by the Stonehill International School (an education initiative of the Embassy Group) in 2012 with the intention of providing varied assistance to the school. The highlight of the visit was […]
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