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Harvard University leads Best Global Universities Rankings 2017 while University of Tokyo (Japan) stands out in Asia: U.S. News & World Report

By   /  October 25, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on Harvard University leads Best Global Universities Rankings 2017 while University of Tokyo (Japan) stands out in Asia: U.S. News & World Report

Discover the Top Universities in USA: QS WUR 2019

Washington/Mumbai:  The Universities based in USA have continued their dominance in the 2017 Best Global Universities rankings released by U.S. News & World Report today (25 October 2016). For the first time, US claim the top five spots: Harvard University leads at No. 1, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology at No. 2 and Stanford […]

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Corporate Learning Group and Skills and Careers Group segments boost NIIT’s Q2 FY 17 stellar show

By   /  October 22, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Global News, Learning & Training  /  Comments Off on Corporate Learning Group and Skills and Careers Group segments boost NIIT’s Q2 FY 17 stellar show

New Delhi: NIIT Limited, a global leader in skills and talent development, reported its results for the second quarter ending 30 September 2016. The performance of two segments -Corporate Learning Business and Skills & Careers Business – was main drivers for NIIT’s Q2 FY17 results. Surprisingly, NIIT recorded 10% EBITDA margin for the first time […]

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Education ERP market will see sharp jump and worth USD 14.19 billion USD by 2021

By   /  October 21, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on Education ERP market will see sharp jump and worth USD 14.19 billion USD by 2021

Cognitive assessment and training market globally worth 8.06 Billion USD by 2021

Pune:  Education ERP Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15.9% between 2016 and 2021 while the market size is estimated to report a sharp jump from USD 6.77 billion in 2016 to USD 14.19 billion by 2021. This trend was revealed by a new market research report “Education ERP Market by Component […]

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Exclusive: Top Ten Skills for job seekers in India that can get them hired in 2017

By   /  October 20, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Career Corner, Global News, Skill  /  Comments Off on Exclusive: Top Ten Skills for job seekers in India that can get them hired in 2017

Mumbai: Technology is transforming, so is workplace changing. On this backdrop, how to make you marketable in the job market? Which skills are future-proof? LinkedIn has today (20 October 2016) come out the list of Top Ten skills that can get you hired in 2017. LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has released the Top […]

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ATP’s 2nd Annual Conference on Higher Education Assessments and Examination system will be held on 9 Nov in New Delhi

By   /  October 20, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Event, Global News, Skill  /  Comments Off on ATP’s 2nd Annual Conference on Higher Education Assessments and Examination system will be held on 9 Nov in New Delhi

Bangalore:  The Association of Test Publishers (ATP), an international, non-profit organization representing providers of tests and assessment tools and services, hosts the second annual ATP conference on 9 November, 2016 at the Habitat Centre in New Delhi. ATP has announced today the plans and speakers for the second annual ATP conference while the theme of […]

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Historic Moment: Microsoft develops first speech recognition system with lowest errors like humans do

By   /  October 20, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Digital Box, Global News, Product Launch  /  Comments Off on Historic Moment: Microsoft develops first speech recognition system with lowest errors like humans do

Redmond/Mumbai:  Microsoft has achieved a historic breakthrough in speech recognition, creating a technology that recognizes the words in a conversation as well as a person does. Now a computer can recognize the words in a conversation as well as a person would with the lowest word error rate as like humans do. Microsoft informed through […]

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At more than one lakh women employees with 33.8% gender diversity ratio, TCS is scripting diversity and inclusion story

By   /  October 20, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Global News, HR Zone, Work Culture & Life  /  Comments Off on At more than one lakh women employees with 33.8% gender diversity ratio, TCS is scripting diversity and inclusion story

Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT exporter, has become one of the largest employers of women in the world and is weaving diversity and inclusion into organisational ethos through women-friendly policies and initiatives. When all over the world, workforce trends are changing and markets are becoming increasingly competitive, TCS has enjoys an edge […]

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Tough norms proposed by the Ministry of HRD for getting world class education institutes tag

By   /  October 19, 2016  /  #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on Tough norms proposed by the Ministry of HRD for getting world class education institutes tag

By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, New Delhi: The government of India is gearing up to set up 20 world-class higher education institutions as the HRD ministry has finally placed the draft regulations on this and invited the public’s comment in the matter. As per the initial plan, ten World Class Institutions each in public and private […]

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USA based University of Southern California successfully concludes India Education Tour

By   /  October 19, 2016  /  #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on USA based University of Southern California successfully concludes India Education Tour

Mumbai: The University of Southern California (USC), one of the world’s leading private research universities, successfully concluded its India tour to bring together various opportunities and prospects open to Indian students. Katharine Harrington, Vice President of Admissions and Planning, visited leading schools across Mumbai and Delhi, engaging with students and parents, and connected with a […]

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Manipal Education Group introduces programmes in Data Science

By   /  October 18, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on Manipal Education Group introduces programmes in Data Science

Bangalore: Manipal University announced that it has commenced its first cohort of full-time and part-time programmes in data science, which will culminate into a PG Diploma from the university. The PG Diploma in Data Science is a first-of-its-kind programme because the first nine months will teach the learners the concepts, give hands-on experience on tools […]

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Exclusive: India is the third largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup ecosystem and Bangalore leads: Zinnov

By   /  October 18, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Global News, Startup News  /  Comments Off on Exclusive: India is the third largest Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup ecosystem and Bangalore leads: Zinnov

Munich/Bangalore: Artificial Intelligence (AI) today is disrupting the global economic landscape and driving the skill transformation in global talent market. The next-generation of technology will be developed by Artificial Intelligence while AI is set to change industry structurally. The USA is the undisputed leader in AI startup revolution with 1,170 while globally there are 2,277 […]

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SchoolApply ties up with Credila Education Loan to offer financial assistance for overseas study

By   /  October 18, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on SchoolApply ties up with Credila Education Loan to offer financial assistance for overseas study

Mumbai:  Two big brands in the education system have joined hands: Credila, a specialized loan company dedicated for education loan; and SchoolApply, a platform that provides services by making school information easily available, accessible, and actionable. Now, Credila will provide education loans to students registered with SchoolApply for further studies in USA, the UK, Canada […]

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Amity acquires a 170-Acre campus in New York and senses big opportunity in America

By   /  October 17, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on Amity acquires a 170-Acre campus in New York and senses big opportunity in America

New Delhi: Amity Group, a leading education group in India, has announced the acquisition of a 170-acre Waterfront Campus from St. John’s University located in Oakdale, Long Island, New York. The property consists of 11 buildings with sweeping views of the Great South Bay. At the center of the campus is the Georgian-style Bourne Mansion, […]

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NIIT announces strategic initiatives to re-skill CXOs under its Digital Learning platforms

By   /  October 17, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on NIIT announces strategic initiatives to re-skill CXOs under its Digital Learning platforms

NIIT acquires Eagle Productivity Solutions

New Delhi:  The digital learning platforms of NIIT Limited, a global leader in Skills and Talent Development, has taken a giant leap as the company enters into an exclusive partnership with the leaders in Business Model Science OpenMatters to address the training of top management on Digital Transformation and Digital Leadership. Under this partnership, NIIT […]

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BRICS Network University and BRICS University League will commence their programmes in 2017: Goa Declaration at 8th BRICS Summit

By   /  October 16, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on BRICS Network University and BRICS University League will commence their programmes in 2017: Goa Declaration at 8th BRICS Summit

Goa: The collaboration and partnerships across the BRICS countries in the higher education sector is set to reach next levels as BRICS Network University and BRICS University League will commence their research and study programmes in 2017. BRICS countries emphasized on the importance of education and skills for economic development, and reaffirm the need for […]

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Former Chairman ISRO Prof U R Rao inducted into the 2016 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame

By   /  October 16, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Global News, Skill  /  Comments Off on Former Chairman ISRO Prof U R Rao inducted into the 2016 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame

Bangalore: Prof U R Rao, former Chairman, ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space, was inducted into the prestigious “The 2016 IAF Hall of Fame” by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) during the closing ceremony of the International Astronautical Congress 2016 held at Guadlajara, Mexico on September 30, 2016.  The ceremony is attended by distinguished guests […]

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10 key points of JEE (Advanced) 2017: Exam on 21 May 2017, six centres in foreign countries

By   /  October 15, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on 10 key points of JEE (Advanced) 2017: Exam on 21 May 2017, six centres in foreign countries

Exclusive By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, New Delhi: The exam schedule and information brochure of Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced) 2017 has been released yesterday (14 October 2016). As per the notification of JEE Advanced 2017, the exam will be held on 21 May 2017 (Sunday).  Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2017 will commence on 28 April 2017 […]

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12th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2016 on 10-12 November 2016

By   /  October 15, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on 12th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2016 on 10-12 November 2016

New Delhi: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in partnership with Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India is organizing the 12th FICCI Higher Education Summit 2016, a three day Global Conference & Exhibition, on November 10-12 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. This year’s Summit will deliberate on the implementation of […]

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Simplilearn and Twitter join hands to create a larger ecosystem of Twitter-advertising aware professionals

By   /  October 12, 2016  /  #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on Simplilearn and Twitter join hands to create a larger ecosystem of Twitter-advertising aware professionals

Bangalore: Global professional training company Simplilearn has launched an initiative aimed at creating a larger ecosystem of Twitter-advertising aware professionals. Simplilearn is presenting educational content, powered by Twitter, as the core of its certification in Twitter Advertising. The objective is to educate marketers on how to leverage Twitter successfully for their business’s digital and social […]

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Exclusive: Nepal contributes maximum foreign students to India while Karnataka has highest foreign student presence

By   /  October 12, 2016  /  #Alert, #Top News, Education, Global News  /  Comments Off on Exclusive: Nepal contributes maximum foreign students to India while Karnataka has highest foreign student presence

By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Mumbai: India is one of the largest contributors to the international education system. Indian students enrolling in overseas higher learning institutes rose 10% in 2015 and reached nearly 4.5 – 5.0 lakh.  On the other hand, foreign students inflows to India is low but they meaningfully contribute to India’s education system. […]

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