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According to top British government officials, a team of 22 institutions from the United Kingdom will be in India for a five-day tour to hunt for New Education Policy (NEP) aligned cooperation. From June 6 to 10, the biggest delegation of UK higher education executives will meet with important state and central government officials to re-energise the partnership between the two nations’ higher education sectors, according to authorities. The team will be hosted by the British Council, the UK’s worldwide body for cultural connections and educational opportunities. Representatives from 22 UK institutions, Universities UK International (UUKi), the Department for Education…
The revision of school textbooks, which is overseen by the state government’s Textbook Revision Committee, which is chaired by Rohith Chakrathirtha, has politicised education in an unprecedented way. While the opposition accuses the state administration of being ideologically motivated in its modification, the latter defends its stance, claiming it was carried out with a “corrective attitude” in mind. It has sparked widespread outrage across the state. Several progressive philosophers, litterateurs, and seers of notable mutts oppose the plan to alter school textbooks, while one section explains the reform in favour of the government. The Chakrathirtha-led committee (which has since been…
The Delhi University (DU) has asked the deans of faculties of various departments to submit the syllabus for the first and second semesters of the four-year undergraduate program (FYUP) by June 10, according to a university official. The university has approved the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) and the FYUP from the 2022-23 academic session. In February, the Executive Council (EC) of the university passed the draft Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF), formulated according to the NEP, for the 2022-23 academic session. The DU has plans to finalise the syllabus for the first two semesters of the FYUP by…
/PRNewswire/ — WASHINGTON, June 2, 2022 — NASA has awarded $12.5 million in grants to a number of programmes that take novel ways to increasing student engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math. The grants will assist the sponsoring schools, universities, and informal learning organisations, like as museums, in providing spaceflight inspiration and high-priority research opportunities to students from underrepresented populations in STEM areas. “Providing real STEM experiences and opportunities to kids is an investment in the workforce we’ll need to accomplish our nation’s space goals today and in the future,” said Mike Kincaid, associate administrator for NASA Headquarters’ Office…
With 71 of its institutes included in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2022, India is the third most-represented country, up from 63 last year. The top-ranked Indian institute is the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, which is rated 42nd, down three places from previous year’s 37th position. In addition to IISc, India has three additional top 100 institutes. JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, situated in Mysore, debuts in 65th place, followed by IIT Ropar (=68) and IIT Indore (=87). In the top 200 universities, there are 17 Indian institutions, down from 18 the previous year. Eight…
HOUSTON, June 1, 2022 — The renowned 2022 Kavli Prize in neuroscience has been given to Dr. Huda Zoghbi, a pioneering neurologist from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. She is being honoured for two discoveries: the first is the gene that causes spinocerebellar ataxia 1 (SCA1), a degenerative and frequently fatal condition in which neurons in the cerebellum and brain stem deteriorate, causing loss of balance and coordination, as well as swallowing problems. Second, for discovering the MECP2 gene, which causes Rett syndrome, a developmental condition that affects predominantly girls and causes regression and handicap. She is…
In pursuit of knowledge and experience sharing, Spacee, which provides the best computer vision and AI solutions for retailers and consumer brands, announced today that its CEO, HE Skip Howard, held The Importance of Artificial Intelligence seminar at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), a public non-profit, independent, coeducation institution of higher education delivering an integrated American-style, undergraduate and graduate education. Addressing the importance and impact of artificial intelligence across multiple sectors, including healthcare, retail, manufacturing, banking, life sciences and cyber security, Skip pulled from his experience as CEO and as an AI professional to enlighten students. This seminar was aligned with…
The Supreme Court has directed the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) to fix the examination centres within a distance of 10 kilometres from the accredited institutions to enable students to appear in the examination with certainty and ease. A vacation bench of Justices S A Nazeer and P S Narasimha said that a substantial number of students resorting to open schooling invariably come from rural areas. “Most of these students come from poor strata of the society, depend on unreliable public transport and in all probability are employed for their livelihood. It is not difficult to imagine the consequences…
The importance of higher education cannot be stressed enough in these trying times that the world is going through. Higher education provides people with an opportunity to critically reflect on the issues we face as a community. Higher education in India welcomes its students to a wide array of vast and diverse options like the country itself. The 35th edition of Education Today will have its focus themed on “Boost Your Job Prospects: India’s Top Ranked Institutions” and we will be analysing the factors that attract students to India’s top ranked institutions. Check out the cover story “Why Prefer Central…
An epidemic has changed many things we have been accustomed to for the last two years. Gone are the days when being physically present at a college or university campus was the sole way to obtain a degree. There’s something about pursuing a degree online that appeals to every learner, whether it’s the ease of attending classes from the comfort of your own home or the stress of driving to campus. As part of the central government’s NEP 2020 initiative, proposals were made to establish a new digital (virtual) university in the last education budget. The goal of this digital…