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Everyone should have access to reliable sexual and reproductive health services, the Canadian government is adamant. We are dedicated to eradicating access barriers that still remain from coast to coast in order to achieve this. The Canadian government understands how crucial it is to provide accessibility and foster inclusion for all Canadians, especially children and young people. The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, today announced that the Centre for Sexuality and the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada will receive more than $2.8 million in financing from the Sexual and Reproductive Health Fund for their projects (SIECCAN). For…
On Tuesday, August 23, Educate Girls and the Rajasthani government inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). According to the Memorandum of Understanding, the nonprofit organisation promoting girls’ education will use a “Train the Trainer” strategy. By educating government instructors on how to use digital technology to gather real-time data on out-of-school children, the project seeks to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on children’s education across the state. Through the use of digital data gathering methods, Educate Girls has been successful in locating out-of-school children in the state’s most distant areas. In accordance with the terms of the MoU, Educate Girls…
On Monday, Australian universities and training centres were invited by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to investigate the possibility of opening campuses in India and working with Indian institutions on other projects. Pradhan, who is on a four-day visit to Australia, tweeted, “We had fruitful conversations on further enhancing our cooperation in education, skill development, research collaborations, innovation and entrepreneurship… “I am pleased that Australia and India share a commitment to the advancement, prosperity, and value of education and innovation in our countries.” At Western Sydney University on Monday, the Union minister and his Australian counterpart Jason Clare co-chaired the…
Today, Samsung Malaysia Electronics announced the beginning of its yearly Samsung Solve for Tomorrow competition, which calls on Malaysian kids in Forms 1 and 2 to provide innovative approaches to address pressing national problems using STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). By answering the three questions in the entry form, students from national schools all around the nation can compete. In December, a Finale Presentation & Prize-Giving Ceremony will mark the conclusion of the competition. The Solve for Tomorrow competition’s 2018 theme is “CHANGEMAKERS.” The STEM Center at Universiti Malaya has been a partner in the Solve for Tomorrow competition…
Today, Huawei, in partnership with the ASEAN Foundation and the Thailand Tourism Authority, inaugurated its biggest-ever Seeds for the Future Program in Asia Pacific (TAT). 120 exceptional students from 16 nations in the Asia Pacific will participate in a 9-day cross-cultural, digital boot camp from August 19 to August 27. Through Tech4Good projects, they will make technical recommendations for social problems while they are there. The 2022 cohort has the highest gender balance in the area since the program’s inception in 2008 thanks to the participation of 56 women out of the 120 participants. Future Seeds in the Asia-Pacific Since…
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said on Monday the ”greatest tribute” to gender justice would be to implement a uniform civil code. Delivering the Dr B R Ambedkar lecture series, she said uniformity of laws is meant to make people progressive and broad-minded. The JNU Vice-Chancellor said Dr B R Ambedkar wanted the implementation of a uniform civil code. “Goa has a uniform civil code which was imposed by the Portuguese so there also Hindus, Christians and Buddhists and everybody has accepted it so why is it that it is not being done. “‘Uniformity of laws, their accomplishment as…
In order to include skill-based online learning programmes into its curricula across the schools of Business, Technology, and Design, Woxsen University has announced an Extended Partnership with Coursera, one of the largest online learning platforms in the world. In order to stand out in a fast-paced environment, this will help pupils develop critical thinking and modern abilities. The Coursera for Campus curriculum has produced impressive results with Aided Projects & Add-on Certifications throughout the first year of its cooperation with Woxsen. More than 5000+ credentials have been enrolled, with students clocking more than 12600 hours of learning in fields like…
Universities and higher education institutions across the country will now be allowed to create up to 25 per cent supernumerary seats for foreign students in their undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) programmes, UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar has told PTI. There will be no entrance tests for these admissions, Mr Kumar said, adding that the decision was taken at a meeting of the University Grants Commission (UGC) held last week to discuss the “internationalisation of UG and PG programmes in India.” The supernumerary seats will be created over and above the total sanctioned strength and the decision regarding these seats will…
A three-day pre-counselling fair for online admission in engineering and technical colleges was inaugurated by West Bengal Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim here on Wednesday. The fair, organised by the Association of Professional Academic Institutions, is being held in hybrid mode this year, thus enabling students to attend sessions physically as well as over a virtual mode, an official said. Mr Hakim, who is also the mayor of Kolkata, inaugurated the fair at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here. Speaking at the inauguration, state Minister for Industries, Commerce and Enterprise Sashi Panja said, “West Bengal has always focused on quality education…