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Sikkim Manipal University- Directorate of Distance Education (SMU-DDE)has announced the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), a premier state-owned, Government University in Edinburgh and one of UK's largest Universities.The collaboration between SMU-DDE and ENU aims to foster advancement in teaching, research, academic collaboration, cultural understanding and to create avenues for enhancing student experience.It will create a strong foundation to encourage exchange and sharing of academic, scientific and cultural experiences. ENU will be an academic partner with SMU-DDE by providing academic training and infrastructure to fulfill the educational needs of the students enrolled.Under the scope of engagement, ENU and SMU-DDE will collaborate in...

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Education Professionals in India Group News | LinkedIn

Lovely Professional University has signed two important MOUs with top Institutions of New Zealand, Unitec Institute of Technology (UIT), Auckland & Waikato Institute of Technology (WIT), Hamilton. These MOUs are Inter-Institutional Agreement of Co-operation for Programmes of Staff Student Exchange, Collaborative Research, Conferences and seminars, Co-operative learning, Development and Application of Educational Methods and Technologies, Visiting scholar programmes, Short-term training Programmes and projects etc. In this regard, detailed and separate MOUs have been duly signed by Dr Rick Ede, President and Chief Executive, UIT and Dr Monica Gulati, Registrar, LPU, on one hand and between Stewart Brougham, Director Inter-nationalization, WIT, and Er Aman Mittal, Deputy Director, Division...

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JSS college offers course in human rights - The Times of India

DHARWAD: The principle civil judge C Rajshekhar called upon educational institutions to inculcate human values among students during the course of education, so that they will conduct themselves as good citizens in their life.Inaugurating the UGC-sponsored certificate course in Human Rights at Janata Shikshana Samiti (JSS) College in Dharwad on Tuesday, he said human rights are the soul of democracy and respecting human rights means upholding democracy. He appreciated the initiative taken by the college in introducing the course.Principal of the college, Ajith Prasad, narrated how human rights had been violated in South Africa, America and India in the past and emphasized the importance of respecting human rights in a civilized society. He also explained the initiative taken by international...

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Only 30% pass GU MPhil test - The Times of India

Results of the entrance test for the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) course has failed to improve at Gujarat University. As much as 70 percent of the students who appeared in the test failed this year.Complying with the norms of University Grants Commission (UGC), Gujarat Universityconducted the admission test for 300 seats of MPhil programme in July. While more than 600 students appeared in the test for various subjects, only 30 percent of examinees cleared the test.Apart from Gujarati, other subjects like Sanskrit, Hindi and English had very few students clearing the test. While 34 students appeared in Sanskrit, only 2 students passed the test. Similarly out of 44 students who gave the test only 1 student passed the test and in Hindi 10 students out of 15 cleared the test in Hindi. However...

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Fake Institutes

Fake Educational InstitutionsThe Central Government, through University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), keeps a watch over the fake universities and the unapproved technical institutions. The UGC has identified 21 universities/institutions as fake running in various parts of the country, in contravention of the UGC Act, 1956, out of which 8 are in Uttar Pradesh, 6 are in Delhi and 1 each in Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Similarly, the AICTE had identified 348 institutions running technical and management courses/programmes in violation of the AICTE Regulation dated 6th January, 2005. Out of these total number of unapproved institutions, 75 each are in Delhi and Maharashtra, 52 in Andhra Pradesh,...

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PM seeks to increase private funding in research to 50%

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has suggested increasing private sector funding in Research and Development to 50% from the current 20%. The suggestion was made during a review meeting of eight ministries related to scientific research. The meeting was attended by representatives from science and technology, space, atomic energy, earth sciences, biotechnology, defence production ministries.Prime Minister spelt out the need to increase country’s footing as a major player in publication of scientific literature, "Prime Minister said that India's share in scientific literature published in international journals should be increased to 10% in the next plan," said an official.According to the sources, all participating departments were told to make most of the prevailing interest in India as an investment...

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Role of teachers crucial for RTE’s success: PM - Indian Express

Using the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today suggested that the dedication and commitment of teachers would be crucial for achieving the objectives of the Right to Education Act which has the potential to transform schools and lives of children.Interacting with a group of meritorious teachers here, Singh noted that teachers have a critical role to play in shaping the future of the country and they should inculcate progressive and rational attitudes among children maintaining a balance between tradition and modernity.He sought to strike a personal chord with the teachers by pointing out that teaching has always been “close to my heart” as he had started his career as a teacher.“The Right to Education legislation that we have enacted has the potential to transform...

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NCERT to get ‘university’ status: Kapil Sibal | India Education Review

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will now get ‘university’ status announced HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. The status will enable NCERT to address diverse issues and challenges in the education sector and also help its teachers draw professor level salary.NCERT should be made a ‘Centre of Education’ said the minister."I strongly suggest that we should work very hard to ensure that the university status to NCERT is brought about as quickly as possible," he said at a function.The status will also guide other organisations in this country to take the agenda of NCERT and its regional units forward. Sibal pointed out that the scholarship amount paid under the prestigious National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) scheme is a "farcical" Rs 500 per month and assured to...

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