New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India is a focus country in the UK’s new International Education Strategy, which aims to increase the value of Britain’s educational exports to 40 billion pounds a year by 2030.India is one of five focus countries for the UK’s International Education Champion, Professor Sir Steve Smith, according to a statement by the British High Commission in New Delhi. The other four countries are Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Nigeria.With the new strategy, Britain looks…
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Kolkata, Jan 5 (IANS) Allegations of irregularities have surfaced regarding appointments to non-academic and administrative permanent posts at Visva-Bharati University, the central university founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and located in Santiniketan, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Birbhum district of West Bengal.Sources within the university stated on Monday that several job applicants have lodged complaints via email with the Chancellor of the university, Prime Minister Nar…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a case of ragging, physical assault and alleged sexual harassment at the Government Degree College in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, which led to the death of a 19-year-old woman student during treatment.Strongly condemning the incident, the Commission termed it a “heinous, inhuman and reprehensible act” and said it reflected a serious failure of safety and security mechanisms within educational …
Dharamshala, Jan 3 (IANS) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken cognisance of the case involving the death of a 19-year-old student of a college in Dharamshala, who passed away on December 26 after falling ill, allegedly following ragging by four students and sexual harassment by a professor. In response to the incident, the UGC has constituted a fact-finding committee to examine the circumstances surrounding the student’s death and the allegations levelled against those involved.Conf…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday joined the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the DRDO and Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) for research, training and technology support for defence and internal security, an official said.The MoU between Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and RRU signed promises to foster collaboration in the areas of education, capacity-building and technology gap assessment, said an official statement.T…