Short courses have really evolved the way we teach and learn in several ways. In art or design, it can help you build a new skill, learn a new technique or even help you sample something new before you dive in deep. In this piece, Harsimran Juneja, Co-Founder and Director at Uno Lona Academy, Mumbai aims to elaborate on how …
Australia’s highly ranked Western Sydney University (ranked #1 in social, ecological and economic impact by THE) on Nov 22 signed entered into agreements with seven State Agriculture Universities in India as part of a cohort headed by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)- the largest network of agricultural research and education institutes in the world. The cohort works in …
A report titled, ‘Future Of Work & Human Challenges: Technology & Beyond (FOW)’ based on a survey commissioned by Gurgaon-based BML Munjal University (BMU) and released on Nov 19, 2022 says that the existing skills gap especially with soft skills and the role of higher education institutions remains critical to prepare a future, more employable workforce. In an interesting finding …
Thirty-nine schools were given the Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) for the year 2021-22 at a ceremony held in New Delhi. This is the 3rd edition of these school awards instituted in 2016-17 under Swatch Vidyalaya Initiative and is given to promote behavioral change towards longterm sustainability. Dr. Subhas Sarkar, MoS Education gave away the awards. Out of 39 selected schools, …
By Autar Nehru As part of their calling, Shivani Mehta and Harnehmat Kaur, both co-founders and organisers of Daakroom are organizing a big Letter Writing Carnival in Delhi on December 4 Written letters in various forms have been the most respected and potent communicative tool for more than 2000 years for mankind until Internet based instant messages, emails and snap …
Around 5 million students go abroad every year in the world. Out of these, about one million are Indian students and around fifty thousand students come to India. As the demand for higher education rises, Government of India is looking at ways to make Indian Higher Education attractive and relevant. The Ministry of Commerce is trying to help domestic education …
