NetApp, a global cloud-led, data-centric software company with interest in student curiosity is inviting students in India aged 10-18 to share their ideas for transforming education so that their voices can be represented in a global survey of students called the Transforming Education Survey. In 2023 the results will be shared in a report co-authored by children. In this quest, the …

The Global Indian International School (GIIS), a chain of international schools and a member of Global School Foundation (GSF), has launched its 7th Smart Campus in India in Nagpur (Maharashtra). The campus to be operational by February 2023 is spread across 6.5 acres. The other existing six campuses are in Ahmedabad,   Bangalore-Whitefield, Noida, Bangalore Bannerghatta, Pune Balewadi and Pune Hadapsar. Overall the …

After launching E-Kumbh portal for discussion on engineering books vernacular languages last month (November), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in order to handhold affiliated technical education colleges to implement NEP 2020 in true spirit has issued first year engineering  books in regional languages to states for college libraries. This was stated by Prof. Rajive Kumar, Member Secretary, AICTE at …

The ‘Aspirational Districts Programme’ that will focus on digital literacy, e-governance and digital skill building for the marginalized communities was officially launched on Dec 14, 2022 in New Delhi in presence of Rakesh Ranjan, Mission Director – Aspirational Districts Programme, NITI Aayog NASSCOM Foundation, a non-profit representing tech industry in India, has forayed into the most backward districts of the …

The University of Birmingham is launching a world-leading teaching and research programme in Jainism, made possible by generous supporters from the Jain community. Named after an apostle of unconditional nonviolence, the Bhagavan Dharmanath Jain Studies programme will develop teaching and research in relation to contemporary issues, such as environmental protection, human rights and interfaith dialogue. A group of philanthropists, including …

The UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (UNESCO MGIEP) has signed a key strategic agreement with the Director National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to train and certify 8.4 million teachers in India on digital pedagogies and social and emotional learning SEL). The program will start next year and will be the largest …