The latest edition of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) —a nationwide initiative conducted every year since 2017 in two formats i.e. SIH Software and SIH Hardware that provides students a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and thus inculcates a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem solving, was kick started …
JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur in collaboration with All India Management Association (AIMA), on July 31 unveiled the first-ever virtual lab for management students for business stimulation exercises. It is a first such kind of lab in Rajasthan. BizLab will expose students to real economic, environmental and business issues related to finance, operations, marketing and other business functions. The digital …
Israel has announced that after July 22 new international students would be permitted to enter the country to commence their academic studies during the 2020-2021 academic year. The announcement follows a government enacted restriction in mid-March that prevented non-Israeli visitors from entering the country. Since then, the Council for Higher Education of Israel has been working closely with senior officials …
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has announced the launch of ‘Smart Teacher’ training program in partnership with EXTRAMARKS, digital education company. The key objective of this initiative is to up-skill and builds digital capability of school teachers. Extramarks has been conducting pan-India virtual training sessions for teachers empowering them to use digital learning platforms and teach students digitally …
NEP remains Silent on the Extension of the RTE Act 2009 Right to Education Forum has welcomed the reiteration of increasing public investment in education to 6% of GDP in the recently approved National Education Policy. Ambarish Rai, National Convener of RTE Forum, has also acknowledged the recommendation on universalisation of school education for 3-18 years. He, however, expressed his …
FICCI commends the government on the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 released yesterday that looks fairly well structured and seems to have captured most of the important aspects of education. “This new policy has set a new paradigm by emphasizing on multidisciplinary and liberal education, doing away with affiliating system, moving towards institutional and faculty autonomy, co-existence of public and private …
