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The job market continues to improve for graduate business school degree holders as more employers plan to hire MBAs and specialized business master’s talent than did so last year. With support from partners EFMD and MBA Career Services Council and 158 business schools worldwide, the GMAC 2013 Corporate Recruiters Survey drew responses from more than 900 employers in 50 countries around the world, including adequate samples to report details for the Asia-Pacific region (with Central Asia), Europe, and the United States. Key Findings of the Report: Not only are more...

On Tuesday, May 21, India launched the 4 th edition of the “C V Raman International Fellowship for African countries”. This initiative is expected to help about 145 researchers for pursuing studies in various institutions across countries. This program will supposedly encourage the researchers to carry out advanced scientific works in the leading science and technological research centers, laboratories and institutions across India. In each African country eight slots have been allotted for the researchers - 3 each for visiting and senior fellowships and 2 for doctoral...

  As per an India-UK joint venture, a project will soon commence in Punjab to upgrade infrastructure and need-based vocational training in Punjab ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes). Under this project, capacity building workshops will be conducted in ITIs based in Ludhiana, Amritsar, Ranjit Avenue, Bathinda, Ropar and Patiala to enhance skills sets of vocational trainers. Under the center of excellence scheme, experts from both the countries will cooperate to offer skilled labors for both small and medium industrial units. Experts from both the countries will visit...

As per a report published by Forbes, leading U.S. universities and colleges are witnessing a decline in enrolments for fall classes. As a result, in the process of competing for students, they are offering price discounts to students. Around 50 private and public US colleges listed in Princeton Review’s “Best Colleges” list are admitting students in their freshmen classes of 2013. The universities are likely to offer discounts on tuition fees in order to fill the vacant seats. The discounts will be in a form of grants. Various colleges are dealing with the families...

USA aims at tripling the number of American students flying to India for higher education within the span of next 5 years. Earlier this week, in a roundtable interaction between the US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public affairs and the Indian Union Human Resources and Development Minister, it was mentioned that US is far away from their target of sending around 15,000 American students to India in the span of next 5 years for higher studies. Presently, around 1 lakh or more Indian students visit the US for higher studies every year, while only 4,300 American...

Three IITs – IIT Madras, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay managed to get ranked in the top 50 of QS World University Rankings in at least one out of 4 areas of engineering – chemical, electrical, mechanical and civil engineering. IIT (Indian Institute of technology) Delhi’s electrical engineering department acquired the 37 th position in the latest world university rankings of QS (Quacquarelli Symonds). This is the highest Indian entry across all other categories. QS is a reputed British education and career advice company. Earlier, QS along with Times Higher Education used...

Russian universities are known worldwide for their medical courses due to the academic excellence and easy admission process. Every year Russia welcomes a huge number of aspiring doctors. Let us have a look at some of the leading medical universities in Russia:- Volgograd State Medical University The Volgograd State Medical University is a foremost competitor among the Russian Federation’s higher medical establishments. The university was established in 1935.The university is located in the heart of the city. The Volgograd State Medical University received Academy status in...

Students from small town in India aspire to acquire a job with handsome salary and a green card via a MBA degree. Though there is a steady demand for admission in B-schools in the big metros such as, Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi, students from tier II cities and mini-metros aspiring to pursue management studies are contributing to burgeoning growth of B-Schools in tier II cities. Last year, around 30,200 (41% increase since 2007) students across India took the GMAT (Graduate management Admission Test) exam. GMAT is conducted in 17 cities via 20 test centers. During the last two years four...

The XLRI (Xavier Labor Relations Institute) School of Business Management and Human Resources has collaborated with the Weatherhead School of Management of Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, USA) to offer a new program on MPOD (Positive Organization Development and Change) in India. This program has been designed particularly for mid-level executives, who are passionate to lead the changing initiatives.   The program intends to enhance change management and leadership skills in mid-level personnel and build sustainable institutions and vibrant communities. The...

On Monday, April 29, IIM-K (Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode) and Plymouth University of UK signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding), at IIM-K. The partnership took place to carry out collaborative research projects and to facilitate faculty and student exchange. Sources from IIM-K revealed that by establishing tie-ups with the leading business schools around the world, IIM-K wants to speed up its international activities. Presently, IIM-K is partnering with 29 international business schools. IIM-K has witnessed an increment of 100% in the number of students...