Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh was established in 1964 as Napier Technical College, taking its name from John Napier, the inventor of logarithms, who was born at Merchiston Castle the site of the University's Merchiston campus. In 1966, it was renamed Napier College of Science and Technology. Since 1971, it has offered degree level programs. Three years later, it merged with Sighthill based Edinburgh College of Commerce to form Napier College of Commerce and Technology, which became a Central Institution in 1985. Know more about Edinburgh Napier University Summary: ...

Edinburgh Napier University’s student has landed a spot on a top media training course which aims to launch the careers of promising young talent. The summer program will held  from 17th June to 19th July 2013. Kay Petrie aged 24 has been selected to join Gen Up Scotland, a 5 week program offering full-time training in the worlds of TV, design, advertising, marketing and games and animation to ambitious graduates. Know more about Edinburgh Napier University As part of Gen Up, Kay, who is currently studying Graphic Design, will get the chance to spend a week...

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...

Middlesex University is a global university, seeking to fulfill the aspirations and ambitions of 35,500 students. With a diverse course portfolio, Middlesex acts as a cultural ambassador to around 5,500 international students from over 140 countries. The University is conducting a conference on making accounting education research relevant. The conference will be held from Monday, May 13, 2013 to Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 12:00. Know more about Middlesex University The conference, which will be conducted at Middlesex University, is designed to provide: The setting...

Summary: An exhibition of work by graduating students from design, photography, film, creative advertising, television, journalism, publishing and acting is being conducted from 24th May to 2nd June. Full Details: This is an opportunity to view the work and achievements of highly creative graduates from a range of creative industries disciplines. In case students are thinking of taking an undergraduate or post-graduate course in design, photography, film, creative advertising, television, journalism, publishing, acting it is strongly recommend to take out  time to visit...

Middlesex University has joined forces with the aviation industry to offer a unique higher apprenticeship which will allow future pilots to gain their professional pilots licence alongside a full university degree. The apprenticeship is a first for the aviation industry and will give professional status to trainee airline pilots through an innovative skills framework that can open up access to Government student grant and loan support for the first time, removing barriers to people who have the talent to succeed but find the significant financial cost of training a major barrier. ...

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...

Charles Darwin University’s $30 million Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Education (ACIKE) was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Darwin. The Commonwealth awarded CDU $30.65 million under the Education Investment Fund. It is supported by the Australian Government, the collaborative venture between CDU and the Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education, focuses on Indigenous higher education needs and is the largest building of its type in an Australian university. CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Barney Glover said ACIKE was a much...

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...