The IIIT-D (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology-Delhi) , a Delhi government created institute, has collaborated with QUT (Queensland University of Technology) of Australia to offer PhD program in Control Theory, Robotics and Cryptography. This is an initiative taken by both the institutes to promote cooperative educational exchanges.   The program will allow the two institutes to jointly develop a system of academic exchanges. A doctoral student will get the opportunity of performing coordinated research studies at both the institutions. For the first year, a PhD...

On Monday, April 15, a free seminar will be conducted by the Russian government universities in Hotel Le Meridien, Pune and spot registration will also be offered for post graduation, MBBS, engineering and business administration courses. Students interested in pursuing Master of Science, MBBS, master in dentistry, bachelor in dental surgery (BDS) and MDS, engineering undergraduate and master’s courses, and MBA in international business in Russian state and government universities will benefit from the counseling session that will be conducted in the free seminar. The free...

As society demands more from the world’s business schools, dramatic changes in higher education are creating new challenges and opportunities. To provide leadership for this new era in management education, AACSB International (AACSB) announced the release of a new set of accreditation standards for the world’s leading business schools. Approved April 8th by its membership at the AACSB International Conference and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill., USA, the standards will help business schools redefine the future of management education and meet the needs of business and society...

Germany and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India granted about Rs. 20 crore and Rs. 5.33 crore respectively to IIT-Madras for Indo-German collaborative research projects on climate change and sustainability. The title of the project is 'Building an International Research Network on Sustainability to Enhance Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change'. DAAD of Germany supports the project under “New Passage to India” program. In Berlin, on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in presence of India MHRD and science, technology and earth sciences ministers and the German...

If studying in a Canadian college/university is your dream, then you have to be in Chandigarh this Sunday, April 14. About 21 college/universities supported by government of Canada will be visiting Hotel Taj, Sector-17, Chandigarh this Sunday for attending a workshop called –“ Study in Canada Mega Education Fair & Admissions Workshop ”. Candidates will get an opportunity to connect with the university/college representatives in this workshop.   As per the Canadian institutes, there is an increment in the number of students going to Canada from India. In just 4 to...

A research team from Australia’s Flinders University’s School of Environment is helping Assam to measure the welfare of its people. The well-being/welfare index for Assam will be assessed by Flinders University and IIT-Guwahati jointly. To prepare the Assam Human Development Report 2014, the index will be combined with the Human Development Index (HDI) of United Nations Development Program, for the first time. About 800 interviewers will reach out to more than 40,000 households of 27 districts of the state to carry out this massive exercise. Training has been given to 200...

All students pursue MBA (Masters of Business Administration) program to deal with future challenges they will face while working in the industry. MBA program equips them with enough skills to sustain themselves in the job market.   However, some programs offered often leaves one perplexed about the actual offerings of the course. For instance, currently “mini MBA” courses are being offered for children aged from 7-11 in Chengdu, China to improve their Financial Quotient (FQ). FQ is defined as the ability of every child to understand and manage money. This course will...

The world renowned Yale University has selected two Indians – Abhik Sen and Prodyut Bora in the group of 16 chosen for this year’s World Fellow Program. While Sen is the Managing Editor of the Economist Group, Bora is the State General Secretary of BJP in Assam. Yale University launched its Fellow program in 2002 and from then onwards, 13 Indians have been selected for the program till date, which is the highest number for any country. Previously, Bora worked as the national convener of BJP's Information Technology Cell and as a member of BJP's National Media Cell while...

The Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), a research university run by the government, signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Manipal University of Karnataka to carry out joint research projects.  As per the MoU, both the universities will co-operate for pursuing research and development activities. Today, Friday, April 5, Manipal University will also sign another MoU with the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, which is the sister university of BIT.  Both the universities carry out research and development projects on defense. BIT, run by the...

As per the data released by Educational testing Service (ETS), the percentage of people taking TOEFL exam in India has witnessed a surge of 7% in 2012 in comparison to 2011. In 2012, 67% of male candidates and 33% of female candidates took TOEFL test in India. 22.9 years was the total mean age for TOEFL test takers in India last year.   Other countries are also exhibiting the same trend. As per the ETS officials, the growth in the number of people taking test in the past 7 years consecutively has been impressive. Last year, TOEFL was taken by students from about 180...