Study Abroad

Edinburgh Napier University has led project aiming to support women working in the science, engineering and technology (SET) industries. It has been awarded a major grant from the Big Lottery Fund Scotland. The Scottish Resource Centre for Women in SET, based at the University, has won £442,890 for for Step Up!, a project aiming to help female graduates in to jobs and support women looking to return to work after a career break. The program will be run in partnership with SEMTA; the Skills Sector Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies. Step Up! is one...

Middlesex University is conducting CEEDR Seminar - Determinants of innovation in Knowledge Intensive Business Services SMES; some implications for de-industrialised regions in UK. The paper explores determinants of innovation capability in small Knowledge Intensive Business Services (KIBS) in two UK regions, the North East and West Midlands. Know more about Middlesex University Innovation is supported by higher levels of investment in research and development, as well as more frequent interaction with local business networks, including informal contacts, and national...

University of Wroclaw will conduct intensive summer course in Polish language from July 08, 2013 to August 02, 2013. The summer course in the Polish language and culture lasts four weeks and gives an outstanding opportunity to learn Polish on a chosen level. The course program covers 176 hours of various activities including: language instructions (“one hour” means 45 minutes), additional language activities and lectures devoted to the Polish culture. Also the following language integration-oriented activities are envisaged in the program: Polish evening film shows with short...

Former Australian Human Rights Medalist and NSW Young Australian of the Year, Jack Manning Bancroft, visited the University of Wollongong yesterday (May 23) to celebrate the success of the AIME mentoring program which has proven to dramatically improve the chances of Indigenous children finishing school. The founder and CEO of AIME said the visit was “an opportunity to profile the amazing work that the University of Wollongong is doing on the ground to see the day when Indigenous children finish school at the same rate as all Australian children. “It’s so good to see...

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...

Charles Darwin University is conducting workshop tn raise awareness of ‘earth law’ on 18th May 2013 at the Arid Lands Environment Centre on the corner of Warburton St and Lindsay Ave. The lecturer will help explain the growing significance of “earth law” at a free public workshop in Alice Springs. Law Lecturer Ros Vickers said “earth law” (or earth jurisprudence) was a new legal theory that stressed human interconnectedness and dependence with the natural world.“It’s a branch of law and theory that seeks a shift from human-centeredness...

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...