UGC Issues Cautionary Guidelines For Students Seeking Admission In Distance Learning Programmes

Ensuring recognition status of Higher Education Institution (HEI) and course, equivalence of qualification with conventional mode, and non-inclusion in list of prohibited courses are among the UGC guidelines for students seeking admission in open and distance learning programmes. “Students should ensure the status of higher educational institutions (HEIs) which includes recognition status and entitlement status. […]

South-East Asian students are supported by University of Auckland scholarships

The University of Auckland, the top university in New Zealand, has just released a comprehensive list of brand-new scholarships for students from South-East Asia, offering students financial aid of up to NZD10,000. The University of Auckland ASEAN High Achievers Scholarship was established to attract South-East Asian students back to campus now that the borders are […]

According to a new survey, Canadian students pay 25% more for rent than the overall population

The Fostering Learning and Awareness on Student Housing (FLASH) survey, the largest statistical investigation ever made into the living circumstances of Canada’s student population, provides a dismal picture of the housing circumstances of the 1.5 million renters in that nation. The FLASH polled 18,000 students nationwide and was carried out by the Unité de travail […]

Teach ‘Panchatantra’ Stories To Children: Amit Shah Tells Teachers

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday exhorted teachers to teach stories from the “Panchatantra”, the book of ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables, to school students. “Doing so will help the children become more decisive and distinguish between right and wrong,” he said after inaugurating AM Naik School in Powai. Mr Shah said […]

Jordan’s Amman Academy has joined the global network of schools run by Nord Anglia Education.

Amman Academy in Jordan has joined Nord Anglia Education’s family of schools, which includes other prestigious international schools and is the largest supplier of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in the world. Amman Academy, established in 1991, is Nord Anglia’s first institution in Jordan and sixth institution overall in the Middle East. Currently, Nord Anglia […]