The managements of professional colleges in Andhra Pradesh today said they will shutdown their institutes from February 16 to protest the State Government's refusal to release the full amount for the tuition fees reimbursement for backward class students.
The representatives of the managements held discussions ..
Indian origin doctor Srinivasan Madhusudan has been awarded the prestigious Goulstonian lectureship for 2011 by the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Madhusudan, who gained his MBBS from the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University in 1994, is the Clinical Associate Professor in Medical Oncology at the ..
Three weeks after they lost their visa status to be in US, more than 1,000 Indian students from the Tri Valley University (TVU) are in for a "long haul" though the Indian Government has raised the issue at the highest level.
Many of the students from the California-based TVU, which has been shut ..
In recent years, terms like ethical marketing, ethical fashion and fair trade have been recurring in many political and economic dialogues. However, these terms are often loosely used and they mean different things to different people.
"In my view, only those organisations and entrepreneurs can ..
An idea often does not get converted into a product or a business proposition unless it is guided to blossom into an enterprise. With this in mind, the National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) recently focussed on the theme, 'India: Opportunities Within,' which involved students and organisations.
This ..
In keeping with the demands of a global and evolving legal world, IE University has launched a Bachelor's programme this February. The programme will give students an opportunity to choose one of four specialisations — corporate, environmental, transnational or EU law.
The programme will have both ..
One of the key global risks that we face is economic disparity, and it was high on the agenda at the World Economic Forum 2011. A reason for rising economic disparity is the failure of education systems to keep pace with the increasing demands of the workplace. What is your view?
It is widely understood ..
In order to bring about transparency and put an end to erratic capitation fees, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to regulate post graduate diploma in management (PGDM) programmes in India. As per the new guidelines, the fee and curriculum would be decided by committees and councils of ..
Tamil Nadu Dr. M. G. R. Medical University has set off the process of revamping curriculum of all postgraduate medical courses offered by it and affiliated institutions.
Mayil Vahanan Natarajan, Vice-Chancellor, said here that the university had sought suggestions from medical colleges. “The process ..
Team leader B. Gopika and her seven-member group are brainstorming hard to raise funds for their venture ‘Baby's Day Out' – a play school targeted at parents who work on late shifts. But the venture is having a tough time getting capital.
“Why should I give you funds, you are new in the ..