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digitalLEARNING Magazine


digitalLEARNING Weekly Newsletter: March 20, 2014   Volume 11, Issue 12
 

  
 
 Enrollment ratio in higher education might see a rise by 2020 
The enrollment ratio in higher education is likely to grow to 30 per cent by 2020 because of an increase in the investment in the sector and economic growth, said Higher education secretary Ashok Thakur...
 IIM Calcutta gets AMBA accreditation
The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) has bagged a global accreditation status by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) for its PGPEX (MBA) and PGP (MBM) programs for five years.
 21% dip in study visas to Indians in UK in 2013 
United Kingdom saw a 21 per cent dip in study visas issued to Indians in 2013. UK issued only 13,608 study visas to Indian nationals in 2013, which is 21 per cent lower than the earlier year.
 Indian degrees to get recognised globally soon
Indian degrees will get recognised globally soon as India is set to get full-fledged membership status of the Washington Accord by June.
 Eight colleges in Pune secure NAAC grade
In the latest round of assessment and accreditation process conducted by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), 283 colleges in the country including 50 from Maharashtra secured the NAAC grade. Of these, eight colleges are located in the University of Pune.
 One entrance test for MBA and MCA in Karnataka
The Karnataka government and college managements have agreed to conduct only one entrance test for CMAT and KMAT, the two entrance tests for MBA and MCA.
 
 Aerospace MBA launched by IIM Bangalore and Toulouse Business School
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM B) and Toulouse Business School are launching a new executive general management program in aerospace and aviation management.
 Reputation of Indian institutes takes a beating
In the latest World Reputation Rankings 2014 by Times Higher Education (THE) magazine for the top 100 prestigious universities, India is the only BRIC nation absent from the list.
 India in the list of 30 countries where education attacked most often 
India is among the top 30 countries where education – teachers, institutions, students – has been the target of violence.
 VGF and Dubai Cares to train 250,000 teachers worldwide 
The Varkey GEMS Foundation (VGF), and the UAE-based philanthropic organisation, Dubai Cares, will be training around 250,000 teachers for the next 10 years.
 Robotic education in Bangalore government schools 
A Japanese company in collaboration with a Bangalore firm is introducing robotic education to government schools in the city.
 Child mapping exercise begins
The UT education department began a child mapping survey to identify children who are yet to be enrolled in schools.
  
  
 
 The New Age Classroom
Gone are the days of rote learning and chalk and talk. Today there are a variety of ICT solutions available to make the teaching-learning process fun and dynamic.
 
10 Emerging PGDM Courses
A Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) is a passport to some of the most glamorous job profiles of the industry.A boom in the diverse job profiles has increased the demand for trained professionals who can work...
  
 
The Roadmap for Developing Technical Education
"Odisha has a number of ITIs and Polytechnic colleges to help our youth attain the right skills for having gainful employment in the industry of their choice," says Dr Chandra Shekhar Kumar. In conversation with Nayana Singh and Kartik Sharma of Elets News Network (ENN)