Notices issued by Lanzhou Jiaotong University and the School of Foreign Studies at Jiangsu Normal University were among the strictest, according to local online media ThePaper.cn, citing statements made last week. 01:26 The University of Hong Kong beats Singapore’s National University in influential Asia ranking The University of Hong Kong beats Singapore’s National University in … Read more
Patna, Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar on Tuesday charged “officials of the education department” with impeding the regularisation of academic sessions in universities across the state. HT Image He made the remarks here while chairing a meeting of Vice Chancellors of state universities, who complained of non-cooperation by the state education department. Unlock exclusive access to … Read more
The University Grants Commission has published a list of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) approved to provide online and open and distance learning (ODL) programmes.The University Grants Commission (UGC) previously requested online applications from eligible Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) under Regulation 3(A) and Regulation 3(B)(b) of UGC (open and distance learning programmes and online programmes) regulations, … Read more
Nelsy Nino says she’s always found it amazing how birds communicate through sound. So much so that the Colombian biologist moved to Canada to study birds in the country’s southernmost region. “You can close your eyes, but you can’t close your ears,” said the University of Windsor international PhD student in the faculty of science. … Read more
With 1 US dollar equivalent to roughly INR 83, studying abroad can be a huge financial challenge, especially if one plans to enrol in one of the world’s best universities/colleges where the annual tuition fee could be as high as ₹52 lakhs. If you add the annual cost of attendance (including tuition fee, accommodation, food, … Read more
Coming into the game between the University of Iowa and the University of Michigan, on Thursday night, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark needed eight points to break the women’s N.C.A.A. scoring record. It took her all of two minutes and twelve seconds to do that. She got the ball off the opening tip and drove to the … Read more
Daniel Dolomont, Muneeb Azher, Victoria Vaters and C-CORE vice-president of remote sensing Desmond Power are just a few members of the big team behind the Killick-1 cube satellite. (Submitted by Memorial University) A team of students at Memorial University is counting down to blast-off. The group of engineers designed and built their own satellite, with a plan … Read more
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he’ll be scrutinizing the number of international students and other non-permanent residents coming into Canada, as political tension builds around the interplay between housing affordability and immigration. In an interview airing Sunday on Rosemary Barton Live, Miller said the relationship between housing and immigration is complex, and it was discussed around … Read more
Two months after President Bola Tinubu approved the release of withheld four months’ salaries for Nigerian lecturers, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said its members are yet to receive the salaries. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, a professor of soil science, also said most of its demands that the Nigerian government claimed to have … Read more
The Nigerian government has listed key demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that it has met. The demands by the union had resulted in years of incessant strikes, leading to the shutdown of Nigerian public universities for months at various times. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, a professor, on Thursday listed … Read more
