To help teachers create a school environment and culture that supports students' mental health and enhances academic performance, the Thrive Alliance Group, a nationally recognised authority on promoting K–12 mental wellness, has launched a new series of professional development courses on mental wellness.
August 28, 2022
At the conclusion of the third round of the Centralised Admission Process, more than 2 lakh of the 3.7 lakh seats in the First Year Junior College (FYJC = Class XI) remain unfilled (CAP). Sources have said that more than 1.4 lakh seats will become available for the special round of admission, which will be the last CAP round. The rest of the seats are for quota admissions, including those under in-house, minority or management quotas.
August 28, 2022
The appetite for global study "remains strong," according to a report written by Sinorbis in collaboration with industry partners BOSSA - Chinese students, Uncoded. BOSSA, which worked with Sinorbis on the report, is also optimistic about a possible rebound.
August 27, 2022
The Bezos Family Foundation awarded the Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks) a $2.9 million grant to develop an innovative social studies and civics curriculum based on the Project-Based Learning (PBL) model. The new PBL units are being created for teachers in grades 4–12 and will be freely available as Open Educational Resources (OER). The curriculum units are being developed in collaboration with teachers in Colorado and California, as well as experts in culturally responsive teaching and a curriculum design team at the Buck Institute for Education (BIE).
August 27, 2022
English instruction, international curricula and qualifications preparing students for global higher education opportunities, and smaller class sizes, according to an international school’s market data and intelligence specialist, continue to attract parents to English-medium schools.
August 26, 2022
The Chinese government's August 18 high-level ministerial meeting, convened as part of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, failed to deliver a date for the return to China of thousands of African students who were studying in the country prior to the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020.
August 25, 2022
Following consultations earlier this year, New Zealand has released its final International Education Strategy for 2022-30. The new plan, which was released on August 16, made a few changes to the draught strategy that was released earlier this year. The strategy consultations concluded on June 24.
August 24, 2022
A new global scholarship programme with a strong focus on climate change has been launched by British Council Scotland in partnership with the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities. According to the Director of the British Council Scotland Leigh Gibson the scholarships will "generate powerful collaborations between art, humanities, and education to address the significant global issue of climate change."
August 24, 2022
Under new draught guidelines approved by the higher education regulator on Monday, universities and colleges may soon be able to hire industry experts under a new category of faculty positions called professors of practice.
August 23, 2022
According to a report, GCSEs and A-levels should be abolished in favour of a system that better prepares students for the workforce. According to the study done by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), the educational system in England needs to be drastically changed in order for students to succeed in a workplace that is increasingly influenced by automation and artificial intelligence.
August 23, 2022
For the first time, IITs will be established on foreign soil, which is seen as good news for the expansion of Indian educational institutions abroad. According to sources, the GOI intends to invest in the establishment of IITs abroad through the "Indian International Institute of Technology" scheme.
August 22, 2022
For the past two years, Covid lockdowns have left a large number of Indian students studying in China stranded at home. But now that things have settled down, the Chinese government has made the decision to issue visas to Indian students who are stranded back home.
August 22, 2022
Education New Zealand has always supported the education community in its efforts to facilitate innovation since the launch of the 2020 Future Focus Programme. They have, however, frequently felt that not enough has been done.
August 22, 2022
The National Medical Council (NMC) of India has announced that it does not recognise the "mobility programme" being offered by the Ukrainian government for foreign medical students, this comes as a setback for Indian medical students who returned from Ukraine after the war there broke out.
August 20, 2022
In what is termed as the most competitive year in a decade, many students have been left scrambling for admissions to top UK universities, this according to the latest data from the A-level results. According to news reports, 6,640 UK school-leavers found admissions through clearing, a 33% increase from 2021. In addition, around 23,640 students accepted their insurance choices after failing to achieve their preferred admittance.
August 20, 2022