A “safe learning environment” for girls was what’s absent (seemingly) in Afghanistan. Since coming into power, the Taliban had only allowed girls of primary age to attend school, thus leaving girls in secondary classes out of schools.
October 27, 2021
Recent visit by a team of IIT Directors to Kargil presents a possibility of establishing an engineering college in Kargil, Ladakh. The visit was made to assess the students’ interest, and to check the feasibility for establishment of an engineering college in Kargil.
October 19, 2021
Relationships soured between the University of Cambridge and the United Arab Emirates after claims about the UAE’s use of the controversial Pegasus hacking software surfaced.
October 15, 2021
Mask-wearing was no longer mandatory in May this year. However, that will see some changes as now children are back to school.
October 10, 2021
India’s new focus is to become a study abroad destination. The academic year 2019-2020 recorded a rise in the number of enrollments (a total of 49,348) of overseas students with courses like B. Tech, BBA, Medicine, and B. Sc. attracting the maximum enrollments.
October 05, 2021
The Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education, on September 21, 2021, announced the appointment of Mohammad Ashraf Ghairat as the new chancellor of Kabul University.
September 24, 2021
Jharkhand just became the first and the only state in India to introduce a state-funded initiative for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) students for pursuing higher education in the United Kingdom.
September 23, 2021
Quacquarelli Symonds, the firm which publishes the Annual QS University Rankings, has come up with a list of universities from around the world based on the employability factor.
September 23, 2021
Finland's the new favourite among international students opting for higher studies. “All over the world, the coronavirus situation still affects the possibilities of our customers to travel or visit Finnish missions.
September 23, 2021
Ireland’s higher education institutions have launched a ‘Back To Campus’ initiative under which COVID-19 guidelines are given to the incoming international students for the academic year 2021/2022.
September 20, 2021
Since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic, millions of students worldwide have lost access to schools. Complete school closure has affected 7.5 percent of the total student population.
September 17, 2021
Germany has moved ranks in terms of being one of the best international study destinations. The country now has two entries, Munich and Berlin, in the top 10 of this year’s QS Best Student Cities. Munich has surpassed Berlin and has become one of the top choices of destinations for students.
July 28, 2021
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, at the G7 summit, has pledged £430m towards improving education in some of the world's most underprivileged countries. The highlight being girl’s education.
June 11, 2021