India, US announce eight educational partnerships | Study India News:
"Washington, June 12 : In a milestone in the educational partnership between India and the United States, eight institutional partnership projects, four each led by either country, were announced for the first Obama-Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative awards.
The goal of the initiative is to further strengthen, through faculty exchanges, joint research, and other collaboration, partnerships between American and Indian institutions of higher education in priority fields, including food security, climate change, sustainable energy, and public health, the US State Department announced Tuesday.
Each project will receive an award of approximately $250,000 that can be utilised over the three-year grant period to encourage mutual understanding, educational reform, and economic growth, as well as the development of junior faculty.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
3 Indian teens among 15 finalists in Google Science Fair | Firstpost
3 Indian teens among 15 finalists in Google Science Fair | Firstpost:
"Bangalore: Two students from the city and one from Lucknow are among the 15 finalists in this year’s Google Science Fair, the global science competition that challenges the young minds to conduct experiments that they think can change the world.
An Indian-origin American, 17-year old Yamini Naidu is also among the top contenders. 16-year old Rohit Fenn and Raghavendra Ramachandran (17) qualified for the final round from Bangalore, while Sumit Singh (14) has made it from Lucknow, Google India Head (Products) Lalitesh Katragadda told reporters here.
The three Indian students will fly along with 12 other finalists to Google’s headquarters in California in July to present their projects to the panel of judges and compete for prizes that include $100,000 in scholarship funds, a trip to the Galapagos Islands and more, Katragadda said."
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"Bangalore: Two students from the city and one from Lucknow are among the 15 finalists in this year’s Google Science Fair, the global science competition that challenges the young minds to conduct experiments that they think can change the world.
An Indian-origin American, 17-year old Yamini Naidu is also among the top contenders. 16-year old Rohit Fenn and Raghavendra Ramachandran (17) qualified for the final round from Bangalore, while Sumit Singh (14) has made it from Lucknow, Google India Head (Products) Lalitesh Katragadda told reporters here.
The three Indian students will fly along with 12 other finalists to Google’s headquarters in California in July to present their projects to the panel of judges and compete for prizes that include $100,000 in scholarship funds, a trip to the Galapagos Islands and more, Katragadda said."
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Beware of bogus education: Hillary Clinton - World News - IBNLive
Beware of bogus education: Hillary Clinton - World News - IBNLive:
"Washington: As India and the United States pledge to deepen their co-operation in the field of education through a slew of innovative measures, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has cautioned against "bogus" education. "I think we have to be very thoughtful about how to make the most of these efforts, because, to be very frank, some of what passes for distance learning and computerised instructions is really bogus," Hillary said in her address to the opening session of India-US Higher Education Dialogue." 'via Blog this'
"Washington: As India and the United States pledge to deepen their co-operation in the field of education through a slew of innovative measures, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has cautioned against "bogus" education. "I think we have to be very thoughtful about how to make the most of these efforts, because, to be very frank, some of what passes for distance learning and computerised instructions is really bogus," Hillary said in her address to the opening session of India-US Higher Education Dialogue." 'via Blog this'
Common engineering entrance in favour of students: Kapil Sibal - The Economic Times
Common engineering entrance in favour of students: Kapil Sibal - The Economic Times:
"WASHINGTON: With several Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) coming out in opposition on the proposed common entrance test, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday reiterated that the common test was in favour of students.
Sibal, who is on here to attend the India-US Education Dialogue, told reporters that it was clear that autonomy of IITs needed to be maintained but questioned how their autonomy was being affected by the decision. " 'via Blog this'
"WASHINGTON: With several Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) coming out in opposition on the proposed common entrance test, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday reiterated that the common test was in favour of students.
Sibal, who is on here to attend the India-US Education Dialogue, told reporters that it was clear that autonomy of IITs needed to be maintained but questioned how their autonomy was being affected by the decision. " 'via Blog this'
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