ASERF News Bulletin on Education

E-bulletin No - 18

 Date:      8thJuly     24th July, 2007

Welcome to ASERF News Bulletin on Education, a free By-Monthly E-Bulletin to keep you abreast of the relevant and latest Educational - news, views and policy research - from India and abroad. 

Aspects 

Management students need to have a global focus Globalization has great impact on Indian management education. Globalization offers tremendous opportunities for management students because Indian managers are in great demand worldwide. The reason behind this is the outstanding performance of Indian managers in global companies. Most of these managers belong to top Indian B-schools………………………………….

News

·   Govt. to amend umbrella act for universities

·   Govt. likely to create national body for higher education

·   Meet soon to put in place 'super UGC'

·   New guidelines for nursery admissions in New Delhi

·   OBC quota: Supreme Court to decide on July 31

·   Booming biz of coaching

·   CFA Institute faces trademark battle in India

·   Few takers for Dalit Christian quota at St Stephen’s

·   UGC Chairman stresses need for expansion of higher education in rural area

·   Call for foreign student subsidy

·   Govt divided over sex education

·   Haryana to reimburse fees of SC Engg. students

·   Ashok Leyland comes out with `affirmative action'

·   Microsoft to establish University in Bangalore

·   Open School launches online admissions

·   Punjab becoming education hub

·   Technical colleges flouting norms

·   US institutes to tie up with IIT-K

·   WB offers largest ever loan to India

Analysis/Opinion/Innovative Practice

·   Is America's love affair with college on the rocks?

·   'Time has come to have a hard assessment of primary education in India – Arjun Singh

·   Autonomy in institutes is not just about power’

·   Caste away

·   CEOs and MPs gain at education’s loss

·   Crisis of thinking in higher education’

·   Education the only solution

·   Education: Rampant corruption poses serious repercussions

·   Expansion of higher education in rural areas must 

·   Raising fund for affirmative action on anvil

·   Govt. to withdraw Private Univ. Bill from Parliament: AIFUCTO

·   New ideas to invigorate science education

·   India Inc says no to quota

·   Managements agree to reservation norms

·   India Inc assures preference for SC/ST

·   Inequality - Misconceived ideas

·   Pay more for quality education: UGC

·   Law for quota in private sector jobs must: NCSC Chief

·   Industry faces acute skill shortage

·   IT skills crisis requires a joint effort

·   Don’t hobble private universities

·   Sex education: Hear what students have to say

·   Panel wants teachers to write competency test

Resources

·   Designing hopes for school dropouts

·   Higher education and its lows

·   India, globalization and the economics of scarcity

·   Net-driven education will yield billions

·   No childhood for millions in India

·   Outsourcing in India to be study's focus

·   Race and higher education in South Africa

·   Sex Education

·   ITI, Toyota tie up to train students

·   Word of Importance

Announcement

Apeejay Stya Education Research Foundation (ASERF), has instituted ‘Dr Stya Paul Young Educationist Award’ for honouring Young Educationists who have demonstrated their potential by making an impact on Indian education.

A Citizen of India below the age of 45 years, who has published books, research papers in Indian or international journals on any aspect of Indian education such as Early Childhood education, elementary education, teacher education, higher education, technical and professional education, is eligible for consideration for the award. The published work should be such as is indicative of the author’s original contribution to the advancement of educational thought or improvement in educational practices in the Indian context. The Award comprise a cash amount of Rs. 50,000/-, a robe of honour and citation.

ASERF invites application from the eligible scholars for the Award of the year 2006. The prescribed format along with the terms and conditions can be downloaded from the ASERF Website http://aserf.org.in or obtained from ASERF’s office.

Partnership

Dear Partners,

The Apeejay Stya Education Research Foundation (ASERF) invites news, articles, resource material, opinions and analyses on relevant educational issues in the Indian context that can be highlighted in our weekly e-bulletins and on the ASERF portal.

We request if you could spare a few moments of your valuable time to have a look at our website and guide us on our regular initiatives.

Aditya Berlia                                                                                                                                                      Dr. Mithilesh Kr Singh

Director, ASERF                                                                                                                                                Editor, ASERF E-bulletin

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