ASERF News Bulletin on Education

E-bulletin No - 9

Date: 19th January – 5th February, 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  

TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN INDIA-CHALLENGES: “Within a diverse and complex society like India there are numbers of technical institutions producing no. of graduated? But are the number of graduates produced is sufficient and do they have the required skill and expertise. Few of the pressing problems are, Lack of  Research culture in Institutes, lack of  competent teaching career, Obsolescence of Laboratories, Obsolescence of  Curriculum, Ever reducing half-life of  knowledge, Poor interaction with Industry, etc  … Challenges to be faced are, explosion of  knowledge, management of knowledge, using technology to leverage advantage education, Integrating ICT with education. Major challenges of higher education in India are attracting motivated faculty, curriculum innovation and examinations reforms, establishing synergetic partnerships with industries and R & D organizations, developing a research culture, creating enterprising spirit in students, creating world-class infrastructure………….……………..

News

·   23 lakh 'out-of-school' kids to be brought to classrooms

·  34 percent primary teachers in Punjab schools daily remain absent             

·  Allocate at least 1% of GDP for higher education: UGC

·  Brown announces £200m aid deal for India's pupils

·  Children in India yearn for better future

·  China emphasizes quality of higher education

·  Deadline takes students by surprise

·  Education cess may go up in the Budget

·  Education, Research to drive India Britain ties- Brown

·  Freeship mandatory in schools: Govt to HC

·  Govt may allow 50% FDI in higher education

·  Govt for regulation of educational FDI

·  Harvard in India?

·  India and China hold talks on mutual recognition of degrees

·  India launches education development index, Kerala tops

·  NKC recommendations annoys UGC

·  No term tests in middle school

·  Nursery admission creates new castes

·  1 teacher for 800 students in University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering

·  Panel overrules Arjun deputy Fatmi, says no to education quota for Muslims

·  Separate varsity for physical education demanded

·  Two-year course not MBA, says AICTE

·  Wipro kicks off industry-academia interface

Analysis/Opinion/Innovative Practice

·  Acute lack of good articulation, team work'

·  Education more enchanting

· Equality is end in itself and that should be kept in mind in time of Globalization-Dr. Mungekar

·  India needs more youth with higher education: Kalam

·  India to Open Up Tertiary Education Market

·  PM for more interaction between Indian, foreign scholars

·  Is English-Medium for Education Necessary?
·  India needs to revamp education system, says Pitroda

·  Technical education plays vital role in development'

·  Technical schools flunk test

·  Torturing tiny tots

·  UGC chief for widening access to higher education

Resources

·  Create a UGC for vocational training: study

·  Higher education spending: India at the bottom of BRIC

·  Just 7.5 lakh go to English-medium schools in Maha

·  Mother tongue is the most popular medium of teaching: Survey

·  NASSCOM Announces Key Findings of Strategic Review 2007

·  Plagiarism rules ‘new’ findings - Study on varsity research

·  UP, Bihar set to spend more on tech education

·  Young Indian Summit to focus on education, employment    

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

Director, ASERF

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