Source: The Wire
It will probably take more than 10 years for these institutes to even register on the Indian research landscape. For them to become global players will require much more than that though.
V. 17 I. 3 – Mar 2017
60% More Students at IIT-Madras
Source: The Economic Times
The institute is also improving on the number of international faculty on the campus.
University is the Place for Liberal Values & Right to Dissent
Source: Study International
India’s Vice-President Hamid Ansari said on Saturday universities must uphold liberal values and respect dissent, a month after violent protests erupted at a university in the capital Delhi over a speech by a student accused of sedition. Addressing students at a university in the northern state of Punjab, Ansari said commitments to the right to dissent should be revisited at a time when the “value and scope of academic freedom” was being called into question.
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IISc Open Day: Bringing Science to the Masses
Source: Live Mint
Initiatives like the IISc Open Day strive to make science for accessible, but the debate on the public dissemination of science rages on.
Don’t Mislead People On Accreditation Status
Source: Times of India
The National Assessment & Accreditation Council has warned institutions about providing false information to the public as well as students.
For the complete text, visit the Times of India.
Rankings Need A Deeper Look
Canada’s Moment
Source: Inside Higher Ed
A Trump effect? Many Canadian universities are reporting large gains in international applications at the same time some American universities are seeing declines.
Leigh-Ellen Keating, who directs international services for Brock University, in Ontario, just attended a student recruiting fair in Mexico. “The table was flooded with people, which is not historically what I have seen with the Mexican market,” she said. “They just want to go to Canada, and historically I think a lot of them would go to the States.”
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Fake Indian Unis & Technical Institutes Named
Source: Hindustan Times
The menace of fake institutions is widespread and is getting increasingly lucrative, as more students look for higher education to improve their job prospects.
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IIT Madras to Hire Foreign Faculty
UGC Recast to Free Up Higher Education Put on Fast Track
Source: The Economic Times
The rigid and heavily criticised regulatory regime of the UGC is set to undergo a major overhaul!
India More Than Doubles Representation In Rankings
Source: The Economic Times
Indian universities have greatly increased their presence in the Times Higher Education list of top Asian post-secondary institutions.
Cabinet Nod To Bill Granting Degree Awarding Power To 15 IIITs
Source: The Economic Times
The cost of each IIIT is Rs 128 crore and is contributed by the Centre, state government and the industry in the ratio of 50:35:15.
UAlberta Looks to Diversify International Student Base
Source: Edmonton Journal via Academica
The University of Alberta says that it will look to engage new regions for international student recruitment in an effort to make its international student body more diverse by 2020. The Edmonton Journal reports that achieving this goal will require the university to redirect some of the attention that is currently focused on China. The Journal adds that since student tuition is the second largest contributor to the overall university budget, such a lack of diversity poses a financial risk to the institution.
Best Countries for Education
Source: US News & World Report
Canada is ranked as the top country for education according to Best Countries Rankings.
IC-IMPACTS Summer Institute
June 3 – 8, 2017
The third annual IC-IMPACTS Summer Institute will be a week long program. This year, the program will be held in Vancouver and Cranbrook in the southeastern region of British Columbia.
Indian University Ranked in Global Top 10
Source: Times of India
IISc recently became the first Indian university to be ranked in the top 10 in the world.
Digital Degree Project to Control Fake Degree Racket
The Ministry of Human Resource & Development has initiated a digital degree project to control the fake degree racket.
Universities Fear Political Threat to Free Speech
Source: University World News
Many Indian universities, particularly in the capital New Delhi, are becoming increasingly concerned by politically driven attempts to curb freedom of speech.
India Keen to Put Unis on Global Map
Source: The PIE
The Indian finance minister, Arun Jaitley, believes that for India to be considered an international education destination, at least 20 of its universities need to feature among the top 100 in a global league table.
Canada: Optimistic Outlook for Foreign Enrolment in 2017
Source: ICEF Monitor
Industry analysts and trade officials are projecting a strengthened competitive position for Canada in international education markets.