Two Chennai colleges to become varsities
Queen Mary’s College and Presidency College will become universities.
Two grand old institutions of higher education in the State will soon be accorded a honour that has been more than a century in the making. Queen Mary’s College and Presidency College will become universities.
They will be the first among many colleges in Tamil Nadu that will [...]
“Australia becoming more popular among Indian studentsâ€
Australian education interview programme organised in city
Scholarships offered in Australian universities draw Indian students
Business and biotech programmes new favourites
One of the largest Australian education interview programmes was conducted in Chennai on Wednesday.
Over 70 academics and representatives from 32 universities in Australia participated in the event.
IDP Education Australia organised the programme. At a press briefing, Lyndon [...]
Montessori diploma course in Chennai
Navadisha Montessori Institute under the auspices of the Association of Montessori Internationale (AMI), in collaboration with SchoolScape Centre for Educators and Abacus Montessori School, is planning for the first time in India an AMI Montessori Elementary Diploma Course (6 – 12 age level).
A journey began, one hundred years ago - in the slums of Rome, [...]
A website for students looking for courses abroad
Hotcourses, the United Kingdom’s largest publisher of guides to education, on Tuesday launched www.uniguru.com, a website for Indian students looking for courses in higher education institutes abroad.
Uniguru is the first website to use web 2.0 technologies to offer peer-to-peer advice on over 100,000 courses at 808 institutions in the U.K, the U.S., Singapore and Australia. [...]
Seminar on student visas
The British Council will organise a seminar on ‘student visas’ for those who have been admitted into institutions in the U.K. and are about to apply for their visas. It will be held on Thursday between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Entry Clearance Officer, UK visas, Jim Robson, will address students. For details, call 4205 [...]
‘Communication skills vital for engineering students’
Vice-chancellor of Anna University, Coimbatore, R. Radhakrishnan has said that effective communication skills were vital for engineering students to compete in the globally competitive environment.
A necessity
Speaking at the first year students’ orientation and registration programme at the Angel College of Engineering and Technology here recently, he said that good communications skills have become a must [...]
Vocational category: engineering seats increased
The Tamil Nadu Government told the Madras High Court that the number of engineering seats meant for Plus Two vocational category students had been increased from 700 to 2,400.
A submission to this effect was made by Additional Government Pleader (Education) V. Viswanathan, when a writ petition filed by a student seeking enhancement in the sanctioned [...]
Interviews for students on Sept 19
Australian universities would conduct interviews for admission of Indian students in their institutions on September 19.
Over 100 academics and representatives from over 30 educational institutions would interview the students, IDP Education, the organisers and recruiting agents for these universities, said in a press release.
The Australian government, the Australian Trade Commission and Australian Alumni Association, India, [...]
Schools wake up to sexual abuse in Chennai
Quite a few cases of sexual abuse of children have been reported in schools in Chennai over the last few months. But perhaps for the first time, school authorities are seeking the help of NGOs to create awareness among their students.
The anger among parents may have subsided but the initial outcry has forced schools to [...]
Education given top priority, says Chidambaram
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said that the Congress led UPA government at the Centre had accorded highest priority for higher education. Speaking at a function organised by the Meenakshi College for Women in the city, Mr Chidambaram said that until March 2004, Rs 4,550 crore had been given to 3.27 lakh students [...]
