While the global economic slowdown is making everyone cut costs, the Technical Festivals (often called Tech Fests) across India’s premier institutes are still getting their share of money. This time though there has been a shift from IT companies to sector specific companies. Continue reading Tech Fests Still Popular With Indian Industry Despite Cost Cutting
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Harvard Tops Global University Ranking List And India Has Long Way To Go Before
London: Harvard University has topped the list of top 100 universities of the world. There are 36 universities from the US, 18 universities from the UK and 16 from the Asian Countries. Also, none of the Indian Universities is in the top 100, and that’s not a surprise to us. Continue reading Harvard Tops Global University Ranking List And India Has Long Way To Go Before
129 foreign Students, mostly Indians Displaced from Australian College
Australia: Due to the prevailing Australian government’s rapid audit programme to identify and close “high risk” colleges at least 129 students have been displaced. Most of the students are from India. Closure of St George Institute of Professionals, which is fourth in last three months, has lead to such displacements.
The displaced students are expected to be offered a placement in suitable alternative course at no extra fees. The audit is checking everything, from college’s marketing and pre-enrollment materials to qualification of its teaching staff and its training and assessment materials.
Our view: Last few years have seen an upsurge in the number of Indian Students going to Australia for professional studies, closures of such kinds have put a question mark on the authenticity of such colleges.
Indian students — please be careful before applying and joining any such colleges in Australia.
Related Links: http://globalhighered.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/indian-students-in-australia-how-did-it-come-to-this/
http://www.thehindu.com/edu/2008/03/10/stories/2008031050181400.htm