http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:55:32 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Indian-American_student_triggers_Harvard_probe_15310/ Washington: A complaint from an Indian-American student who was near the top of his high school class but was rejected by both Harvard and Princeton universities has triggered an investigation by the US Education Department.The unnamed Indian-American student in California complained that the two un... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:25:30 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/China_scouts_for_grassroot_talent_15309/ Beijing: China will send 30,000 experts to encourage talents at the grassroot levels in its small towns and villages as part of a special programme.According to sources with Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the programme will take five years to send the experts to serve in regions un... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:06:42 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/China_bans_palm-reading_assessment_in_schools_15301/ Beijing: Authorities in a China city have prohibited schools and kindergartens from carrying out palm-reading tests, conducted to ascertain children's intelligence and professional aptitude."We have issued a circular to criticise the three kindergartens that offered palm-reading tests for 1,200 yuan... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:04:17 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Indian_teacher_chosen_for_US_space_programme_15293/ Washington: A teacher from Maharashtra in India has been chosen for the US Space Foundation's elite 2012 Flight of Teacher Liaisons programme.Vandana Suryawanshi of Vidya Valley School in Maharashtra is a middle school educator who has been teaching biology, earth science and general science for 20 ... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:15:30 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/China_spends_79_mn_dollar_from_lottery_on_poor_15281/ Beijing: A total of 500 million yuan (around $79 million) from China's lottery earnings has been used to financially support underprivileged school students and teachers, the education ministry has said.At least 200 million yuan -- or 2,000 yuan each -- was given to 100,000 promising high school stu... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:05:23 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Anger_management_lessons_for_pupils_at_British_school_15275/ London: A British school is compelled to offer anger management lessons to its pupils as young as five after 40 of its rowdy students were excluded for bad behavior.Psychologists and other mental health professionals have been drafted to help pupils at the Hillcrest Primary School, in the run-down L... Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:19:51 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/India_grants_scholarships_to_Sri_Lankan_students_15266/ Galle (Sri Lanka): India will extend more scholarships to meritorious Sri Lankan students in high schools and universities in the island, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna announced on Thursday."The number of scholarships and self-finance slots for undergraduate, master's and post-doctoral cour... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:47:53 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Sony_launches_varsity_campus_in_Singapore_15265/ Singapore: Japanese electronics giant Sony has launched a corporate university campus in Singapore, the first outside Japan, a media report said on Thursday. The campus, in the International Business Park in Jurong, will train middle and senior executives for positions in Asia Pacific and eme... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:41:47 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/2_million_Cuban_students_get_trained_in_arts_15258/ Havana: Over two million school students in Cuba are receiving training in arts such as drama, music and painting as part of an initiative launched by the country's education authorities.Arley Abreu, a senior official responsible for introducing students to cultural projects said that such training ... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:58:58 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Britain_to_give_Bangladesh_350_mn_dollar_aid_15251/ Dhaka: Britain will provide 230 million pounds (over $350 million) to Bangladesh for improving quality of primary education and health sector over a period of next five years.The fund will aid the government's Third Primary Education Development Programme to improve the quality of education of 16.5 ... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:12:26 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Russia_should_solve_poverty_problem_by_2020_-_Putin_15250/ Moscow: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia should solve its poverty problem by 2020.The country will hold presidential elections March 4, 2012. Putin, who held the presidential post in 2000-2008, is generally considered a shoo-in for a new presidential term this year."Ten to eleven... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:06:40 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Military_kids_should_be_given_free_books_-_British_MP_15249/ London: Children of British military personnel under five years should be given a free book every month, an MP has said.John Healey from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, has started the scheme in his constituency.The plan -- to cost around 750,000 pounds a year -- aims to give an educational boost to the... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:58:00 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Beijing_plans_to_attract_180,000_overseas_students_in_2020_15240/ Beijing: Beijing plans to attract more than 180,000 exchange students in 2020, an increase of 112 percent over the current number, authorities said.A plan issued by the municipal educational bureau aims to explore a new way to administer exchange students and provide better services for students who... Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:21:50 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/13_new_forensic_instructors_in_UAE_15224/ Abu Dhabi: A total of 13 experts from Abu Dhabi police's Forensic Evidence Department (FED) have been certified by the Accreditation Committee at the Ministry of Interior as instructors and lecturers.According to the FED director, Abdul Rahman Al Hammadi, nine of the certified experts were police of... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:08:44 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Emirates_Identity_Authority_signs_MoU_with_e-varsity_15223/ Abu Dhabi: The UAE's Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University (HBMeU).The objective is to benefit from e-learning services provided by the university in the fields of professional development, leadership, management a... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:02:44 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/China_cracks_down_on_high_kindergarten_fees_15193/ Beijing: China has decided to ban the unauthorized collection of kindergarten fees in its latest bid to crack down on the excessively high costs of pre-school education."The move aims to promote scientific development of pre-school education, regulate kindergarten fee collection and protect the legi... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:59:30 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Two_Indian_publishers_win_dollar_5.9_mn_Ethiopian_contracts_15191/ Addis Ababa: Two Indian publishers have beaten off stiff international competition to win Ethiopian government contracts worth $5.9 million to print and distribute textbooks on six subjects, as also teachers' guides, a trend that has been consistent over the past three years.Repro Printers and Pitam... Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:40:47 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Just_17_incompetent_teachers_in_10_years_15157/ London: Only 17 school teachers have been sacked for incompetence in Britain over the past 10 years, a minister has said.Since 2001, the General Teaching Council for England has barred a total of 228 people from working in schools again. Of these, 17 were struck off for "professional incompetence" a... Mon, 02 Jan 2012 07:03:25 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/Unicef_hails_Mexico's_child_welfare_initiative_15136/ United Nations: The UN Children's Fund has welcomed a new initiative of the Mexican government to improve child welfare, saying it's a "breakthrough" to improve social equity for children and adolescents."Mexico's economic trends are promising. But behind positive national averages and Mexico being ... Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:51:26 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/International/China_to_regulate_reference_book_market_15135/ Beijing: China plans to regulate the reference book market for primary and middle school students.It will impose strict supervision on publication and distribution channels, the education ministry said on Wednesday.The ministry will strengthen regulations on editing, printing and distribution of suc... Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:47:25 GMT