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NEP Effect: University of Melbourne to Set Up Micro-Campus in India Next Year, 3 Cities on the Shortlist

University of Melbourne

much-debated suggestion in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 that allowed foreign universities to set up campuses in India would soon be a reality. Australia’s top-ranked higher educational institute, the University of Melbourne (Um), will be setting up a micro-campus in India as early as next year.

Level Playing Field: University Grants Commission Must Give Indian Universities The Same Freedoms It’s Planning To Give Foreign Universities

University Grants Commission

UGC and the education ministry are reportedly finalizing regulations for foreign universities’ India campuses. The plan is to offer “near full freedom” in determining academic course structure and curriculum,

UGC Approves Proposal For Hiring Industry Experts As Professors Of Practice

Professors Of Practice

Universities and colleges may soon be able to hire industry experts under a new category of faculty positions called professors of practice, in addition to the sanctioned posts of regular faculty, according to draft guidelines approved by the higher education regulator, officials said on Monday.

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav At Pragativadi: Day 4 Sheds Light On ‘Status Of Education In 75 Years Of Independence

75 Years Of Independence

Education is the backbone of the country. Where education is not given priority, it is better not to talk about development. But the standards of education should be determined according to the changing times. Whether the education that was taught in less than 30 years has relevance and if it changes, in which direction the development is going.

Government-Appointed Panel Advises Separate Chancellor For Each University In Kerala

University In Kerala

The seven-member panel headed by Shyam B Menon, former Vice-Chancellor of Ambedkar University, New Delhi, has observed that the governing structures of the University In Kerala have turned out to be academically counterproductive through uninformed, over-politicized, partisan, and external interference in their day-to-day functioning and recommended that the internal governance of the university should be sequestered from the administrative controls of the government.

Delhi University to Launch Unique Scheme Called ‘Competence Enhancement Scheme’ in Centenary year

Competence Enhancement Scheme

The University of Delhi, in its Centenary Year, is going to launch a unique scheme called the Competence Enhancement Scheme (CES). Along with implementing the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP) from the academic year 2022-23, the University will also launch the Competence Enhancement Scheme (CES) to fulfil the objectives of the NEP.

Demand To Include Elected Teachers Representatives In Delhi University Panel

Demand To Include Elected Teachers' Representatives In Delhi University Panel

Several members of Delhi University’s executive and academic councils and teachers’ association DUTA on Monday wrote to Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh, urging him to “expand” the new committee formed to study the teacher-students ratio by including elected teachers’ representatives to ensure “meaningful discussion”. The university recently constituted a seven-member committee to study and discuss provisions related to the student-teacher ratio.

Govt Revives Plan for Higher Education Regulatory Body, This Time in Tune With NEP

Regulatory Body

Two years after the launch of the National Education Policy 2020, which proposed the setting up of a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI), the Centre is reworking a draft of the Bill that will bring to life the proposed regulatory body for college and university-level education, cutting across disciplines.

Teachers’ Posts Vacant In Odisha Colleges

Foreign Students

Assam police have arrested a madrasa teacher and detained 11 others in separate operations from four districts for their alleged link with the Colleges in Odisha are finding it tough to conduct classrooms following huge staff vacancies. Though colleges across the state have opened and offline classes are being held most of the institutions are […]

Odisha CM Launches Olympic Values Education Programme

Odisha CM Launches Olympic Values Education Programme

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP), which is a pilot project aiming at disseminating a principles-based curriculum to aid children’s active, healthy and responsible citizens, on Tuesday. Officials further informed that Odisha is the first state in the country to launch OVEP. The program is based on the Olympic […]