Asian Lite News Archive

Category: Education

  • Transform Nursery Into An Edutainment Hub

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    The lockdown has proven to be a strenuous time for both parents and children. With online education being a fairly new concept to most parents and children, need a safe and fun environment that facilitates active and engaged learning. International brand IKEA has a collection of everything you need to transform your nursery into an…

  • App For Children With SLDs

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    Late identification of learning disabilities could leave some children behind in their academic and mental development – something early screening can solve…writes Siddhi Jain. Indigenous research studies have estimated the incidence of Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) in India to be between 10-12 percent of school-going children. In remote populations and Tier-II cities where there is…

  • EC to reform education through digitalisation

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    It is a call to action to make education and training systems truly fit for the digital age…Reports Asian Lite News The European Commission has adopted the new Digital Education Action Plan, reflecting lessons learned from the coronavirus crisis and devising a plan for a high-performing digital education eco-system, according to an official statement. In…

  • Indian Games Boost Kids’ Skills

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    In a new approach to developing everyday skills into children with special needs, for instance, children with dyslexia, the Madras Dyslexia Association (MDA) has experimented with supplementing usual occupational therapy with native Indian games, to help with their development. In the radio program ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought to focus an important…

  • Team Boris Take U-Turn On Grades

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    After taking a U-Turn, the UK government has decided that A-level and GCSE students in England will be given grades estimated by their teachers, rather than by an algorithm. It follows uproar after about 40% of A-level results were downgraded by exams regulator Ofqual, which used a formula based on schools’ prior grades, the BBC…

  • UK struggles to fill teachers vacancies

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    Nearly one in 100 full-time teaching posts in England were either vacant or filled temporarily in 2014, BBC reported based on Department for Education figures There were 1,030 vacancies last November, up a third on 2013, the highest number since 2010, when the DfE started compiling figures in November. Meanwhile, teachers on contracts of between…

  • Call to overhaul student visa rules

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    International students should be removed from the government’s net migration target. It is clear that international students are not long-term migrants. They come to the UK, study for a period, and then the overwhelming majority go home after their studies…reports Asian Lite News Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, the head of Cambridge University, says it is “ludicrous”…

  • SPECIAL REPORT: Exam Factories of England

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    The National Union of Teachers in Britain said there is unprecedented levels of school-related anxiety, stress and mental health problems among pupils of all age groups and abilities, particularly around test or exam time….reports Asian Lite News Children aged 10 or 11 are said to be “in complete meltdown”, in tears, or feeling sick during…

  • Failing schools to become academies

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    Under new government plans,up to 1,000 schools in England, including all those rated inadequate by Ofsted, will be turned into academies. The Education and Adoption Bill seeks to “remove bureaucratic and legal loopholes” that slow up the process of turning failing schools into academies. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said schools would be improved faster by…

  • Oxford Union sorry over racism

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    When the whole world is moving forward, the students union which produced world leaders like Benazir Bhutto,  Tony Blair and Boris Johnson is embroiled in a racist row. The Oxford Union has apologised for its action but the wounds it created will take time to heal…writes Asian Lite, Best newspaper for British Asians The Oxford Union…

  • Britain Beckons Indian Students

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    Britain’s new minister for Universities and Science used his maiden speech on higher education to highlight his commitment to attract more Indian students to come to the UK to study…reports Asian Lite, Best Newspaper for British Asians The new Conservative government under Prime Minister David Cameron renews its pledge to attract more Asian students, especially…

  • Indian American students Spelling Bee co-winners

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    Two Indian American students have jointly won the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition. Vanya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas, and Gokul Venkatachalam, 14, of Chesterfield, Missouri, were declared co-champions on Thursday night, CNN reported. Vanya correctly spelt ” scherenschnitte” and Gokul did likewise with “nunatak”. In this year’s national championship, 285 spellers competed for the…

  • Uni Honours Lord Swraj Paul

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       The University of Wolverhampton to name the new business building after Lord Paul The University of Wolverhampton’s new business school development is to be named the Lord Swraj Paul Building. The £18 million project is a six-storey facility located in Molineux Street, Wolverhampton and will provide teaching and social learning space for The University…

  • Indian students bring $3.3 billion to the US economy

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    Last year alone Indian students in the US contributed $3.3 billion to the US economy. US Ambassador Richard R. Verma said Indian students played an important role in helping build closer ties between the two countries. “You are doing this for maybe your individual career pursuits, but I also want to tell you how important…

  • Bengaluru maid dreams big

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    By Fakir Balaji   Seventeen-year-old Shalini, who doubles up as a housemaid to support her family, has found a solid reason to dream big. She appeared in the two-year pre-university course (PUC) board exam and scored an impressive 85 percent recently. “My hard work has paid off. I used to study for final exams whenever I…

  • HCL launches TalentCare

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    HCL has launched HCL Talent-Care to bridge the gap between the available and required talent pool in verticals like information technology, banking, insurance and healthcare. HCL is also banking on the acquisition route to fill future gaps in its content, technology solutions and staffing expertise. “We will be open to acquisitions in the staffing space…

  • India to create EU-model virtual university

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    In collaboration with King’s College London and the University of Bologna, Italy, four Indian unis will create EQUAL – a ‘virtual university’ Four Indian varsities will launch pilot open online courses by the beginning of next year to spearhead a major ‘virtual university’ concept funded by the European Union, officials said here. Called Project EQUAL (Enhancing…

  • Racial balancing in Harvard admissions?

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    By Arun Kumar  A coalition of more than 60 Asian-American groups, including four Indian groups, have sought an investigation into what they allege are “discriminatory practices” in Harvard University’s admission process. In a complaint filed on Friday with justice and education departments, the coalition asked that Harvard be required to “immediately cease and desist from…

  • Indian students wins Intel awards for science

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    An Indian American student won the prestigious Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award, while nine students from across India won awards in various categories and five US students were awarded science trips to India at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (IISEF) in Pttsburgh. The IISEF honors the world’s most promising high school student scientists,…

  • 14-year-old NRI wins National Geographic Bee

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    A 14-year-old Indian-American won this year’s National Geographic Bee, the contest about the geograophy IQ, in which the runner-up and the second runner-up are also of Indian origin. Karan Menon, an eighth-grader from New Jersey, fought off competition from 10 finalists, to win the annual contest, joining a long list of Indian-American winners. The win…

  • New research centre at Warwick for steel industry

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    Scientists developing stronger and lighter steels to meet the demands of the 21st century will have access to the latest research facilities, thanks to a deal between Tata Steel and the University of Warwick. An agreement has been signed between Tata and the university’s Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) which marks the next stage in the…

  • European kids happiest in friendships

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    Children are more likely to be happy with their friendships in Europe and more likely to be happy with their school lives in Africa, says a global survey from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. The survey asked 50,000 children in 15 countries about all key aspects of their lives, including their family and home life,…

  • Kerala launches design institute

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    State-owned Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE) has opened admission for the newly launched Kerala State Institute of Design (KSID), which will be supported by the reputed National Institute of Design (NID). Minister for Labour and Skills Shibu Baby John  handed over the first copy of the prospectus of KSID to NID, Bangalore, vice chairperson…

  • UK 20th in global school rankings

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    Asian countries are in the top five places and African countries at the bottom in he biggest ever global school rankings ever published. Singapore heads the table, followed by Hong Kong, with Ghana at the bottom reports BBC. The UK is in 20th place, among higher achieving European countries, with the US in 28th. The OECD…

  • Virtual school is here

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    By Andres Sanchez Braun  Japan’s first virtual school, where teachers and students interact through avatars on the internet, just opened its cyber-doors, seeking to offer an alternative education to “hikikomori”, the Japanese word referring to sufferers of an anxiety disorder similar to agoraphobia, where people isolate themselves from others. A total of 204 students enrolled…

  • Home Office approve English test centres

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      Home Office approve  English Language Test centres As a result of last year’s visa controversy, only two organisations are now authorised by the Home Office to run SELT (Secure English Language Test) tests in the UK. A SELT certificate is necessary for many types of visa applications. These include GESE (Graded Examinations in Spoken…

  • Teens and Net Threat

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    Boosting teenagers’ ability to cope with online risks, rather than trying to stop them from using the internet, is a more effective strategy for keeping them safe, says a new study. More resilient teens were less likely to suffer negative effects even if they were frequently online, said the study. Haiyan Jia, post-doctoral scholar in information…

  •  UNI HONOURS SINGH TWINS

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    The Singh Twins after being conferred with their Honorary Doctorates of Fine Art, outside Chester Cathedral…writes Asian Lite, UK’s No 1 newspaper for British Asians Acclaimed British artists, The Singh Twins, whose work as young art students was dismissed by their tutors as “backward, outdated and having no place in modern art” because it was…

  • Indians spend big on foreign education

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    Indian students are spending between $6-7 billion annually on foreign universities due to dearth of quality higher education institutions in the country, a survey said on Tuesday. ‘Realigning Skilling towards Make in India’ – conducted jointly by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) –…

  • Cameron pledges 500 more free schools

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    New 500 free schools would be opened in England in the next five years under a Conservative government, David Cameron will pledge. He will commit to creating an extra 270,000 school places in free schools, if re-elected, by 2020. The prime minister says these state-funded, start-up schools are “raising standards and restoring discipline”. Shadow Education Secretary…

  • Quraishi to join King’s College London

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    The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and King’s College London today announced that the next FICCI-India Institute Visiting Fellow would be Dr. S Y Quraishi, the former Chief Election Commissioner of India. The Fellowship was set up as part of a collaboration between FICCI, India’s apex business chamber, and the King’s…

  • Foreign varsities lures Indian students

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    By Shweta Sharma  Unable to find a course of his choice at Delhi University, Ankit Khullar, 27, decided to pursue his graduation from the US. Armed with a degree in finance, he returned to India for his masters. But after “two wasteful years”, he returned to the US for further studies. “The primary reason (to…

  • Telhara University older than Nalanda, Vikramshila

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    The remains of Telhara University, discovered in Bihar, are older than Nalanda and Vikramshila universities, officials said here. Bihar’s Arts, Culture and Youth Affairs Secretary Anand Kishor said that based on key findings from the excavation, it can be confirmed that Telhara University was older than Nalanda and Vikramshila. “A team of archaeologists has found…

  • US degree now closer to home

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     Bringing the benefits of global education to Indian students, Mumbai-based Global Pathways Institute has launched a four-year undergraduate pathway programme in alliance with the Arcadia University in the US. Students enrolled in the course would have the opportunity to pursue two years of the degree course in India, and the next two years in Arcadia…

  • Are you good at maths? Read on

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    Thinking you are good at maths and actually being good at it are not the same thing, a new research says. About one in five people who said they are bad at maths, in fact, scored in the top half of those taking an objective math test. But one-third of people who say they are…

  • Ethiopia seeks Indian help in higher education

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    By Hadra Ahmed   As the Ethiopian government works towards revitalising higher education to meet growing demand by boosting investment in education under the country’s Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP), India, with its long experience in the education sector, could help invest in Ethiopia, officials state. This was stated at a three-day international seminar on “India…

  • Infosys to design course for Stanford

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    Global software major Infosys Ltd. is partnering with the US-based Stanford Graduate School of Business to develop a tailor-made course for grooming its next-generation executives in the global technology space. “Our senior executives will team up with Stanford B-school to design a customised strategic leadership development course for training our executives, clients and partners,” the…

  • Sir David: Education must ensure jobs

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    David Eastwood, vice chancellor and principal professor of the University of Birmingham, said universities must make students employable…reports Aparajita Gupta  Given the widening industry-academia gap in India, a good employability strategy and investments towards it by educational institutions can help address the problem, a leading British academician says. “We produce very employable graduates. We work hard…

  • Bilimoria to take British students to India

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    The Generation-UK India initiative to encourage 25,000 British students to travel to India over the next five years was launched here by Indian-origin British entrepreneur and life peer Lord Karan Bilimoria. Under the scheme, designed to “future-proof the UK-India relationship”, British students will travel to India to work as teaching assistants in schools or as…

  • Jaguar Launches Education Centre

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     Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest automotive employer, welcomed Dr. Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to open its cutting-edge Education Business Partnership Centre (EBPC). The Education Centre, located at Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich Advanced Manufacturing Centre, is bright and modern and uses cutting-edge technology following a £250,000 investment…

  • Goa varsity seeks help of ex-students

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    Goa varsity launches mammoth survey, wants alumni to rate performance … Mayabhushan Nagvenkar  In a role reversal of sorts, Goa University wants its alumni to rate and evaluate its performance and the quality of education it has offered them. Founded in 1985, the university, in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has launched an…

  • PRATHAM: Helping India’s Under-privileged

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    Pratham, an NGO organisation, is helping bridge India’s education gap…writes Arun Kumar  A staggering 100 million children making up about half of India’s school-going children cannot read a grade-appropriate text or solve a grade appropriate math question. Trying to bridge that gap through “low-cost, scalable methods” is Pratham, an NGO dedicated to educating underprivileged children and youth…

  • Students Forum seeks more support

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    National Indian Students Union UK President Sanam Arora addressed the Mini Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in London. Miss Arora participated in the session on Issues concerning Indian diaspora in the UK. She spoke about the challenges faced by the Indian youth population in the UK, focusing on faced by both homegrown youth and those from…

  • ‘UK is afraid of foreign students’

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    Britain’s most influential Asian politician urged the government to change its immigration policies to allow more foreign students come and  study in the UK for the sake of economy. Beacuse of the tough rules, the number of postgraduates from India and Pakistan halved in Between 2010 and 2013. The government – and not the public…

  • Britain and Foreign Students

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    Mohammad Touseef looks in to the decline of the arrival of foreign students The past 14 years have witnessed the rise and fall of independent and further Private Education Industry in United Kingdom. The reports of Quality Education Agency and Independent Schools Inspectorate have played a major role in reshaping the current immigration policy and…

  • Britain to resolve students visa issue

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      Britain’s Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable is scheduled to visit India next month to resolve the matter of visas for Indians wanting to study in Britain. The move came following a sharp drop in applications from India, in contrast to a steep rise in the number of Chinese students coming…

  • PROFILE: Subhas A. Khot

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    Quaid Najmi profiles Subhas A. Khot, the  Indian-born top Maths genius   Mathematics genius Subhas A. Khot who got the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize, a top Maths award in the world, has an “extraordinary academic talent and remarkable concentration power”, his school teachers recall. “We are very proud of his achievement which has brought global name and fame…

  • A-level pass rate drops

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    The proportion of students passing their A-levels has dropped for the first time in three decades following a clampdown on exam re-sits and a shift towards tougher subjects. Figures published on Thursday show that 26 per cent of exam papers were graded at least an A this year, down from 26.3 per cent last summer.…

  • Oxford, Cambridge Full of Toffs?

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    Bright pupils are being discouraged from applying to Oxford and Cambridge by state school teachers who believe Britain’s top universities are full of “toffs”, according to research. Outdated attitudes may be preventing large numbers of gifted pupils from state comprehensives striving for Oxbridge places, it was claimed, says a report in The Telegraph citing the…

  • Study or not to study English…that is the question

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    Nearly two centuries after Lord Macaulay championed the introduction of English as a medium of education in India in 1835, a debate is still raging on the suitability of what many describe as a “foreign language” in a polyglot nation that has 22 official languages and over 350 dialects. The debate was rekindled in the last…