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One student dead, seven hurt in school blast in southern Italy
May 19th
An Italian Carabiniere, paramilitary police officer, left, walks at the site where an explosive device went off near the “Francesca Morvillo Falcone” high school in Brindisi, Italy, May 19, 2012.
ROME: A bomb went off in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi on Saturday, killing one More >
Higher Education Commission (HEC) grants highest ‘W4’ category to Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET)
May 17th
HEC grants highest ‘W4’ category to SSUET
KARACHI: The Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) has been granted ‘W-4’ category by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). A spokesman of the SSUET said here on Wednesday that this category of HEC was granted upon the inspection of this university by More >
Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) wants expo centre in Rawalpindi
May 16th
The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has demanded of the government to establish an Expo Centre in Rawalpindi region to promote the local industry.
RCCI President Jawed Akhtar Bhatti has said that Expo Centre is the first and the foremost demand of the chamber. He stated this while chairing More >
M H Gazdar Govt Secondary School Community and govt debate over who wants it gone
May 14th
KARACHI: Adjacent to the Ranchore Lines Bazaar and hidden away in the heart of Marwari Lines is a school – the M H Gazdar Government Secondary School.
It’s been there for more than 60 years and looks like it is falling apart.
After the Partition of the Sub-continent in 1947, the Muslim Marwari More >
Contact for re-conduction of exam
May 9th
KARACHI: Controller Examinations Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) Prof Dr Waqarul Haq on Tuesday announced that students, who had failed to attempt the examination on Feb 27 of BA (Part I) Private and on March 13 of MA (Part I) Private due to critical situation of More >
Scotland’s oldest University is accused of breaking job cuts pledge
May 7th
ONE of Scotland’s oldest universities has been accused of breaching a pledge not to introduce compulsory redundancies. Lecturers say plans by Glasgow University to axe three posts runs counter to a promise made by its Principal, Professor Anton Muscatelli last year.
Three members of staff who deal with the registration of More >
case against 732 teachers booked for rally Meanwhile, Punjab Teachers Union (PTU)
May 5th
THE Civil Lines Police have registered a case against 732 teachers for violating Section 144 on The Mall.
However, none of the accused teacher was arrested. Around one thousand teachers had protested for their pay package on The Mall on Thursday in sheer violation of Section 144.
Meanwhile, Punjab Teachers Union (PTU) More >
Syrian students ‘killed in anti-regime protest in Syria: monitors
May 3rd
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops early Thursday killed four students and arrested some 200 when they stormed an anti-regime protest at Aleppo University, in the north of the country, a monitoring group said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 28 students were also wounded, three of them critically, when government troops and More >
Breaside school worthy of praise
May 3rd
Staff and pupils at Breaside School, Bromley, are celebrating after receiving a glowing report received from Ofsted inspectors who praised the teaching staff and “the outstanding quality of education” the school provides.
Inspectors wrote in their report: “Pupils’ success in national tests, as well as the 11 plus public examinations, reflects More >
UK’s ambitious South Sudan aid plan for girls’ education
May 3rd
Britain takes tough line on aid in response to South Sudan shutting down oil production, but US presses ahead with development work and humanitarian aid South Sudan’s economic crisis has already hit the UK’s ambitious £52m programme to educate girls, a top priority for Britain’s development programme in the world’s newest More >
Inspiration in higher education for sports stars
May 3rd
This year’s Universities Week, which launched on Monday, takes an in-depth look at the impact and contribution higher education institutions are making on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Olympic gold medallist and university graduate Lynn “The Leap” Davies explains why higher education is crucial to Wales’ success…
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Why next year’s students could be facing a poverty trap
May 2nd
Universities have tried to open access to poorer students by means-testing, but the cliff-edge grants will catch many out
Tough times ... university students in the lecture theatre. Photograph: Don Mcphee for the Guardian
This autumn, many English students will get some form of means-tested support through bursaries or fee reduction depending More >
GCSE and A-level exams are easier now, report finds
May 2nd
GCSE and A-level exams have become easier over the past decade, according to reports published by Ofqual – the exams regulator – yesterday.
The watchdog singles out geography A-level for particular criticism, as well as changes in the assessment of biology and chemistry A-levels between 2003 and 2008. “As a result, More >
University fees nationality loophole in the law
May 2nd
THE Scottish Government will have to pay for the university education of students from Northern Ireland because of a loophole in the law.
Under new fees legislation affecting UK residents, students from Northern Ireland were expected to pay fees of up to £9000 a year to attend Scottish universities.
However, if these More >
Why aren’t more students doing sandwich courses?
Apr 30th
A year in industry puts theory into practice and prepares students for the workplace – yet sandwich courses are in decline
There's no substitute for hands-on experience. Photograph: Andrew Brookes/Corbis
You’ve just passed your degree, time to remove the arm bands and jump in at the deep end. You arrive at your More >
Why British universities must look to the bottom line when dealing overseas
Apr 30th
Students at Nottingham University's Malaysia campus. Many British universities have international links and working partnerships. Photograph: Nottingham University
Concern for the bottom line isn’t disreputable or mercenary as long as from the outset both sides understand and agree on the terms of their relationship, argues Martin Doel
I chaired a more than More >
‘Flood-affected people training to reduce disaster risk’ Government Boys High School in the Beloistry village of the Thatta district
Apr 30th
Karachi
Hira Imtiaz, 9, a student of Class VI at the Government Boys High School in the Beloistry village of the Thatta district aspires to become a doctor.
“I want to become a doctor because there is no female doctor in my village,” Hira said at an impact-sharing workshop organised recently by More >
KMDC to be made varsity Karachi Medical and Dental College change name City University of Health Sciences
Apr 29th
KMDC to be made varsity
Karachi
Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan has approved university status for Karachi Medical and Dental College (KMDC), which would be named as City University of Health Sciences.
The decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting held at the Governor House on Saturday.
The meeting was told More >
Inclusion of Rushdie’s books written by Salman Rushdie in included new MPhil/PhD course denied chairman of English Department, University of Peshawar,
Apr 29th
PESHAWAR: The chairman of English Department, University of Peshawar, has contradicted a news item appeared in a section of press alleging that books written by Salman Rushdie have been included in a new MPhil/PhD course.
“The allegation is entirely unwarranted since the novels are not part of the new additional courses More >
Microsoft’s Certifications Reinvented for the Cloud
Apr 27th
Institutions are increasingly turning to the cloud to improve productivity, cut costs and fuel business growth. By 2015 IT innovation produced by the cloud could create US$1.1 trillion a year in new business revenues according to a recent IDC study (1). As a result, top of mind for organisations today More >
