Education News – Newsletter for October 13, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Super 30 founder man leaves for Abu Dhabi lecture
PATNA – Anand Kumar, who founded Bihar’s free coaching centre Super 30 and helped many students enter the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), has left India for a talk on inclusive education in Abu Dhabi.
“I am going to deliver a speech on inclusive education in Abu Dhabi,” Anand Kumar told IANS before leaving …. Source : Gaea News Network.
Women literacy rate higher than men in UAE
Abu Dhabi, Oct 13 (IANS/WAM) The literacy rate of women is higher than men in the UAE, a report said Tuesday.
According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2010, the participation of UAE’s women in workforce increased from 41 percent in 2009 to 43 percent this year.
It said the proportion …. Read the original article : Women literacy rate higher than men in UAE.
India, Scotland sign MoUs for cooperation in education
NEW DELHI – Looking for long-term partnership in academics and research, India and Scotland Tuesday signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) which will facilitate student and faculty exchange and encourage joint degree development.
The MoUs were signed in the presence of Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond. … Read more >>.