Indian student numbers to dip in Australia by 80 percent

MELBOURNE – The number of Indian students enrolling at Australian universities for the 2011 academic year is set to plunge by 80 percent, an academic said.

Melbourne University Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis said that higher education across Australia, including Victoria, is taking a big hit after reports of attacks against students from the Indian sub-continent.
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There is an ‘education arms race’ on from India to China: Obama

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama has warned that cutting America’s education budget would amount to “unilateral disarmament” in an “education arms race” from India and China to Germany to lead the global economy.

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Rs.3.90 cr for Aligarh university hocky-turf

ALIGARH – The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has sanctioned Rs.3.90 crore for laying an astro-turf at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), a university official said Wednesday. The turf is expected to be in place within a year.

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Aligarh university vice chancellor, students hold talks

ALIGARH – Aligarh Muslim University Vice Chancellor P.K. Abdul Azis Wednesday held talks with agitating students who launched a sit-in Oct 4 demanding restoration of the students’ union, among other demands.
Some former students and Samajwadi Party leader Nafees Ahmed, a university alumni, have also extended support to the students.
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