Education News – Newsletter for November 10, 2010

51 Canadian fellowships for Indian graduate students

NEW DELHI – Canada will give over 50 fellowships and funds worth more than $4 million to Indian graduate students and institutional partners as part of its steps to boost educational ties between the two countries.

Meeting their their Indian counterparts in New Delhi at a roundtable, 15 presidents of various Canadian universities, who are …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Kansas Senior Scores a Perfect ACT

KANSAS (GaeaTimes.com) — It’s not everyday you get to see a person getting a perfect score on a ACT test. But Charles Wolock, a senior from Kansas has achieved this by scoring a perfect 36 on the ACT.
The ACT is a test which evaluates a student’s academic level when entering college. The ACT test …. Original article  : Kansas Senior Scores a Perfect ACT.

Patil to attend Ranchi University convocation Dec 10

RANCHI – President Pratibha Patil will attend Ranchi University’s silver jubilee convocation here Dec 10, a government statement said Tuesday.

Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook directed university Vice Chancellor A. Khan to make preparations for the convocation, it said.
The convocation is scheduled to be held in the Basic Science Bhavan of the university which …. Source  : Patil to attend Ranchi University convocation Dec 10.

‘Steps taken to protect Indian students in Australia’

KOLKATA – Australia has taken the necessary steps and measures to provide a proper atmosphere for Indian students there, an Australian Trade Commission official said Tuesday in the

backdrop of recent attacks on Indian students Down Under.
The commission is planning educational roadshows across major cities in India to showcase Australian education and … Original source on Gaea Times at : ‘Steps taken to protect Indian students in Australia’.

Junk foods should be out of school canteens: NGO

NEW DELHI – Chips, burgers, pizzas, kathi rolls and other junk foods have become the preferred snack for children, and are even sold in school canteens, leading to lifestyle diseases among kids, said an NGO Tuesday stressing the need to set health standards for improving children’s nutrition.

There is need to improve children’s nutrition by …. Original article  : Junk foods should be out of school canteens: NGO.