Education News – Newsletter for December 7, 2010

No winter vacations in Kashmir Valley schools

SRINAGAR – Winter vacations in secondary and higher secondary schools in the Kashmir Valley have been cancelled to make up for the time lost during the four months of unrest in the region during the summer, the state government said Tuesday.

“Teachers will perform their duties during this period and they shall be entitled to …. Read the original article  : No winter vacations in Kashmir Valley schools.

Russia needs university to teach about Islam: official

Moscow, Dec 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia should open a secular university to train teachers and experts on Islam, a top official has said.

Alexander Khloponin, Kremlin’s envoy to the North Caucasus region, Monday said: “We need this secular university on Islamic studies in Caucasus today…because we do not have experts to teach the basics of …. Source  : Russia needs university to teach about Islam: official.

India, France sign agreements in education sector

NEW DELHI – India and France Monday signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in the field of education, focussing on academic collaboration and research.

Under the first MoU, between France’s Institute de Recherche pour le Developpement (IRD) and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, a joint laboratory for water sciences would be established in India.
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