Education News – Newsletter for January 15, 2011

Online American courses becoming popular in China

BEIJING – Online courses from top US universities are becoming popular among young Chinese who cannot afford to go overseas to study but still want to learn.

According to the China Daily, the students can now go online for free courses from top American varsities on the Chinese website 163.com.
The open courses range from …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Online American courses becoming popular in China.

No holidays on Christmas, Easter in EU school diaries

LONDON – The European Union (EU) has been asked for a formal apology for sending millions of diaries to school, which list the dates of Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish and Chinese festivals but do not mention of Christian holidays.

There is no record for Christmas, Easter or Lent – despite bureaucrats carefully listing the EU’s … Original source on Gaea Times at : No holidays on Christmas, Easter in EU school diaries.

New norms for technical institutes irk managements

CHANDIGARH – The new sets of norms announced by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for setting up institutions have disappointed the managements of technical institutes.

The Punjab Unaided Technical Institution Association (PUTIA) Friday said that the new norms would only make things harder for managements of institutes and for students.
“The AICTE … Read more : New norms for technical institutes irk managements.