High Education

With this acquisition, LEAD School will further enhance its overall product offerings and help schools maintain their high standards of education and deliver a 100 per cent complete school experience.

In an open letter to President-elect Joe Biden, Bollinger said thousands of international students are unable to return to the US and "if they are able to gain entry, they face onerous restrictions that threaten their ability to pursue their academic careers", reports Xinhua news agency.

In a bid to facilitate academicians to turn to entrepreneurship and be successful at it, London-based talent investor firm Entrepreneur First has launched a nation-wide programme 'Ideathon - Open Innovation' to hunt, nurture and facilitate academicians.

The graduating batch of 2020 had 608 students from Amrut Mody School of Management, 132 students from the School of Engineering and Applied Science, 50 students from the School of Arts and Sciences, and 36 students from the School of Computer Studies. This includes four doctoral students — two each from life sciences and engineering.

Disale, 32, a teacher for 11 years at the Zilla Parishad School in Paritewadi, Solapur district, is credited with transforming education by using QR codes and other innovations to impart lessons which helped drastically reduce dropout rates, especially among the girl students.

As "the scope of the financial duress of students and institutions has only grown" due to the pandemic, schools face an increase in student financial need and Covid-specific costs, as well as a decline in enrollments and auxiliary revenues, Xinhua news agency quoted a letter signed by the American Council on Education and 100 other groups on Wednesday.

He has visited schools in Mussoorie to give talks to students on the benefits of vegan eating. In collaboration with the Allahabad Museum, Ayan took part in a 200-kilometre run - visiting numerous colleges, distributing leaflets, and spreading the word about vegan eating," the statement said.

According to the Ministry of Education, "conducting the examinations is important to ensure the progress as well as better future of the students". This year, amid the pandemic and 'new normal' scheme of things, a wide range of discussions have been underway among students, parents and teachers regarding the examinations.

The IIT-BHU spokesman said the idea of a joint PhD programme was originally proposed in the 53rd IIT Council meeting held on September 27, 2019. The vision behind it is to build a 'network of excellence of all IITs' rather than each one striving to become a 'tower of excellence.'

The two would incorporate core components of AACSB's accreditation process-including emphases on outcomes in learning and research and positive societal impact and rely on its strong international network to connect Indian business schools to global partners.