EducationWorld August 2022

Chile: Key reform on knife edge

A vote on whether Chile will accept a radical new constitution that enshrines bold commitments to higher education reform is on knife-edge as a crucial general election approaches. Public universities become free-of-charge as part of the wide-ranging changes to the system, which currently boasts some of the highest tuition fees in South America.

A draft of […]

China: Foreign students returning slowly

Recent weeks have brought signs that China could be — slowly — starting to let in overseas students shut out of the country for over two years.

On June 20, Li Jiming, China’s ambassador to Bangladesh, announced that China is planning to allow international students to return, stating that Bangladeshis would be “first in line”. That […]

United States: Affirmative action ban fear

The recently reconstituted US Supreme Court is widely expected to rule against affirmative action in university admissions in the wake of its decision to end half a century of legalised abortion nationwide. In January, the nation’s top court announced that it would review affirmative admission cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina, […]

Bank frauds boom

The small minority of regular readers of this page and publication in general are undoubtedly aware that your editor is more than disenchanted with India’s 256 Central and equal number of state government promoted public sector enterprises (PSEs).

With the benefit of hindsight, it’s clear that ignorance of ancient India’s glorious tradition of free enterprise which […]

Cast-iron corruption

Perhaps the greatest beneficiaries of the Silicon Valley of India i.e, Bengaluru’s real estate boom are the neta-babu (politician-bureaucrat) brotherhood and corners-cutting lawyers, who have accumulated massive fortunes from the maze of documents required to purchase and register property.

On July 20, ten teams of the Karnataka Lok Ayukta (ombudsman) made surprise swoops on the offices […]

Greatest PSE leader

“Each man’s death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind,” wrote 16th-17th century English poet John Donne. The demise in Chennai on June 26 of V. Krishnamurthy (1925-2022) has certainly diminished the nation. It marks the end of the most distinguished leader of several show-piece Central government public sector enterprises (PSEs) promoted with great […]

Repairing CUET collateral damage

Mandated without adequate debate and preparation in the trademark style of the BJP/NDA government, the inaugural Common University Entrance Test (CUET) 2022 — promulgated as the sole exam for admission into undergraduate programmes of the country’s 45 Central universities — has made a disastrous debut, writes Summiya Yasmeen

Mandated without adequate debate and preparation in the […]

JBCN Education: Promoting internationalism in education through a global curriculum

JBCN Education, a pioneer in the K-12 education segment in India, is creating pathways for its students into the global arena by introducing unique learning initiatives in its curriculum. Leveraging its international collaborations across several schools, JBCN encourages learners to explore and embrace different cultures and nationalities.

JBCN has rolled out this initiative across various levels […]

Nurturing global citizens through a transformative learning experience

– Shyam Kumar, Associate Director, Outreach, Admissions & Career Services, Vidyashilp University

The rise of technology catalysed an unprecedented global transformation. Over a relatively short period of time, we journeyed from the great dot com boom to contemporary innovations such as the internet of things and augmented reality. But that’s not all! Technology has seeped into […]