EducationWorld July 11

Lack of job opportunities for young people in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has created an unemployment crisis that could further destabilise the Arab region, warn experts. The largest generation, which was born in the 1980s, has reached working age… young adults are now perceived as the most problematic age group, notes sociologist and demographer […]

The financial future of some Japanese universities is in jeopardy following the exodus of many thousands of foreign students in the wake of the massive earthquake, tsunami and potential nuclear catastrophe that hit the country in March. More than 15,000 people were killed in the devastation that resulted from the natural disasters suffered by the […]

In the year before she went to teach in China, Laura Getty, head of the department of English at North Georgia State College and University, USA, made sure she was well prepared for the trip. The professor of literary studies studied the language, read relevant books and developed plans for the course she would be […]

I just keep goin up there and swingin at ‘em — Babe Ruth, Hall of Fame baseball great.A coach i greatly admire wears a T-shirt proclaiming on the first day of his teams softball practice: MISTAKES R WUND-ERFUL OPPORTUNITIES 2 LERN! I love his shirt, for it admirably captures the cornerstone of my teaching and […]

Im a class X student keen on a career in chemical engineering. What are the job prospects in this field?Nikhil Chandran, Chennai
Chemical engineering graduates are employed in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, pulp and paper, food processing, polymers, biotechnology, electronics, and environmental health and safety industries. Also in technical and research departments in the chemical processes […]

Here we go again. language chauvinists in Goa have launched disruptive protests against the state governments proposal to allow primary and secondary schools to offer English as the optional medium of instruction in addition to Marathi and Konkani.A bunch of rabble, associated with Hindutva forces, stopped traffic in Panjim recently and threatened to hold the […]

Mumbai-based Mexus Education Pvt. Ltd announced the winners of Iken Scientifica 2011-Season IV Student Icon of India national competition at the Knowledge Centre, IIT-Bombay on June 11.Iken Scientifica 2011 — an annual nationwide science and technology talent hunt organised by Mexus Education, now in its fourth year (season IV) — attracted 275 finalists from 26 […]

“Global relevance comes from how you work in a company; how you build a global company. This did not exist earlier and our educational institutions are not preparing students for it.”
Shiv Nadar, chairman HCL Technologies (Outlook Business, June 11)

“Corruption is like a chameleon; it adjusts to poor and stagnant Africa as well as […]

Prior to June 15 when the new school year began in Tamil Nadu, parents of 5 million children enroled in the states 10,934 private matriculation schools affiliated to the Board of Matriculation Schools, and nursery and private schools affiliated with the Directorate of Elementary Education, paid widely varying first term tuition fees. While students of […]

For 20,000 children enroled in the 137 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP), i.e the municipal corporation, K-X schools spread across greater Bangalore (pop. 8.4 million), the new academic year which commenced on June 1 doesnt look promising. Almost half (301) of the sanctioned 750 teaching posts are vacant, forcing students to attend multi-grade classrooms or […]

I read your latest issue featuring the ‘Leadership mantras of 28 best school principals (EW June) with rapt interest. I am in complete sympathy with the view expressed in your ‘Letter from the editor that the task of leading an educational instit-ution is more complex than of running a company or busi-ness organisation.The reality is […]