Search Results for 'Education'

Higher-education board calls for investigation into FAMU haz...

Citing its "grave concern" over hazing activities at Florida A&M University, the state's Board of Governors has called for an investigation into whether administrators did enough to prevent hazing in the famed marching band [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Scrutiny of online education puts Idaho reforms in national ...

The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and The Nation are among the major publications scrutinizing the boom in virtual education and Idaho is among the states winning attention for Superintendent Tom Luna's "Students Come Firs [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Swedish University to Improve Medical Education with Sectra'...

The Faculty of Health Sciences at Linköping University in Sweden has invested in Sectra Visualization Table. The faculty will use the table for training and instruction purposes in all of its seven education programs. The Sectra V [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher-education cuts hit harder in Pullman

There is no escaping the influence of Washington State University in this remote college town.Big signs for the school stand at the entrances to Pullman. A major bridge has Cougar mascot statues on both ends. The university is perched on [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

KP govt to introduce reforms in higher education

The government has initiated steps for introducing reforms in the higher education for which educational experts and heads of government colleges will be consulted. In this regard a regional conference was held here on Wednesday. Official [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Free online education service for secondary schools

The service aims at enriching the learning experience through encouraging different learning styles. Its content is based on the official education curriculum. The free online education service is currently available in 30 schools. Maxis [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher Education Needs Market Discipline

Here’s a trivia question for the holiday cocktail parties: what major service industry in the U.S. has raised prices twice as fast as health care? The answer is higher education. See the chart below. Universities have amazing pricin [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

US: Online education growth dwarfs overall enrolment

I am co-director of the Babson Survey Research Group which, for the last nine years, has published a survey of online education in the United States. It has yet to see any clear indication of an overall slowdown in the growth of online ed [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Growth in Higher Education Job Postings and Employment Slows...

Advertisements for job openings in higher education rose 16.5 percent in the third quarter of 2011, according to a new report from HigherEdJobs, the leading source for jobs and career information in academia. The number of actual jobs in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education ratio has risen to 7.8pc: HEC chairman

HIGHER Education Commission Chairman Javaid R Laghari has said that in 2008, the ratio of higher education in Pakistan was 2.5 percent but after the HEC’s initiatives, it has reached 7.8 percent and the government has a vision to in [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Tibet's High Education in Progress

Over the 60 years since the peaceful liberation of Tibet, the autonomous region has made outstanding achievements in education. A veteran with over 30 years of experience as an educational worker, I can feel the achievements deeply. 1. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Minister of Higher Education and Rolls-Royce to support stud...

HH Sheikh Nahayan Mubarak Al-Nahayan, the UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, has expressed his support for 'Futures Day', which will be held on 17 November 2011, the last day of this years Dubai Airshow. The [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

New Survey Highlights Growth of Online Education

In recent years, online education has become an important part of academia. An August survey by the Pew Research Center indicates that about 77% of college presidents said that online learning, in one form or another, is offered at their [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Shows Online Education Continues To Grow

A new survey shows that the number of students enrolled in online education grew for the ninth consecutive year, reported Inside Higher Ed. The study, which was conducted by Babson Survey Research Group, showed that more than six million [...]