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Queen's University Belfast launches five-year engagement plan for India In order to bring diverse perspectives and make the campus truly global, Queen's University Belfast has launched a five-year engagement plan, to attract the Indian students. As part of the plan, there will be several partnerships with Indian institutions and outreach programmes for students in India. "There is a huge pool of talent and substantial potential that we have not yet unlocked. The five-year plan has also been formulated to make Indian students aware of several universities in the UK apart from the traditional choices," says Ian Greer, president and vice chancellor of Queen's University Belfast. The university is keen to enrol Indian students. Greer says, "Indian students and graduates are not only intellectually sharp but hardworking and committed. They have language skills, which helps them participate in constructive dialogues." Admission Criteria More than 8 lakh Indian students compete for nearly … [Read more...] about UK Varsity to accept JEE score for admissions

C Raj Kumar, founding VC of OP Jindal Global University, talks about challenges faced by private educational institutes Jindal Global University (JGU) has enlisted in foreign rankings and has collaborated with foreign institutes. Why has not the Indian government acknowledged the contribution of university? There has been a historic prejudice against private universities in India. It is high time we move beyond the categories of public and private; as the categorisation of universities is limited and based on the funding criteria. In the end, every university is public in nature, contributing towards knowledge-building. The need is to have suitable criteria for assessing universities. We were one of the two private universities that has been granted autonomy and recognised among the 52 higher educational institutes by the government. This is a mark a slow and organic evolution happening in the country. Why is JGU not in the top 10 list of NIRF? We did not apply for the National … [Read more...] about There has been a historic prejudice against private universities

Gov’t requests to keep eye on price, market situation in year-end According to the request, the State Bank of Vietnam must keep close watch on monetary and financial markets in the country and in the world. Moreover, the bank must monitor monetary policies flexibly with market development aiming to stabilize macro economy and control inflation. Additionally, it must liaise with the ministries of Planning and Investment, Finance, Industry and Trade in running macroeconomic policies. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Industry and Trade focused to re-structure industry sector by applying technologies and increasing value as well as put forward measures to reduce impacts of the US- China trade war. Besides, the Ministry must speed up important industrial production projects. The Ministry of Public Security was assigned to detect and prevent activities to sabotage the country as well as adopt preventative measures against loan shark. The Ministry of Information and Communications should … [Read more...] about Government News 9/10

Taiwan's Deputy Minister of Education Yao Leehter talks to the Education Times on country's new policy that aims at increasing collaboration between the two countries in higher education and economic cooperation Taiwan - a lush green island surrounded by Pacific Ocean, East China Sea, North China Sea and Taiwan Strait is a country that takes pride in its extraordinary, prolific research work and highest number of patents each year. The country can soon be one of the top destinations for research students in India, as Taiwan is attracting Indian brains. Thanks to Taiwan's recently introduced New Southbound Policy (NSP) targeting Southeast and South Asian countries as strategic partners, the connect between the research scholars and students will grow with time. Introduced by Taiwan's Ministry of Education (MoE), the NSP aims at enhancing the exchange and partnerships with neighbouring countries especially India. Yao Leehter, Deputy Minister of Education aims at strong friendship … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy to help Indian scholars