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Deciding which school to make your child study in is an important decision as school forms the foundational core of the child's being. First of all parents need to be clear about what exactly they want from the school. Since there are a lot of private schools across the US, the decision can become somewhat confusing. In situations like these making a list of your priorities is an important thing that you can do. Preparation should begin a lot more before the actual enrollment. You must visit the campus and try to speak with the parents to the students who are already studying in the school. Many schools require standardized testing scores as a part of their admission process, so the student must go through the test as well and score good marks. Some children need specific care and attention in some aspects, so this should also be remembered during the selection of the school.
With time literature has become more inclusive. People from different age, backgrounds, genders, race, colour etc are finding themselves getting representation. But as books are becoming more transparent with time, they are also causing unsettling among the so-called self proclaimed 'guards' of the society. The more literature talks about prejudices and social evils, the difficult it becomes for them. In 2021, 1597 books were tried to be removed from the bookshelves by the American Library Association. The number was 156 attempts in 2020 and 377 in 2019. Most of these consisted of books regarding LGBTQ and racist issues. Some books have been challenged which means they will be assessed and until then it will remain in circulation whereas a ban implies a total removal of those books or materials circulation.
Tennessee State University has announced that it will be granting scholarships to 100 Nashville public school graduates that will help them to study business, education, engineering and health sciences. The scholarship will begin from the fall of 2023. The scholarship will cover their tuition fees for 4 years and one mentor each will be assigned to the recipient. Each of the 100 scholarships will be named after a US civil rights activist. 71 of the scholarships will be started from this year only under the partnership. The scholarship will support the recipients immensely and benefit them not financially but also the mentorship will be a huge pro for them in terms of their future.
For any high school student who has decided to make a career in the field of medicine, getting into a medical college can be a meticulous task. Also deciding where to apply and how to apply is a big question as well. Many students take a break a year or two after their college graduation and many others want to become professionals in the shortest time possible. The typical conventional route involves matriculating at an undergraduate institution, completing their premedical requirements by junior or senior year, taking the MCAT and applying to medical schools within the general application pool. This promotes flexibility. Baccalaureate-M.D. programs offer a very early entrance into medical colleges.
A U.S history and government exam for the High Schools of New York has been cancelled due to the shooting at a buffalo supermarket because of racist reasons. The test can cause compound student trauma and thus has been postponed. The test was supposed to take place on the 1st of June but considering the current situation it won't take place on the decided date. Ten people were killed in the incident when a white 18 year old started open firing. Three are reported to be injured.Emily DeSantis, a spokesperson for the state Education Department, said in a statement " the tragedy in Buffalo has created an unexpected and unintended context for the planned assessment."
Commonwealth of Learning (CoL), Vancouver, Canada is offering scholarships to young graduates who are currently unemployed to enroll into various skill enhancement and job oriented training programs that are offered by Google. Google has appointed five job oriented programs that include Professional Certificate in Google Data Analytics, Professional Certificate in Google Project Management, Professional Certificate in Google UX Design, Professional Certificate in Google IT Support and Professional Certificate in Google IT Automation with Python. The programs have a 24/7 accessibility and for an unlimited number of hours.
The Sasakawa-India Leprosy Foundation (S-ILF) has invited students living in self-settled leprosy colonies to apply for financial aid to cover the expenses of their degrees and pursuing higher education. Following is the eligibility criteria-
The cost of studying in a private medical college can go upto a crore rupees because of the high donations and fees. Not every student is able to get a good rank in entrance tests and secure a seat in a government medical college. There are a lot of scholarships that are offered to students at an undergraduate and postgraduate level to increase the motivation drive in private institutions. The need for medical research and good doctors is imperative so it's important for these private institutions to contribute their bit for the country by offering generous scholarships. The annual fees of studying in foreign countries can also range from 10lakhs to 50 lakhs and even more. Here are some scholarships for medical students-
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday suggested that Delhi University should add futuristic courses to its curriculum while inaugurating a session of a three day international seminar on “Revisiting The Ideas of India from ‘Swaraj’ to ‘New India’". He advised that now that times are changing DU should adapt with it and start offering diploma courses for a short time period. They should also be open to international collaborations. This will not only increase the probability of employment in India but internationally as well. Union Home Minister Amit Shah who was also present there got emotional after seeing the NCC cadets.
All India Council for Technical Education has announced that from now on two supernumerary seats will be reserved for naturally gifted and high potential students. These seats will be offered to them irrespective of whether they have scored marks according to the cut off of the college or not. They would remain immune to the barriers of entrances and other tests for selection into a prestigious university. They will have their own specific criterias for selection process which includes if they could have either won international/national level prizes, published original research paper, been the winner of hackathons, holding patents, having a registered startup (as per DPIIT norms) or even are owners of Apps on Google/Apple/Windows stores etc. After the proper checking of their documents is done, they would have to appear before the panel of selection for an interview.
The registration for Common University Entrance Test has been started by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the postgraduate programmes in 42 central universities from May 19th 2022. The exam date is yet to be announced and the exam will be conducted in the Computer Based Test mode. The window for correction has also been opened by NTA. All the students who have filled the form with wrong spellings or some corrections that need to be made can now make the corrections in their already submitted applications. They will be able to make corrections till 31st of May. No additional fee has to be paid for making the corrections. For submitting your form or making corrections log onto cuet.samarth.ac.in.
IIT Roorkee which is an extremely prestigious and old institute of India has partnered with AGROB and Garuda Aerospace to provide drone training to its students. The partnership is finalized through a MoU. IIT Roorkee will be providing AI based monitoring whereas AGROB and Garuda will be providing a real-time implementation. The partnership will fulfill the need of drones in India and will also promote make-in India initiative. Students will learn about the hardware and development of drone flying strategies. This will also increase the awareness among farmers regarding the usage of drones for the purpose of their agriculture.
In latest QS Rankings the university of Dublin scored better than Massachusetts Institute of Technology in many parameters. Trinity College Dublin achieved a score of 94.2, whereas MIT stood at 91.4. Other universities of Ireland like Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, and the National University of Ireland Galway, scored an international faculty ratio score of 99.9, 99.2, and 90.6, respectively.The overall living and studying experience has improved quite a lot in the past few years in Ireland. This includes living costs, internships, scholarships and the quality of education. The Irish education system has been getting a place in the top 10 education systems globally for some years now consistently. There are a lot of course options to choose from. This makes it a very versatile and accommodating choice as well. Also the economy of Ireland is decently stable and there are a lot of job opportunities for students who would like to settle there after their education.
Calcutta University is a place of great historical significance. It has a lot of firsts attached to its name like establishing the first college for women to the first medical college in India under its name. Rabindranath Tagore who is the first nobel laureate is also associated with this college. Though famous for its heritage and the national lineage, the college couldn't keep up with the contemporary education revolutions. The curriculum has been almost the same from the past many decades. The university was recently ranked the top university in The Times Higher Education Rankings 2022. The university also grabbed 14th position globally in the ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ sub-category of the THE Impact Rankings 2022. In the ARWU 2022 rankings, it was ranked second in the country. What sets the university apart is not just its treasurable history but also its different aspects that sets it different from the rest like departments in Tamil, Buddhist studies, Pali, linguistics. Many colleges that now have an autonomous status were started under the name of CU only.
Abu Dhabi University and the University of Dublin are already existing education partners. ADU offers education to students through the very prestigious University of Dublin in Ireland. Now both the universities have taken their partnership one step ahead. Under the new partnership program students will have the opportunity to study in Any Dhabi University for the first two years and then shift back to Ireland for the last two years of their education. ADU has been known for its global collaborations and this new partnership has added a feather on its cap. University of Dublin is also a very prestigious university of Europe very renowned for its research. The joint program will also give students the opportunity to get an internship anywhere in Europe. Further Ireland will also provide post-study visas to students who want to stay in Ireland and work there.
University of Ghana is a nationally top ranked university famous for its research. The university has over 270 scientists that work continuously on research activities. The premier institution’s scholars represented 30% to 70% of the top 20 ranked scientists in seven of the eleven subject areas as follows:
The 2022 AD Scientific Index also listed the University of Ghana as 15th out of the 2,049 universities in Africa, and at 1,704 out of 14,284 universities surveyed globally.
90% of the research activities at Durham University have been called 'world leading' from the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021. The results were delayed by a year because of the pandemic implications. Six subject areas were ranked in top 10 nationally and four were ranked in top 5. Geography was ranked on the top spot in the whole UK followed by Archaeology and Education ranking second in their respective UK research rankings. The university has over the years made a good reputation for itself throughout Europe and globally as well.
If you want to study in any of US's accredited college or university then you must have an F-1 student visa with yourself. It allows international students to study full-time in the US. This year the students who have been rejected previously for F-1 student visa will not be eligible to apply and only fresh applications will be welcomed. There will be a different slot later on for previously rejected applicants separately. The session for summer visas will begin in June and the first half of July. The American embassy says that they want this session only for fresh applicants who have just graduated from high school or completed their previous degree.
Irish students have expressed their concerns over the delay of their summer J-1 visas due to which they might not be able to work in the United States of America. There are students who have received their job offer letters and are due to fly in the coming weeks or a month but their visa process is not completed. Some students have received calls regarding their interview for a visa whereas their friends who applied at the same time as them haven't. The USIT is answering their calls, emails or messages. Their online portal is also not accessible. The Chief Marketing Officer of USIT says that this inefficiency is due to the pandemic, festival holidays and illness related to COVID. He assured that every mail and phone call will be answered and all those who have proper documents will be flying to the US this summer.
The University Grants Commission has written to 63 countries seeking collaborations amongst the educational institutes of India and whichever country is concerned. The commission has listed 529 foreign and 229 Indian universities which are eligible for this collaboration. Under the collaboration three types of degrees will be offered-
Some of the 63 countries that are eligible are Spain, Thailand, UAE, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, South Africa, Qatar, Oman, Lebanon, Lithuania, Greece, Cyprus, Iceland, Turkey, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, South Korea, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
