‘National interest’: These Indian universities suspended ties with Turkish educational institutions

‘National interest’: These Indian universities suspended ties with Turkish educational institutions

Several Indian universities, including national institutes, are suspending or terminating academic ties with various Turkish universities. The decisions come amid escalating geopolitical tensions involving Turkey. On May 17, IIT Bombay announced via X (formerly Twitter) that it is in the process of suspending all its agreements with Turkish institutions “until further notice.” Due to the […]

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14% of premier centrally-run institutions, including IITs, IIMs and Central Universities, running without permanent heads

14% of premier centrally-run institutions, including IITs, IIMs and Central Universities, running without permanent heads

Fourteen per cent of India’s 130 premier higher education institutions under the Ministry of Education (MoE) — spanning central universities (CUs), IITs, IIMs, NITs, and IISERs — lack permanent heads and are being run by Vice-Chancellors (V-Cs) and directors who are either serving in an interim capacity or on extended tenures, according to an analysis […]

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Indian universities missing from UK’s High Potential Individual visa; Chinese universities feature

Indian universities missing from UK’s High Potential Individual visa; Chinese universities feature

The UK government has announced that graduates from the world’s top 50 non-UK universities can now work in Britain via the new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route. This year’s list features two universities from Mainland China and two from Hong Kong. These include: Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong (HKU), Peking […]

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