Interview | Goethe-Institut president Carola Lentz: Germany needs incoming human resources who intend to stay for some time

[ad_1] Prior to her maiden visit to India, Carola Lentz was already familiar with the country’s cultural, social and political landscape. Despite that, the president of Goethe-Institut and a distinguished anthropologist, admits to finding India “overwhelming” initially. After a quick tour of the Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan centres in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram later, […]

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Shaping a new generation of green builders

[ad_1] With climate change and the demand to create a responsible and adaptive built environment, is sustainability given enough importance in the classroom? With climate change and the demand to create a responsible and adaptive built environment, is sustainability given enough importance in the classroom? In July this year, a private university in Gujarat launched […]

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Healthcare sector attracts students, patients from far and wide

[ad_1] The popularity of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi can be gauged by the presence of people from different parts of the country who come down to the health care institutes in the two districts to avail quality service, which is available at affordable cost. A transport operator said more than 100 private and KSRTC buses […]

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Lt. Governor launches CII training programme for students

[ad_1] It will help them improve their employability; training on every Saturday for six weeks It will help them improve their employability; training on every Saturday for six weeks Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday exhorted students to strive for excellence. Inaugurating the fourth edition of the ‘Garnishing Talent Programme,’ organised by the Puducherry chapter […]

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Amit Aggarwal on mediocrity in fashion education

[ad_1] After a disastrous recruitment drive, the fashion designer wonders if there is a crisis in fashion and among its students After a disastrous recruitment drive, the fashion designer wonders if there is a crisis in fashion and among its students American postmodernist novelist Thomas Pynchon once wrote something to the effect that every generation […]

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92.6% attendance for COMEDK UGET this year in the country

[ad_1] COMEDK UGET 2022 and Uni-Gauge, the annual entrance examinatios conducted by the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) was held across 154 cities (230 centres) in the country on Sunday with 92.63% and 93.50% attendance in two slots – morning and afternoon, respectively. In Karnataka, of the 22,347 students who […]

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Data | Pandemic impact: Average exam scores decline drastically in Maths and Science across India

[ad_1] Sharp declines in scores were observed across India, except in Punjab and Chandigarh. Marks scored in English were an exception as the Indian average improved by 24 marks in the period Sharp declines in scores were observed across India, except in Punjab and Chandigarh. Marks scored in English were an exception as the Indian […]

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Mumbai/Skirt, pants or ‘skorts’: Students of this school can choose their uniform, gender no bar

[ad_1] A male-at-birth child may choose to wear a skirt as his uniform if he so desires, says the Aditya Birla World Academy A male-at-birth child may choose to wear a skirt as his uniform if he so desires, says the Aditya Birla World Academy Among my fondest memories of school is having the hem […]

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‘Your govt doesn’t support us’: Indian students allege raw deal from some Ukrainian teachers

[ad_1] Many Indian students pursuing medical courses in Ukraine, who returned home following Russia’s invasion of that country in February, seem to be uncertain about going back to their universities. They have attributed it to various factors ranging from “lack of support” from a section of Ukrainian teachers and local residents to matters related to […]

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