NOC programme Asia Universities

NOC programme nurtures incredible talents in Singapore

The NUS Overseas Colleges or NOC programme has been pivotal in enabling Singaporeans to attain outstanding expertise.  The NOC programme was launched in 2002 by the then president of the National University of Singapore (NUS), Shih Choon Fong.  He had recognized the void in Singapore when it came to producing more enterprising graduates as the […]

Standardized tests Coalitions to sue UC for using SATACT scores Students United States

Standardized tests: Coalition threatens to sue UC for using SAT scores

Major universities across the US are dropping the idea of admitting students on the basis of standardized tests. These came after some serious allegations were made that these tests discriminate against the people coming from the poor economic background and BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) communities. Now, several civil rights organizations have come up […]

Mental health crisis in NYU: Students feels cheated by the university’s initiative United States Universities

Mental health crisis in NYU: Are students cheated by the university’s initiative?

New York University (NYU) administration is not doing enough to address the mental health crisis of students. The long waiting lists for therapists, failure to address the problem directly and continued students complaints have all been said about the administration. The state of mental health intervention in NYU has gotten worse over the last few […]

Eating healthy benefits environment, studies on 15 western foods Europe Social Issues

Eating healthy benefits the environment; 15 food carbon footprint study

Eating healthy is sustainable for the environment as Oxford researchers prove. Fifteen commonly consumed western diet food – fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains –  revealed on analysis of their carbon footprint that they were not only healthy for humans but also, for the environment. Researchers observed a trend between eating healthy and maintaining a […]

African American history Social Issues United States

African American history strengthened in Virginia; 400 years commemorated

Governor Ralph Northam wishes to strengthen African American history teaching in Virginia schools. Deep learning on African American history An executive order by Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia founded an education commission with effectivity starting last August 2019. The commission was tasked to create recommendations in order to establish more accurate and reliable information regarding […]

Arts education Students

Arts education: Crucial in nurturing engaged students

The fundamentality of arts education is no longer in oblivion as educators are laying considerable emphasis in this area.  Realistically, for the last 36 years, testing has been substantially highlighted, but this trend is changing because educators have realized the importance of arts education in developing engaged students. Arts education highly regarded Kaufman Music Center’s […]

Education credential verification through use of blockchain Blockchain Europe

Education credential verification made easy by Deloitte's blockchain platform

Deloitte, the giant service provider company, has partnered with Israeli zero-knowledge proof experts QEDIT to develop a platform that allows users to share their certifications and qualifications. Eduscrypt, the Deloitte’s platform will have the capability of sharing and validating qualifications using a private permissioned version of Etherium. The system, however, encountered a problem with data […]

Israel’s higher education Asia Industry

Israel’s higher education attracts int'l students with 26 new degree programs

Israel’s higher education proposed to add twenty-six additional international degree programs taught in English to make study in Israel more attractive. Currently, Israel’s higher education comprises of 12,000 international students. Nevertheless, the Council for Higher Education in Israel (CHE) aims at doubling this number through intensive marketing. Israel’s progressive higher education  CHE has established a […]

masters-in-management Industry

Masters in Management gaining ground as preferred postgraduate program

The Masters in Management (MiM) postgraduate degree has been gaining ground as employers’ preference. In recent times, it has been able to challenge some of the postgraduate courses that had dominated business courses such as Masters in Business Administration(MBA). Masters in Management in numbers According to the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) which administers the […]