The opportunity for education technology investments is the biggest in India in 2019 with its ongoing reforms to improve the current education quality. In a report by HolonIQ, the education technology companies have invested only $700 million. Out of those $700 million, Byju’s covers over $540 million itself. The rest is shared by different smaller […]
According to some unreleased reports by the Sunday Morning Herald and the Sunday Age, it was found that 8 of the best undergraduate colleges in the top ten best-ranked universities in Australia got the worst feedback for their response to sexual assault and harassment complaints. These reports were received by the journals under the freedom […]
Innovations in technology are providing solutions that make assessments more engaging, accessible, timely, and reliable. Breakthrough innovations in technology We are now in an era of information technology that continues to evolve; with the advancements we have, we can incorporate technology into our daily tasks to provide more efficient outputs. In the education system, there […]
Yale University, since 2018, has been running the Yale Prison Education Initiative (YPEI), in which they aim to educate the incarcerated people or the ones who are completing their sentences in the US federal prison. Other universities like Princeton University with the help of other universities in New Jersey follow a similar program under the […]
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) is an incredible step made by Finland. MOOC will expand the number of university courses being offered for free through online platforms. Finland is also examining whether MOOC can become the new avenue for university admission. By Increasing free university online courses, Finland is presenting more learning opportunities to its […]
The sexual assault controversy resulted in the university apologizing to the female student for the way they handled the case. Although too late, the victim has sworn to be a voice for victims of sexual harassments and assaults. In an anonymous op-ed article that was published in Rice University’s student newspaper, a woman wrote about […]
Foreign universities will be granted full autonomy as part of the changes being drafted in the education system by the Government of India. The proposed bill will dissolve higher education institutes like the University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and replace them with a singular authority of the Higher […]
On September 26, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced it would offer South Sudan a grant worth $17.7M to propel its basic education. According to South Sudan’s AfDB Country Manager, Benedict Sorie Kanu, the grant offered shows the bank’s commitment towards the realization of the nation’s education objective of boosting teaching, learning and infrastructure. AfDB’s […]
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) education is unique based on the learning approaches incorporated and India is starting to adopt it. Learners are provided with in-depth concept comprehension through this education approach. STEAM education takes an experimental approach, whereby students are incorporated with exceptional skills that instigate optimal understanding. Notably, two or […]
An online petition against a multiple sex offender ruling is circulating the internet, from 10,000 signatures as of 1 pm the numbers double to 20,000 as of 6 pm September 27. The petition is urging the public to take a stand against low-level punishments for sex offenders. Molestation case background On September 12, accused Terrence […]
