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Noorjahan with her father Bangalore: For the past few days, A R Noorjahan's life has been one of tumultuous celebrations as the daughter of an employee at meat shop, is the proud recipient of six gold medals as an organic chemistry postgraduate topper at Bangalore University.  For five long years Noorjahan laboured hard in her home, day after day, while her father Abdul Rafiq toiled outside to bring home a few thousand Rupees. However his efforts were not enough to pay for her higher education. After completing her Diploma in Education, she worked as a teacher to support her family, but could not resist the yearning for higher studies and joined a college to complete B.Sc. She helped herself financially by taking tuitions and getting a UGC scholarship to pursue higher studies. She helped herself financially by taking tuitions and getting a UGC scholarship to pursue higher studies. "I helped myself to complete my degree course by taking tuitions and getting a UGC sch...

Georgetown University staff along with students Doha, (Qatar): Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) recently concluded a certificate program in Higher Education Management, a professional development program that provided participating GU-Q staff members with a comprehensive understanding of the higher education industry worldwide, with a special focus on the unique issues related to higher education in Qatar and the Middle East. Successful completion of the program gave participants an understanding of major trends in regulations, demographics, employment, technology, and financing affecting the higher education market. Participating students will be able to conduct a competitive analysis of the higher education market at individual institution and national levels. One of the course instructors, Ms. Amy Levine, explained the concept of the Certificate program, saying “The professional development focus of this course means that the skills the participants learn over five days in...

Avagmah logo Bangalore, (India): With Tutor vista’s founders’ took over, The Avagmah.com has turned into the fastest growing online education company in India offering industry relevant online continuing education programs for working professionals. The company is now close to raising Rs 100 crore (just under $17 million) for expansion to Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Middle East. With its motto 'education for working professionals, on the move ', avagmah.com uses innovations in technology as an alternate to traditional education. Ganesh and his wife Meena have bought Avagmah, the online higher education business of Bangalore-based 24x7 Learning and have teamed up with venture capital firm Capital18 to invest Rs 15 core in the new venture. This is their eight ventures. The internet entrepreneur couple who sold online tutoring firm, Tutor Vista to UK's Pearson for Rs 1,000-crore two years ago, is returning to the education sector. "It is a billion dollar...

Candidates from London Business School's Leadership Programme in Oman Oil Company during 2013 Muscat, (Oman): London Business School (LBS)’s world-class faculty will deliver executive education programmes in Oman soon. This has become possible due to a high-end deal between LBS and Oman’s two major companies. On this attempt hinges the answer to whether Oman is building its leadership pipeline. The School, which is regularly ranked amongst the best in the world, is already an established name in business education in the Middle East, having set up a centre in Dubai five years ago and is working with several of the largest companies in the region. London Business School had climbed to third place in the recently published Financial Times’ Global MBA Ranking 2014. LBS is the UK’s only representative in the top ten. As part of the programme, LBS will deliver its globally renowned Executive Education programmes to above middle-level executives of Oman’s two leading companies ...

Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, (UAE): The Paris Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi offers intensive training in French Language. The Department of French as Foreign Language (FLE) offers intensive training in French for students working during the day and is free only in the evening. Many of the students who apply to study at Paris-Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi do not speak French. Since all courses are taught in French and are identical to the courses offered in Paris (and often taught by the same professors) it is essential that students are properly prepared. To be able to join the bachelor programmes, students have to be comfortable and fluent in the French language. So the University has kickstarted this Intensive French language course (24 hours per week). These courses are scheduled every evening of the week 5pm to 8pm from Sunday to Thursday, 15 hours per week. This training is not as intensive as the training during the day (23 hours / week), but it allows...

Founder Shiv Nadar along with his daughter Roshni sharing a moment with students. Photo: Forbes Magazine UP, (India): Shiv Nadar University has decided to increase scholarship funds for the forthcoming academic year by 34 per cent to 31 crore. Scholarships at SNU cover full or partial educational and living expenses for the entire duration of the four-year programme. Nikhil Sinha, founding vice-chancellor, SNU, said, “The significant increase in our scholarship fund reflects our continued commitment to support the education of deserving students even as we expand the number of degree programmes and the size of the incoming class.” For a four-year engineering course, the university charges 12 lakh, but the biggest scholarship will bring it down to 3.5 lakh. The institute also runs research programmes for the post-graduate and Ph.D students in subjects such as bioinformatics, public policy, and big data The university plans to add courses in law, communication and art. Its first b...

Students enjoy a library session at IMT Dubai Dubai, (UAE): This time, Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Dubai will leave no stone unturned when it comes to admission 2014. Major focus of IMT Dubai is Indian expats and richest Indians live in India. To make a better harvest from India, IMT Dubai has planned a long road show in India covering all major cities of India. Their massive Indian road show covers major cities viz. Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Chandigarh from 18 to 30 May. The open evening conducted on 14 May at IMT Dubai Campus within Dubai International Academic City (DIAC) was a huge success with good participation of Asian students. Scholarship offer is a big attraction to draw Indian students. They offer 30 to 100 % scholarship for the students in 2014. Students acquire above 95 % in higher secondary will be entitled for a 100 % scholarship. Scholarship is valid only for Bachelor of Science and Business Administration (BSBA) progra...