NEWS - HIGHER EDUCATION
Prof M Aslam appointed as acting VC of IGNOU Prof. M. Aslam has taken over as the new acting Vice Chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) after taking charge from Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, former Vice Chancellor of the university who completed his five year tenure on 20th October 2011. Prof. Aslam was serving the university as a Director of the School of Continuing Education (SOCE) and professor of Rural Development since 1992. He was also the Director for National Center for Innovations in Distance Education (NCIDE) of the university for over 3 years. He has rich and varied experience both at national and international levels in University Administration, ICT, Communication and Extension, Distance & Continuing Education, Multi-Media in Distance Education, Training Methodology, Rural Development, Training skills, Monitoring and Evaluation, Panchayati Raj and Social Change from his 33 years career in the field, (20 years as Professor) out of which he spent about 8 years abroad on an international assignment as Director (Trg) CIRDAP between 1981-88.
India to set up education planning institute in Burundi India has inked a pact with Burundi, a landlocked country in eastern Africa, for setting up an institute of education planning and administration to take its capacity building initiatives in Africa forward.
He has been consultant to various international/ UN bodies including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, UNDP and EDI of the World Bank. He has worked as a Project Director for Panchayati Raj Project, developed a Multi-Media Distance Education package for Panchayati Raj functionaries elected throughout the country. The package was introduced among 58,000 elected functionaries of Panchayats in four selected districts of Madhya Pradesh and has been conferred COL President’s Award of Excellence at PAN Commonwealth Forum in March, 1999. Prof. Aslam is an M.A. in Sociology with first division and second position (1973). He got his M.Phil in 1975 and Ph.D. (Sociology) in 1978.
An agreement between National University of Education Planning & Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi and Burundi’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research was inked last week for setting up India-Africa Institute of Education Planning and Administration (IAIEPA) in capital Bujumbura.
RM Education Solutions India opens third facility in Technopark RM Education Solutions India (RMESI) has launched an additional facility at the Leela Infopark within the Technopark campus in Trivandrum. The new office has a capacity of 217 thus bringing the total strength of RMESI in India to 750. The new centre on the 8th floor of Leela Infopark is in addition to its existing office on the 13th floor and its registered office cum development centre in the Gayatri building.
GMAC gets an Indian website The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) that administers the GMAT exam launched its India-specific website — mba.com-India. The website has been designed exclusively for Indian aspirants and lists a detailed classification of the top business schools in India. Indian B-schools accepting GMAT score and placements offered by B-schools accepting GMAT scores globally. “We’ve seen a dramatic growth in the number of Indian candidates interested in pursuing management education over the last several years,” said Ashish Bhardwaj, regional director for South Asia at GMAC. “With significant growth in acceptance of the GMAT at Indian business schools, these candidates have more choice. This new site will help them navigate the path to a quality graduate management degree with content designed specifically for this market.” Mba.com hosts information around funding options, cost implications and the prospective return on investment. The portal also runs a thread of video testimonials by Indian students, narrating their journey and experiences from preparing for GMAT and making it to the business school of their choice.
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