Should student mental health responsibility fall to universities?

Should student mental health responsibility fall to universities?

BBC Listen to Joe read this article When Imogen arrived at the University of Nottingham in September 2022, she carried with her a letter addressed to the student wellbeing services. As a teenager, she struggled with anxiety and self-harm. The letter, written by her former head of year, was a direct plea to the university … Read more

Should student mental health responsibility fall to universities?

Should student mental health responsibility fall to universities?

BBC Listen to Joe read this article When Imogen arrived at the University of Nottingham in September 2022, she carried with her a letter addressed to the student wellbeing services. As a teenager, she struggled with anxiety and self-harm. The letter, written by her former head of year, was a direct plea to the university … Read more

Students in Karnataka say some universities are not accepting digital mark sheets

Students in Karnataka say some universities are not accepting digital mark sheets

Educational institutions are now uploading mark sheets to the National Academic Depository portal, where they are verified by the principals of the respective colleges and made accessible to students. | Photo Credit: file photo Students in Karnataka have alleged that some universities and higher educational institutions are refusing to accept digital mark sheets for admission … Read more

Governor urges universities to ensure quality of PhDs

Governor urges universities to ensure quality of PhDs

Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Friday called for quality in PhDs in the State. He also called upon educational institutions to encourage students to clear NET-JRF. During the NIRF Conclave for Excellence in Higher Education in Tamil Nadu in the Raj Bhavan in Chennai, Mr. Ravi felicitated representatives of … Read more

Why a proposal to upgrade government, aided colleges as unitary universities was scrapped

Why a proposal to upgrade government, aided colleges as unitary universities was scrapped

Backlash: Members of the Association of University Teachers and Tamil Nadu Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Aided Colleges staging a demonstration in Coimbatore on December 9, 2010 against the plan. | Photo Credit: S. SIVA SARAVANAN While Tamil Nadu continues to expand its footprint in higher education, its attempt to go a step further by … Read more

VIT establishes partnership with renowned U.S. Universities

VIT establishes partnership with renowned U.S. Universities

VIT’s founder and chancellor G. Viswanathan, and R. Seenivasan, director, International Relations (VIT), signed a Letter of Intent with the University of North Texas for research and academic collaboration with VIT recently. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, has entered into an academic and research co-operation with top U.S. institutions including … Read more

Notification issued to fill 3220 faculty posts in State Universities in Andhra Pradesh

Notification issued to fill 3220 faculty posts in State Universities in Andhra Pradesh

In a significant development, the Government has issued notification to fill 3220 faculty posts in the 18 State Universities in Andhra Pradesh. Of the total 3220 posts, recruitments will be made to 418 vacant posts of Professors, 801 posts of Association Professors and 2001 posts of Assistant Professors (Including 220 lecturer posts of the Rajiv … Read more

West Bengal Governor discusses academic, administrative issues with interim Vice-Chancellors of State universities

West Bengal Governor discusses academic, administrative issues with interim Vice-Chancellors of State universities

Governor C.V. Ananda Bose. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose has held a virtual meeting with interim Vice-Chancellors of State universities, who were appointed by him, to discuss academic and administrative issues faced by the higher educational institutions. One of the V-Cs who attended the meeting told PTI … Read more

Will wipe out corruption, violence from Universities of West Bengal, says Governor Ananda Bose

Will wipe out corruption, violence from Universities of West Bengal, says Governor Ananda Bose

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, on Thursday, September 7, 2023 said that he would wipe out corruption and violence from the universities of West Bengal. “I am the chancellor of the university, and I want our universities to be the best … Read more

Mass communication students from 174 universities to participate in second GMC workshops

Mass communication students from 174 universities to participate in second GMC workshops

Twitter image of Global Media Congress Mass communication students from 174 universities will be participating in the second edition of the Global Media Congress (GMC) workshops from November 14 to 16 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Comprising a conference and an exhibition, the GMC will take … Read more