University of Cape Town (UCT) will be offering free online courses starting from next year. This initiative will enable anyone in the world with an internet connection to have an access to its resources. The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are the recent phenomenon in the world of education. The strategic user interaction coupled with …
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German Parliament Scholarship Opportunity For Greek Students
The German government is extending its educational outreach program in the Greece. The scholarship program falls under the ambit of International Parliamentary Scholarship, an initiative started in 1986. The program would provide opportunities to 120 graduates from the countries such as Greece, Turkey and Cyprus. Under this agreement, students would have access to internship opportunities …
France Announces 300 Scholarships for Indian Students
More than 300 scholarships were awarded by France government for the Indian students. Charpakprogram, named after the Nobel Prize winning French Physicist, Georges Charpak, seeks to enhance the educational and cultural ties among India and France. These scholarships for Indian students is applicable for the master’s degrees, student exchange programs and research internships in France. Speaking …
Saudi Arabia Collaborates With edX
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joins hand with edX, a non-profit open source enterprise to bring a change in community education. The collaboration would create a platform that would benefit the citizenry. The intention is to bridge the gap between education and employment. Exclusively created for the people in Saudi Arabia, this massive online course …
Taiwan Provides Work Permit To International Students
Taiwan, in a bid to enhance the national competitiveness, has allowed international students to apply for work permits. Starting from July 1, 2014, international students in Taiwan can opt for work permits. According to Ministry of Labor (MOL), there are a total of 2,000 vacancies available in the first year. The international students those who …
NERC-BBSRC To Join Hands With AHRC for Policy Internships
In a bid to provide hands on training to the PhD students AHRC has joined for a policy internship scheme. The Arts & Humanities Council (AHRC) is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, United Kingdom. The scheme which was previously run by the National Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Biotechnology …
Ticketmaster UK Partners with Henley Business School for MBA Scholarship
Good news for music industry executives as they can plan to apply the funded course, with mentoring from Ticketmaster UK, a Live Nation Entertainment company. It has undertaken a partnership programme with Henley Business School, a reputed business school in Europe for the new scholarship. The scholarship covers the full tuition fees to every MBA for …
CourseTalk Teams Up with edX for Online Review System
Reviewing on edX will now be easy. CourseTalk, an arm of AcademicxDirect, is teaming up with edX to provide user platform for rating and reviewing online courses with ‘star ratings’ and in depth ‘comment’ features. This feature will enable students to write reviews for all the online courses on edX. It’s more of like a …
F-1 Visa Students’ Benefit from OPT for Seeking Permanent Residency
Relocating to United States of America is a dream for every student who comes there to study; however the rules do not permit international students to seek employment for permanent stay. Nevertheless, in recent times, the immigration laws provide F-1 student visa holders with opportunities that may aide them in securing permanent stay and subsequently …
International Scholarships for Advanced Marina Management Initiated by GMI
The Global Marina Institute (GMI) has very proudly announced two international scholarships for this year for the Advanced Marina Management (AMM) courses in Australia and the UK. The AMM course is believed to be the most significant training course for the Marina managers and it is certainly one of the key prerequisites to get certified …
PSS Recommends Converting Scholarships To Loan Programs
Saipan. In order to create greater accountability among college students, The Board of Education and Public School System (PSS) have advised a loan program instead of upfront scholarships. This suggestion comes after the House Bill 18-178 being placed in the House of Representatives. Board of Education Chair, Herman T. Guerrero, and acting Education Commissioner, Glenn …
IIT Madras Invites Applications for M.Tech Scholarships 2014
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has started the applications processing for ‘M.Tech Scholarships’ for students pursuing their Master of Technology program offered in various disciplines for the academic session 2014. As per records, in 1956, the German Government offered technical assistance for establishing an institute of higher education in engineering in India. The establishment of …
Northern Cyprus : A New Home for International Students
Aiming to be referred as the ‘University Island’ Northern Cyprus is focused on bringing more international students in the country for imparting high end quality education and plans to reach a mark of 100,000 students within the next 10 years as confirmed by Mr. Gokcekus, the Yodak chairman. Officially known as the Turkish Republic of Northern …
Tarathi Agriculture Training Center Introduces New Dairy Diploma for International Students
New Zealand is a country that has excelled in agriculture industry. Tarathi Agricultural Training Centre in Wairarapa has opened doors for International students for a two years diploma course. The course has been designed especially for international students aspiring to study dairy management. The Wairarapa campus is situated 11kms south of Masterton, and is the …
Saitama City Government to Open Bonsai Academy for Japanese and Foreign Nationals
The Saitama city government has taken the initiative of establishing a Bonsai academy to enroll both Japanese people and foreigners. It will be in action on the World Bonsai Convention to be held in the city in 2017. With a positive response coming from all corners of the world for the age old Japanese the government is apparent enough to promote education on …
