Press Release

February 2, 2007

Interim Government’s bid to approve National Education Policy Opposed

Islamabad (February 2, 2007): The interim government has decided to accord approval to the revised draft National Education Policy (1998-2010) on February 4 just two weeks before the general elections, which is against the democratic norms. Consumer Rights Commission of Pakistan (CRCP) strongly opposes the decision, as approval of the policy by a caretaker government is likely to serv more...

You are invited to join Teachers on International Collaboration where you can create your own discussions, add to the current discussions, invite your students (if you have any) or other teachers/educators, and/or share your teaching/learning online and offline experiences with others to promote global learning and perhaps build a closer relationship with individuals from around the world. I hope that via social interactions people can loosen up and perhaps be less aggressive in their attitudes more...

By Hans-Peter Baumeister - The aim of the following text is to discuss the current challenges for higher education institutions in high-industrialised countries stemming from modern economic developments which are best characterized by the term 'knowledge economy'. The term is currently widely applied to the high-industrialised countries. The core element of knowledge economies or societies is their ability to innovate their economies and their societies in a permanent way.

The learning objects stored in this database are available in 25 languages and may be used for collective or individual learning focusing on European citizenship. The repository is maintained by myEUROPE, a Web-based project which aims to help teachers raise their pupils' awareness of what it means to be a young citizen in Europe. Thye project is managed by European Schoolnet, a programme supported by the European Commission.

As part of its “Knowledge Communities” project, the UNESCO Office in Bangkok has launched an online ICT-in-Education community. This is an interactive forum which welcomes educators, teachers, administrators, policy makers and others to share their ideas and opinions on topics relating to the use of ICT in education. The purpose of the online community is to foster discussion of topics relating to the integration of ICT in teaching and learning. Topics will cover areas such as:

* ICT more...

TutorVista is an online tuition service located in India but aimed at customers in the developed world. Founded in late 2005 after its founder noted that personal tutoring for American schoolchildren was unaffordable for most parents. His solution is to use tutors in India to teach Western students over the internet. According to the website, TutorVista tutors have graduate degrees, undergo months of training and pass a stringent certification process before they become certified TutorVista tuto more...

As an instrument for the achievement of the Education for All (EFA) objectives, the School Fee Abolition Initiative (SFAI) strives to accelerate progress towards universal quality education for all by supporting policies that will help remove cost barriers that prevent parents from enrolling and maintaining their children at school. Its main objective is "to provide guidance and support to countries planning to abolish school fees with respect to the development and implementation of such polici more...

The UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE) is to change its name to the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). A decision recently taken by UNESCO’s Executive Board confirms the change in UIE's legal status, transforming it from a foundation under German law into a fully-fledged UNESCO Institute. The new name is more closely aligned to the Institute's objectives and activities. The name change reflected a change in legal status when the organization, formerly a foundation under German law more...

The sum total of the attainments and activities of any specific people
including their agriculture, may be innovated. To make changes in anything
established, bringing in new ideas on agriculture and commerce is imperative.
Agricultural technology and science on food plants are programs to be
offered by the Open Educational Resources (OERs) as useful tools. Eradication
of poverty, as a contribution is one of the Millennium Development Goals on
rural development.
The social undertaking more...

This article, written by By Shambhu Ghatak and based on various sources, tries to capture the concerns and policy issues pertaining to education in India. From the introduction: "Education is a vital input for human resource development and is essential for economic growth. This has also been corroborated by new economic growth theories. Article 45 of the Constitution of India stipulates that the State shall endeavour to provide within a period of 10 years from the commencement of the Constituti more...