Full Coverage: Education

31.07.2007 UNESCO handed over 82 pieces of equipment, granted under a US$2.5 million project, funded by Italy, to create a new TV studio aimed at developing educational broadcasting in Afghanistan. The project started in 2003, and helped the Ministry of Education to achieve its goal of providing education to Afghans in all parts of the country.

31.07.2007 Indian state Gujarat, which lies on the west coast, is celebrating a successful school enrollment drive that started five years ago to ensure all children, especially girls, are enrolled in schools. Through community mobilisation in 18,000 Gujarat villages the initiative has met with sizeable success.

25.07.2007 Intel Pakistan has introduced the Intel-Powered Classmate PC, which will provide affordable, collaborative learning environments for the students of some government schools in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.

24.07.2007 YK:n järjestöjen, yliopistojen ja tieteellisten julkaisijoiden yhteistyön tuloksena kehittyvien maiden tutkijat saavat vapaan pääsyn tiedejulkaisuihin. Jo kauan puhutun ja odotetun kehitysaskeleen arvellaan toteutuvan vuoteen 2015 mennessä. Uudistuksen odotetaan lisäävän maailmanlaajuista tieteellistä yhteistyötä sekä auttavan konkreettisesti syrjäisten seutujen terveys- ja koulutushaasteiden ratkaisemissa.

24.07.2007 The first International Conference ONLINE EDUCA MOSCOW 2007 that will take place in Moscow from September 30 - October 3, 2007 will showcase e-learning technologies, experiences and development in the field of education.

23.07.2007 The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) will shortly set up a taskforce to review its module on sex education in schools. Many Indian schools have refused to introduce the subject because of its sensitivities.

23.07.2007 The Global E-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) invites written Expressions of Interest (EoI) from consulting firms, consultants and other organisations for the provision of the following services: Baseline Study of Schools supported under the Rajasthan Education Initiative (REI) till July 30th 2007.

23.07.2007 Paul Horwitz who directs the Computer-Assisted Performance Assessment project, recommends coming up with new educational tools to help the students in more creative way.

17.07.2007 The BBC World Service Trust's Afghan education project (AEP) has won a Bronze World Medal for its childrenÂ’s radio programme, The Ruined Castle. The prize was awarded at the International Radio Broadcasting Awards, which is part of the New York Festivals.

16.07.2007 Vision Ed’s Stonington Retreat in New York City will host a four-day intensive workshop on how best to integrate creative technology into classrooms. The retreat will help teachers, parents and administrators to start or continue a technology program at their schools or organizations. The retreat will take place from July 31st – August 3rd, 2007 at NYU’s Kimmel Center.

16.07.2007 New Delhi based organisation Praxis will hold its annual International Workshop at Hyderabad from 11-22 September, 2007. The focus will be on tools of participatory practices in development and update on latest innovations and field work in villages and urban slums. Registrations are open.

12.07.2007 Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) has launched the Global Young Social EntrepreneursÂ’ Competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Global Competition will select 100 winners who will attend the upcoming Young Social Entrepreneurs Forum. The winners will be announced on 1 October 2007, after a review by an independent jury.

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06.07.2007 Children and teachers of a private school in IndiaÂ’s southern state of Karnataka have started to educate nearby districts on ways to conserve rainwater. Its recently opened rain centre displays many models of rural rainwater harvesting.

06.07.2007 The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), India, has opened up online admissions for Indian students from 2007 to facilitate the learners in directly accessing NIOS.

05.07.2007 Leading developer of advanced wireless technologies, QUALCOMMÂ’s Wireless Reach Initiative will fulfill the medical and educational needs of communities in southern Thailand. Plans include wireless connectivity to hospitals and telecentres in public libraries.

04.07.2007 In Kenya e-learning activities are expanding the reach of university education, particularly among working professionals. Dr Speranza Ndege, Head of AVU Kenyatta University spoke on the need to remove taxation to make technology more affordable for the poor.

03.07.2007 Around a hundred schools in Perak, Malaysia will take part in an ICT programme to improve its academic scores in Science and Mathematics across the country.

03.07.2007 The Livelihood School of Ranchi, in the state of Jharkhand, India, is organising the 16th Program in Livelihoods Promotion (PLP), at Gurukul, Ranchi from July 10-15. The academic institution is engaged in capacity building of practitioners in the livelihood promotion sector through curriculum and pedagogy. Nominations for participants are now open.

02.07.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 2 (OneWorld) - Marine Corps reservist Todd Bowers was half-way through his degree in Middle Eastern Studies at George Washington University when the Pentagon pulled him out of school and sent him on two combat tours to Iraq.