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Campus Placements of 2020 Passing-out Batch of MBA Students Hits an All-time High at Chandigarh University

May 14, 2020May 16, 2020

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The placement season for 2020 passing-out batch of MBA students at Chandigarh University saw 200 multi-nationals offering campus jobs to 475 students.

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NMIMS Now Accepts SAT and ACT Scores for Select Undergrad and Integrated Degree Programs

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May 14, 2020May 16, 2020

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MUMBAI (PRNewswire): Excellence in academics, distinguished faculty, strong industry links, a world class infrastructure, a thriving alumni base and an innovative curriculum have placed the...

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Microsoft Grant for CoVID-19 Research to Shoolini University Scientists

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May 14, 2020May 16, 2020

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A team of scientists from Himachal Pradesh-based Shoolini University have been offered a grant through Microsoft Artificial Intelligence for Health Programme to conduct research on finding drugs to cure and prevent CoVID19.

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How we educate future generations, COVID-19 could change 4 ways

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May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

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For a while now, educators around the world have been talking about the need to rethink how we educate future generations. This might just be the disruption that the sector needed to get us all to rethink how we educate, and question what we need to teach and what we are preparing our students for.

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Nepal Needs to Bridge the Gap Between Legal Provisions Against Child Marriage and Social Norms

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$280m ‘Dark Money’ Spent by US Christian Right Groups Globally

US Christian right groups, many with close links to the Trump administration, have spent at least $280m in ‘dark money’ fuelling campaigns against the rights of women and LGBTIQ people across five continents, openDemocracy can reveal today. Organisations led by some of Donald Trump’s most vocal allies and supporters have spent increasing amounts of money […] The post $280m ‘Dark Money’ Spent by US Christian Right Groups Globally appeared first on Inter Press Service. [...]

The United Nations, 75 Years Young: Engaging Youth Social Entrepreneurs to Accelerate the SDGs

Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. The post The United Nations, 75 Years Young: Engaging Youth Social Entrepreneurs to Accelerate the SDGs appeared first on Inter Press Service. [...]

Reaching Remote Women Through Inclusive Technology

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the way people value working from home, career building, and their overall approach to utilising downtime. It has blurred out the lines between hobby, casual reading, and how time is spent away from work. Despite a myriad of negative impacts, it has opened doors to career reboots and gaining skills […] The post Reaching Remote Women Through Inclusive Technology appeared first on Inter Press Service. [...]

Mahatma’s Non-Violence: Essence of Culture of Peace for New Humanity

Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury, former Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the United Nations and Founder of The Global Movement for The Culture of Peace (GMCoP), was the keynote speaker at the observance of the International Day of Non-Violence on the 15th Mahatma Gandhi Day Celebration, organized virtually by the Gandhi International Institute for Peace (GIIP) The post Mahatma’s Non-Violence: Essence of Culture of Peace for New Humanity appeared first on Inter Press Service. [...]