Noticias Asia

Transgenders in India may soon get reservation in education under OBC quota

Publicado: 20 noviembre 2020

India/November 20, 2020/By: BS Web Team/Source: https://www.business-standard.com/ In 2014, the Supreme Court had ordered the government to provide transgender people quotas in jobs and education, in line with rules for other minorities. In 2014, the Supreme Court of India had passed a widely hailed judgment that recognised the rights of transgender people and said they […]

Japanese middle school criticized for pulling out girls’ bra straps to check their color

Publicado: 18 noviembre 2020

Japan/November 18, 2020/By: Casey Baseel/Source: https://soranews24.com/ Law association calls practice a violation of human rights. Almost all schools in Japan require their students to wear uniforms, and often even have rules about what kind of bags and hair ties are acceptable. But perhaps the strangest point of dress codes in Japan can be found at schools which […]

Analysis Of India’s Education System And The Way Forward

Publicado: 18 noviembre 2020

by Dr Sunita Gandhi There is a certain operational gap between public and private schools when it comes to digital transition due to the limited mobile and internet access in non-metro cities. The novel coronavirus has had an intense effect on the public as well as private education of India. From schools shutting down abruptly to […]

US remains top choice for Indian students for higher education

Publicado: 17 noviembre 2020

USA-India/November 17, 2020/By: India New England News/Source: https://indianewengland.com/ Despite the coronavirus pandemic, around 2,00,000 Indian students chose the US as their destination to pursue higher education in the 2019-20 academic year. As per the Open Doors Report of the Institute of International Education (IIE), released on Monday, Indian students comprised nearly 20 per cent of the […]

Thailand: Students Climb Monument, Rappers Target Monarchy

Publicado: 17 noviembre 2020

Thailand/November 17, 2020/Source: https://theaseanpost.com/ Thai pro-democracy protesters scaled a Bangkok monument Saturday night to unfurl a giant banner scribbled with anti-government slogans, and a Thai hip hop group took aim at the monarchy with their new song. The kingdom has for months experienced massive student-led demonstrations demanding a new constitution, changes to how the royal […]

Rhodes University to boost community-based research training

Publicado: 16 noviembre 2020

India/November 16, 2020/By: India Education Diary Bureau Admin/Source: https://indiaeducationdiary.in/ Last week, Rhodes University Community Engagement (RUCE) and Durban University of Technology partnered to launch the Knowledge for Change (K4C) South Hub amid much excitement. K4C is an initiative of the UNESCO Chair in Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education and one of its […]