Golden Visas, H-1B, Restrictionism: The Immigration Crossroads in a Trumpist World
If one were to go by the US President-elect’s campaign speeches, he is not opposed to immigration per se but
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New Zealand’s Visa Reforms: Changing Global Landscape on Education and Work
New Zealand Immigration Reforms are strengthening the link between geopolitics and immigration as well as the higher education sphere.
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Breaking Silence on Silent Sufferings
Breaking silence on silent sufferings leading to suicides must become a matter of public discussion because only that solution is sustainable.
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National Exit Test (NExT) – A Significant Step To Reform Medical Education In India
National Exit Test (NExT) planned by National Medical Commission is going to be a major milestone in the reform of medical education in India.
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Storytelling: An Ancient Art that Can Become the Most Effective Employee Engagement Tool
Thinking of employee engagement, it is found that healthy mind and a happy employee can yield better results for the organization.
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Gig Economy: The New Disruptor of Education, Jobs & Social Security
A new philosophy of labour economics is flourishing because of gig recruiters who only target their requirements irrespective of whether the doers have any formal educational certificates or not and the worthiness of gig workers decides their hiring. The sole reliance on the expertise of individuals to perform the respective jobs is likely to delink the educational attainments with the jobs which in turn will also decouple the educational attainments from the pay levels. It is imperative for the education system to engrain the students with comprehensive abilities to adapt, and learn-unlearn-learn in the self-initiated mode for remaining relevant and fetch higher incomes for themselves in the changed economic spectrum. The ensuing independence of educational attainments from jobs and income may push children out of the formal education system for immediate jobs and higher incomes, which may have its implications on the overall capacity building of human resources for sustainability.
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Metamorphosing Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 Requires Engineers From All Domains
Why do engineering aspirants opt only for Computer Science and Engineering when the future Industry 5.0 shall require engineers and technologists from all disciplines to sustain and upgrade civilization?
The future lies in the application of digital know-how to the existing and upcoming systems from various domains.
The cross-fertilization of a variety of concepts may call for technical professionals possessing a broader range of expertise which is enabled by the new policy framework. This enjoins technical professionals from every engineering discipline with vital competencies, and the same can not be merely taken care of by computer and IT-related professionals alone.
The Great Indian Distressful Examinations: An Introspection
The apprehensions to fail in examinations usher students to a distressful state. The education system should strategize to avert the fear psychosis in students in respect to any examination. The examination is not the end of the road. Instead, it is an opportunity of knowing the individual’s capabilities even through failure and move on to the other possible avenues for a successful life. Holistic improvement in the quality of primary education and secondary education holds the key to keep students away from any distress.
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Wildlife Biologists: A Case for Inducting Them for Scientific Management of Forests
Wildlife biologists can save India’s ecology by bringing in scientific know-how to assist the administration in the scientific management of forests. The wildlife biologists can be absorbed by the Forest Departments as biologists, endangered species specialists, and conservation education officers. Inducting new services will not interfere with the power and administration of our current forest management system.
The Union and State Governments should build confidence on this matter in view of the changing roles in present-day science.
Dual Degree Education System in India
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm X
In today’s era, all HEIs have a pressing need to deliver outcomes, which in most cases, is employment. Most employers are sure that undergraduate education delivered by the Universities / Colleges does not produce the type of workers that the industry requires. Getting students to meaningful employment is one of the paramount goals of higher education. Dual degree education in India evolved to cater to the present requirements….
Deciding Career: Boundless opportunities, Endless possibilities
Career Decision Making
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