Education

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose visits Guru Nanak College, Chennai

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose visits Guru N...

March 5, 2024

In what was a rare return of a prodigal faculty member to his ‘alma mater’ Governor of West Bengal C V Ananda Bose revisited the institution where he commenced his career as a lecturer in 1972, marking a significant chapter. During the visit on Monday, the Governor praised th...

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UK to offer 3,000 visas to Indian professionals through ballot system

UK to offer 3,000 visas to Indian professionals th...

February 20, 2024

The United Kingdom has opened its doorway to Indian citizens wanting to settle, work, or study in the country for two years. The announcement regarding the new voting procedure for the India Young Professionals Scheme was made by the British High Commission in India X (formerly T...

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UNESCO dedicates International Day of Education 2024 to combatting global surge in hate speech

UNESCO dedicates International Day of Education 20...

January 16, 2024

In face of rising hate speech worldwide, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has dedicated the upcoming International Day of Education to combatting hate speech. In a press statement, UNESCO says that education and teachers play a pivotal rol...

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PISA 2022 sees unprecedented drop in student assessments in most nations: OECD report

PISA 2022 sees unprecedented drop in student asses...

December 7, 2023

With the exception of a handful of East Asian nations, the eighth round of the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 has seen a drastic fall in capabilities of students living in 81 nations, says the organisation that represents the richest nations in th...

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World Teachers Day: Upgrade teachers’ status, says UNESCO DG

World Teachers Day: Upgrade teachers’ status, sa...

October 8, 2023

On the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day, a report published by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) says that there is a shortage of teachers worldwide and that 44 million teachers are still needed to achieve the goal of providing primary...

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Nasscom awards GNC Chennai for highest number of certifications

Nasscom awards GNC Chennai for highest number of c...

August 27, 2023

Guru Nanak College, Chennai, (GNC) has been honoured as one of the leading colleges in India in terms of achieving the highest number of Nasscom certifications. The college was awarded at the recent Nasscom Annual Technology Conference 2023, held in Delhi, where senior officials ...

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UNESCO calls for regulation of technology in education

UNESCO calls for regulation of technology in educa...

July 26, 2023

Worried over increasing use of technology in education, without any kind of national or international regulation and the governments being largely negligent of the issue, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has called for urgent action by...

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Guru Nanak Education Society brings best of European education to Tamil Nadu

Guru Nanak Education Society brings best of Europe...

July 12, 2023

A highly successful three-nation tour of Europe by top leadership of Guru Nanak Education Society is set to bring the best of European Education to Tamil Nadu, says a press statement issued by the society. The statement adds that the delegation was led by Manjit Singh Nayar, Gene...

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Leading French education institutions announce partnership with top Chennai college

Leading French education institutions announce par...

July 12, 2023

The Ecole Supérieure de la Production de la Mode et du Luxe (ESPML) of the Greater Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry, including ISIPCA and La Fabrique, headquartered in Versailles, France, has announced the launch of a new Indo-French Academic Partnership with Guru Nanak Ed...

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Lack of jobs, poor quality of education, easier loans drive students overseas

Lack of jobs, poor quality of education, easier lo...

March 31, 2023

In January, the University Grants Commission announced that foreign universities can henceforth set up their own campuses in India. The move was projected as a game changer for the Indian education sector, saying that by bringing foreign universities to India, students would no l...

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